N63 b4402 or 01

Candelstick · 08-10-2019, 07:42 AM

I'm looking at buying a 2016 550ix and am curious if this revision still suffers from alot of the bad things I hear the earlier models do. I have looked but to no avail. Any an all onsite would be much appreciated. Dont know if I should just wait and get an 18 instead.

Thecastle · 08-10-2019, 09:41 AM

2016 is an N63tu or N63B44O1

The f10 did not receive the n63tu2 engine, it appeared in the next gen 5 series.

Tu2 is too new to really say if it has major durability problems.

The tu seems to be much better than the ordinal N63. I can say that mine doesn’t bave plastic hoses over the turbo which embrittle over numerous heat cycles and turn to crap.

The 63tu was a significant improvement. Mine runs great. No issues, and I have just performed routine maintenance. Only warranty item was 02 sensor replacement.

EL Jeffe 5 · 08-10-2019, 02:35 PM

2013 and up 550 BMW have improved lots of things
good luck with hunt

I have 2013 550I no major issues number of thing replaced under BMW recall
I recently had my upper and lower oil pan gaskets replaced it was covered by warranty

Candelstick · 08-10-2019, 05:04 PM

In my finding it said the 4401 and 02 where in the 16s.

Thecastle · 08-13-2019, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Candelstick

In my finding it said the 4401 and 02 where in the 16s.

Yes, the 16 750i. The f10 550i never got the 02 or tu2.

The 7 series and next gen 5 series did. The g12/g30. The 7 series started production in 2016.

The f10 stopped production October of 2016 and never received the tu2.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_N63

If you want a tu2 look for a 2016 750. I see 7 series for reasonable prices. I see 740i 2016 with less than 40k miles for mid 30s

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EL Jeffe 5 Major 612 Rep 1,254 Posts Drives: CBR1000RR Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Iowa iTrader: (0)	2013 and up 550 BMW have improved lots of things good luck with hunt I have 2013 550I no major issues number of thing replaced under BMW recall I recently had my upper and lower oil pan gaskets replaced it was covered by warranty __________________
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