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I have owned a BMW 3 for a year now and the car uses about 1 liter of oil (Castrol edge 0w40) per 1,000 km. My question is: is this the norm for this engine or is there something wrong with it? The problem was with a BMW 318i E90 with the N46B20B engine, but it can happen in other models as well.
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When the temperature drops below zero, there is a jerking sensation in my car for the first kilometers. In addition, there is white smoke coming from the exhaust pipe. The list of repairs I've done so far: regenerated turbo, replaced thermostats, cleaned EGR, removed catalytic converter, removed int
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The problem occurs during freezing weather. In my car with automatic transmission, after putting R (reverse gear), sometimes D (gear for normal driving) the engine goes out. Clearly something is choking it, then it fires up normally. Only after the engine warms up does the problem disappear. Changes
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In 2016 I bought a BMW F30 320i with a mileage of 55 thousand km. The car in great technical condition. Yesterday, 27.02.17, I learned at the ASO that the timing gear is to be replaced. I should add that the car currently has driven 65 thousand km. I drive only in the city. Is it normal that the tim
Series 3
Every year when it gets colder, in addition to the slogan "winter surprised the road engineers," the topic of smog and its sources also returns. This problem is not at all new. Successively for many years, the air quality in Polish cities is very bad. Sources of pollution
Series 3
In the previous article of our blog, we addressed the problem of using vehicles in winter conditions. Today we describe the most common winter faults, and ways to avoid them. In our climatic conditions, the naturally occurring 4 seasons are slowly disappearing. In addition, anomalies in the form of tornadoes,
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I can't open or close the car with the key fob. I know there could be a lot of causes. I checked the diversity antenna under the spoiler and made sure there is no moisture there. This module was replaced in 2014. I also opened the key itself and checked the battery voltage - it is about 3.2V. What c
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What is the manifestation of hard brake pedal in BMW? In which BMW models does the phenomenon of hard brake pedal occur? What is the relationship of the vacuum pump and servomechanism to the hard brake pedal?
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I have recently heard disturbing sounds coming out when moving the steering wheel on my BMW E60. I am having a hard time locating where the noises are coming from, resembling rubbing rubber parts. I have been searching the internet for the cause of the symptoms but have not found a definite answer.
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Is it a problem that after changing the oil and driving about 7,000 km I had to add about 0.7 liters of oil? I change the oil every year doing 11,000 km. This year I should change in September, but I have already driven 13,000 km and had to add about 1.8 l. The car has driven 202,600 km in 3 years.
BMW driver questions
Please advise me on a strange unpleasant smell coming into the cabin from the engine side. Most often it happens when I brake. In addition, I noticed that on the engine there are leaks from under the gaskets. It is leaking from the oil pan gasket and valve cover. Could this smell be related to these
BMW driver questions
Every once in a while (let's assume once or twice per 100 km) the car jerks, as if the fuel supply is cut off. Within a second, two seconds at most, the car runs normally. It also happened that starting at traffic lights I press the gas pedal and the car goes out, again as if there is no fuel.