E46 330iD

[e30bemer]

i wont be @ my dealers for long!

being made redundant

[Davenotouring]

Oh shit, why?

[e30bemer]

because of the olympics!!

and the place aint making enough money!
but this is the funny part, merc's are taking over the lease

[e30bemer]

and i wont be getting any redundancy money coz i aint been here long enough!

[Davenotouring]

Oh bugger, sorry to here that mate.

Hope you find another job ok.

[e30bemer]

should do, im currently doing a CISCO networking course!
hoprfully i should get a job on the back of that!

[Davenotouring]

Good stuff.

Best of luck mate.

[Splondike]

and i wont be getting any redundancy money coz i aint been here long enough!

Sorry to see that mate, it sucks. Hopefully the career change will work out.

So are all the 3.0 diesels a risk over 100,000 miles ? I was looking into getting a 530D E39 to replace the Zaffy but most seem to have done 80k + in the circa Ԛ£10K bracket that I am looking at.

[e30bemer]

thanks all, hopefully the career change will pay more money!

[c76jon]

....er, vastly increased fuel pressure?

These are common rail! Rechipping makes the pump work harder. On the old M41 and M51 stuff (E34 525td, E36 318tds etc etc) you could either do a remap by increasing boost and fuelling or use a Hopa unit to raise the pump pressure until the fuelling matched standard boost. On the common rail stuff you're increasing both again. The injectors can leak like a bastard on a standard engine with a few miles on never mind a rechipped one. 3.0d's that stink of diesel are very common and new injectors are a couple of hundred quid a pop. I've seen a 530d (chipped) when an injector went nuts and flooded one cylinder. It went on to five pots and locked up when the cylinder literally filled with diesel and it bent a con rod.

i can ssure you you do not need to raise fuel pressure
change duration of the opening of the injector yes but this is gaining more fuel at desired point without increasing pressure in the system

iam not saying that all remapping is the same obviously there is good and bad

but if its done properly there is no need to increase pressure.

tuning boxes are bad news and these cannot be compared to remapping as these do increase pressure so more fuel is bollocked through the standard opening of the injector.this is where you can and do get problems unions weeping at pumps and injector o-rings etc

injectors on diesel engines can lock open on any diesel.pressures being run are sky high on any common rail and it does happen but this is not a pure remapping problem

bmw sell these cars so they are as bullet proof as possible in every country they sell it

this has to take into consideration all climates etc etc

heat,cold,atmospherics etc

remapping ,done properly is not going to destroy your engine

remapping done by idiots or a tuning box may well cause grief

[Splondike]

So are all the 3.0 diesels a risk over 100,000 miles ? I was looking into getting a 530D E39 to replace the Zaffy but most seem to have done 80k + in the circa Ԛ£10K bracket that I am looking at.

So should I still go down this route or should I get a 330i petrol, which was what I was originally going to do...

[aauser]

So should I still go down this route or should I get a 330i petrol, which was what I was originally going to do...

I'd certainly go for the Diesel, they are strong engines. If you are worried about expensive problems, the AA does a sort of warranty product, It's called Breakdown Repair Cover:

Basically, it costs Ԛ£65 a year on top of AA cover and you can claim up to 5 times a year for repairs of up to Ԛ£500 and all you pay is the 1st Ԛ£25

When you 1st take it out, your car has to be less than 10 years old with less than 100k miles

This is well worth considering with all the potentially expensive problems on modern vehicles

[Davenotouring]

Sounds like a possible good plan.

Best check the Terms and Conditions carefully, warranty companies try to cover as little as possible with clever wording.

Still good though if you can get good cover.

I really, really like ~2000 530d Sports.

[aauser]

If you want to know T & C 's just aask - I work for the AA

[Davenotouring]

Cool.

So is it worth it........from an insiders point of view?

[aauser]

Cool.

So is it worth it........from an insiders point of view?

Definately - Make a couple of claims a year with the help of a local friendly garage and you've made yourself some easy money

[Splondike]

So should I still go down this route or should I get a 330i petrol, which was what I was originally going to do...

I'd certainly go for the Diesel, they are strong engines. If you are worried about expensive problems, the AA does a sort of warranty product, It's called Breakdown Repair Cover:

Basically, it costs Ԛ£65 a year on top of AA cover and you can claim up to 5 times a year for repairs of up to Ԛ£500 and all you pay is the 1st Ԛ£25

When you 1st take it out, your car has to be less than 10 years old with less than 100k miles

This is well worth considering with all the potentially expensive problems on modern vehicles

That's great info mate, many thanks

Just need to persuade the missus to give up the seven seats now

[aauser]

No Problem, as I said, if you want any more info, just send me a pm

[Davenotouring]

Will remember that bud, nice one.

[Andyboy]

I wouldn't touch one with high miles at any price. They just cost too much to repair when (there's no 'if' about it) it goes wrong. Mine was 20 months old with about 28k when I had it and it did an air mass meter within 3 months. Air mass meters are a service item on these now, they're that bad.
I'd buy one with lowish miles (under 50k) and double the service intervals, i.e oil and filter every 7000 miles. Too many have been caned and had the engine switched off straight after a fast run. If you were to buy a 100k 3.0d a new turbo is essential unless you know who's been driving the car and how it's been driven. The consequences of a turbo letting go are horrrific.
Oh, and rechipped 330d 530d autos are great if done right - until the gearbox shits itself, as they do. Or until a big end shell spins in a rod, as they can do.........