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X3 3ltr M sport diesel 2006
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:16 pm
by beamer_325i
Hi, just got a x3 2 weeks ago and its not running right!
pulls ok up to 3000rpm then it starts to struggle up to full reves.
no fault lights on the dash
any ideas whats rong?
thanks for any help
Re: X3 3ltr M sport diesel 2006
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:21 pm
by pac1982
you got a x3 and not an x5 thats whats wrong
Re: X3 3ltr M sport diesel 2006
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:28 pm
by capri_rob
Could be dozens of things - my Diesel daily wouldnt rev towards the top of the range - no lights on the dash saying anything was wrong and drove fine at lower rpm - turned out to be a fuel filter that was well overdue for renewal.
You could try this as if it works it will be a cheap fix, but if not I would expect you need to get it "plugged in" to tell you any more. Be prepared to lube-up and bend over
Re: X3 3ltr M sport diesel 2006
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 3:09 pm
by beamer_325i
It was the wife that wanted the X3! thinks the X5 is to big.....
have to get it plugged in on monday then
my wife cant tell anything is rong with it haha
Re: X3 3ltr M sport diesel 2006
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:55 pm
by kingludba
Good luck with the diagnostic readout!!!
Re: X3 3ltr M sport diesel 2006
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:24 am
by beamer_325i
Had the car diagnostic done this morning
came up with the particlate filter!!
we cleared it and went for a run, the fault did not come back on but still not runnin right.....
i was told that you can regenarate the filter some how, any idea how to do this?
got to try and fix this here. its going to cost £300+just to get it to Aberdeen
goin to phone tow and county to see if they will help, only had it for 2 weeks..
Re: X3 3ltr M sport diesel 2006
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:56 am
by pac1982
ah the joys of owning a new(ish) car!! this is why i refuse to drive anything thats not at least 10-15 years old.
Put simply new cars cost more to buy and to maintain unless your one of these people that gets a new car as soon as the warranty has ran out
Re: X3 3ltr M sport diesel 2006
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:11 pm
by beamer_325i
Phoned town and county, they are going to pay for my trip down on the boat (£389) and get it fixed at john clark
I'm happy
Re: X3 3ltr M sport diesel 2006
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:28 pm
by Barx325i
good result.. I'm with you pacman - years of on-comparison trouble-free motoring with the e30 - very cheap upkeep costs & no nonsense engineering!!!
I'm currently looking down the e91 320d route
Re: X3 3ltr M sport diesel 2006
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:45 pm
by beamer_325i
The wife wont drive the E30 haha
on the boat thursday night and get to Aberdeen friday morning
i will let you no how we get on
Re: X3 3ltr M sport diesel 2006
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:29 pm
by beamer_325i
Got to Aberdeen friday morning and left the car with the garage.
we went down to Stirling to do some shopping, got back to Aberdeen about 3pm and the car is still not fixed.....
Town and County gave us a car to take back to Shetland until my car is fixed.
its cost them £389 for the first trip
only bad thing is i got a Honda Jazz 1.2cc haha