E46 330D issues?

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Post Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:10 pm

Got a mate with an x reg E46 330D touring and he's got it up for sale and tempted to make him an offer.

What are the common faults and fixes with these?

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Post Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:18 pm

swirl flaps & turbos get talked about a lot
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Post Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:15 pm

high pressure pumps under the passenger floor wrap and stop them from starting, AFM's go, cam sensors, manifolds crack, early ones had trouble with the injectors.

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Post Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:17 pm

plus the usual e46 broken springs, shot suspension bushes, knackered final stage heater resistor, crap electric windows.
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Post Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:37 pm

ive got an 04 330d, ive only had one of those problems being a sticky leccy window

dont think an x reg will have the swirl flaps unless its an auto??
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Post Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:59 pm

all the 2 and 3's have the flaps regardless of being manual or auto