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Originally Posted by martin mustang
Hi jabroni80, is your car produced before March 2011, according to my search on this before end of last year - see below, only cars produced before 1st March 2011 are impacted by this issue, curious to see if this is true.
My car was produced in May 2011, never the less still worried my one is also a possible candidate! Also how can you tell when diesel engines rattle any way with cold weather?
Both my car and my wife are equipped with the N47 (F10 and X3) so love to know how to tell something is up before too late.
The following models have the problem:
- E81/E82/E87/E88 116d/118d/120d - LCI cars built before 01/03/2011 only
- E90/E91/E92/E93 316d/318d/320d built between September 2007 and 01/03/2011 (anything with Efficient Dynamics could have the problem if it's built before 01/03/2011)
- E60/E61 LCI 520d built after September 2007 (models with Efficient Dynamcs, LCI 520ds built before September 2007 do not have this problem as they didn't change the engine until a few months after the LCI model was introduced)
- F10/F11 520d with a build date of before 01/03/2011
- E84 X1 18d/20d/23d with a build date of before 01/03/2011
- E83 X3 2.0d built after September 2007
- F25 X3 xDrive20d with a build date of before 01/03/2011
Models built between 05/01/2009 and 01/03/2011 do not require as many parts to be changed as those built before those dates.
There is no problem with N47 engines built after 01/03/2011 (for now).
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Absolutely correct Mustang....
I read the article regarding car produced before 1/3/11. My car was registered in 31/3/11 so in all likelihood produced before the cut off date. When I spoke to the indy garages they were telling me this issue is far more prevalent on older cars but they had done a number of f10/11 cars up to late 2012.
Really all I can suggest is getting a reputable independent to give your car the once over and if its ok keep Bmw approved oil changes regularly. You'll know yourself if the car dosent sound right I noticed the change when idling straightaway. My wife thought I was going mad and just told me to turn the stereo up
