E90 320d, anything to look out for ?

[HJG-E30]

Hi guys,

Parents are looking at buying a used E90 320d Coupe.

Are there any common faults with this car or things to look out for when looking??

Any help appreciated! Thanks

[bpowell555]

Apparently the honeywell electronic control on the turbo cannot be fixed if they fail requiring a complete new turbo?

[Andyboy]

Unless they're doing 15'000 miles a year, don't buy a 320d. They're okay and do 50+ mpg. They can also go expensively wrong and will easily wipe out any fuel savings.
The cure for this is to do regular (7-8000 mile) oil changes, warm it up slowly from cold and let the engine idle before shut down to save the turbo.

They should save themselves a couple of grand on the initial purchase price and buy a 325i manual Coupe, preferably the original N52 engined car which is a fantastic bit of kit - a proper BMW and not some rattling Vectra soundalike. The 320i is a nice car as well - they have a reputation for injector/ECU problems but are not as bad as they're made out to be. A nice torquey engine that will return 40 mpg on a run with ease.

[badassyas]

dont know if its just the saloons only but abs units are prone to failure