BMW and M Power Owners

loltim · 22 Mar 2016 at 21:03

BMW ownership update rybo

mrk · 22 Mar 2016 at 21:14

These modern BMWs seem awfully reliable

Amirite loltim?

Rybo89 · 22 Mar 2016 at 21:54

[TW]Fox;29310975 said:
Exactly the same problem my Dad had with his 2007 525i in 2010.

BMW ended up replacing he ECU and all 6 injectors and it worked after that.

The N53's direct injection system is a massive nuisance.

Wish i never asked

loltim said:
BMW ownership update rybo

Yeah, loving it....

Vita · 22 Mar 2016 at 21:57

M54 crew still going strong.

teenwolf · 22 Mar 2016 at 21:58

M54 all the way

SpeedFreak · 22 Mar 2016 at 22:03

Chris1712 said:
It's heavily dependant on your journey length. It sort of has the opposite efficiency curve to a normal car, in that shorter the journey the better. Tbh I expected less than this, was hoping (and budgeted for) 60-70mpg so very happy.

I drove for 14 miles around Bristol centre last night and achieved even higher MPG. Unfortunately the in-car display is capped at 99.9 (what a stupid design choice this was!) and I only realised this morning with the phone plugged in and app running you could get more info from the 'Eco Pro Analyser'.

Well for reference I get 35mpg in a 520d mostly in normal Bristol traffic. Those figures are impressive.

A guy in work has just got an i8. I haven't checked what his MPG is but I imagine it is not too shabby. Not that he cares considering the purchase price lol

[TW]Fox · 22 Mar 2016 at 22:08

SpeedFreak said:
Well for reference I get 35mpg in a 520d mostly in normal Bristol traffic. Those figures are impressive.

A guy in work has just got an i8. I haven't checked what his MPG is but I imagine it is not too shabby. Not that he cares considering the purchase price lol

There is a massive difference in concept between the two though - the 330e can drive around town with the engine off.

It sounds absolutely excellent. It's a shame the 530e won't be around until the next generation 5 Series.

SpeedFreak · 22 Mar 2016 at 22:13

[TW]Fox;29311832 said:
There is a massive difference in concept between the two though - the 330e can drive around town with the engine off.

It sounds absolutely excellent. It's a shame the 530e won't be around until the next generation 5 Series.

20 mile range I understand, the same as the i8. The 530e is due in 2017 isn't it? Is it planned to be a 3 cylinder? That may kill you off

I think I would look to get into one in 2018 (depending on the price of course). I could charge in work and in all likelihood save £150 a month on fuel. It would be enough to make a significant dent in overall ownership costs.

[TW]Fox · 22 Mar 2016 at 22:23

Ah yes, I forgot the i8 was plug-in too

Jono8 · 22 Mar 2016 at 22:24

I quite like the sound of that 330e. Sounds like a nifty system. Could be tempted by one, or something similar as my next car actually ( a good few years down the line).

xs2man · 23 Mar 2016 at 00:39

According to sources, the BMW 540e will be equipped with a gasoline engine four-cylinder TwinPower turbo producing 258 hp and 400 Nm of torque featuring a VALVETRONIC valve control, control double overhead camshaft VANOS and “High Precision Injection” direct injection, together with an electric motor of 95 hp for a total power of 326 hp.

Sign me up for that one... If true. Was thinking of ditching the current 5 series around November, when it is 3 years old. Might just get a cheap "stop-gap" until a 540e is released, should such a thing ever exist.

Of course, maybe my maths doesn't work because I always thought 258+95=353...

Stormster · 23 Mar 2016 at 00:50

Ballache Rybo! I hope you can get it sorted without spending too many extreme pounds dude.

p1RATE · 23 Mar 2016 at 00:51

Im looking at getting an 8 series at some point this year. Is there anywhere other than the obvious places that i should be looking for one of these? owners clubs etc?

PMKeates · 23 Mar 2016 at 08:50

xs2man said:
Sign me up for that one... If true. Was thinking of ditching the current 5 series around November, when it is 3 years old. Might just get a cheap "stop-gap" until a 540e is released, should such a thing ever exist.

Of course, maybe my maths doesn't work because I always thought 258+95=353...

The peak power of the electric motors and combustion engine are not delivered at the same time.

Power figures for hybrids and EVs are more complicated than just adding numbers together. For example, the Tesla Model S P90D has a 503hp front motor and 259hp rear motor, but it doesn't have 503+259=762hp as the battery system can only deliver enough juice for 523hp.

Chris1712 · 23 Mar 2016 at 10:14

I imagine the 540e will be the same as the X5 40e and the 740e, which I believe use the same engine + battery combo as the 330e, but the B58 (?) engine has the 28i map instead of the 20i map.

If some clever clogs manages to remap the 330e to this 28i level it would be pretty stonkingly quick I imagine.

chroniclard · 23 Mar 2016 at 13:05

Anyone know if a 3 Series Touring has more rear legroom than the standard car or is it just more boot space?

rodenal · 23 Mar 2016 at 13:07

Feels exact same to me, though I don't have any actual facts to back that statement up

Havana_UK · 23 Mar 2016 at 13:17

chroniclard said:
Anyone know if a 3 Series Touring has more rear legroom than the standard car or is it just more boot space?

I believe it's the same between the saloon and the estate, but the GT has quite a lot more rear space (8cm more legroom than the saloon).

Gaygle · 23 Mar 2016 at 14:36

Rybo89 said:
So cylinder 3 and 6 have had a new injector,plug and coilpack and the new injectors coded. (all had new NGK plugs)

3 and 6 are still misfiring on start up. This is reading the cylinder smoothness values on a proper machine. Both Cylinder 3 and 6 go into the + values (up to +6.xxx) which is when the car gets a big missfire.

I have 4 more new injectors here but this has put a bigger spanner in the works with 3 and 6 still acting up, so i am not wanting to put the other 4 in now incase the problem still persists meaning ive chucked money at it for bugger all.

Anyone got any ideas? Maybe electrical? Someone mentioned a BMW update as the ECU controls the start up procedure.

The internet is literally littered in threads about the same symptoms as mine. After the car sitting for 8+ hours and then starting it the car will vibrate for 2 min with a loss of power if driven, then after that 2 minutes the car runs 100% perfect, not even the slightest of misfires. Leaky injectors would make perfect sense and the solution to most of these problems is new injectors. Just doesn't make sense that my 3 and 6 are still the only ones misfiring on a cold start even if i haven't replaced 1,2,4 and 5 aswell.

Fancied seeing if anyone on here has any ideas before i book it into BMW. Which i reckon will just say plugs/coils/injectors.

Stormster, you know when i said i haven't had any Big bills yet, well thats gunna change lol, ****in thing.

How new are the injectors and what's the part number? If they're new new (as in bought from the dealer) IIRC if one injector goes in the bank of 3, all need to be replaced when using this new injector.

Previous injectors could be replaced individually and cost about £115 plus shroud. But BMW replaced them with an entire new part which cost £225 last time I looked and these injectors couldn't be mixed in a bank of the old ones.

Rybo89 · 23 Mar 2016 at 15:07

The car is a Oct 2009 build. All the injectors have the same part number as the 2 new ones so I thought it would be ok to just do the 2?

Yeah BMW wanted £221 for the injectors, for the exact same injector from BMW that eurocarparts sell I have managed to get the other 4 for £576 (£120+vat each)

Don't want to put them in yet though. Soon as you pop off the injector protective cap you cannot return them unless faulty.