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12th June 2013, 19:36 | #1 |
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Anyone watched Watchdog tonight, BMW M47 diesel engines (in BMWs) timing chain failures. Any evidence this has happened in our cars?
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12th June 2013, 19:41 | #3 |
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They said it affects engines between 2007 and 2009, so we should be in the clear !
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Just seen that and used the re-wind option on Sky, as trebor says it appears to be 07-09 1, 3 and 5 series with the M47 lump. I escape by a couple of years !!
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12th June 2013, 19:47 | #5 |
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12th June 2013, 19:59 | #7 |
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BBC watchdog m47 bmw diesel engine!
Anyone see tonight's programme? Apparently lots of Bmws being wrecked by the timing chain snapping, into 10k of damage in some cars!
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12th June 2013, 20:02 | #8 |
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Yup they do indeed
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Same as our cars I'm afraid Mark and yes the diesels do have a timing chain (which should be good for 250,000 miles) the rest of our range have timing belts!
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12th June 2013, 20:05 | #10 |
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Luckily MG Rover went bust in 2005, M47 problems between 2007 - 2009 and on all models from 1 thru 5 series. What a shame that the M47 can cost much, much more to put right than a 1.8 K series when things go bad, incidentally they are apparently treating service claims differently if not carried out by BMW dealerships.
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