Vehicles affected by service bulletin: The problem: Timing chains on N63 engines have been found to stretch and wear out prematurely, resulting in premature valvetrain wear and reduced engine ...

My wife & I bought a BMW 118d SE two years ago for £13k as an approved used car with 23k miles. 3-6 months in the start stop function ceased to work - I raised this and we were told to take the car on ...

BMW's travails with its N47 diesel engine failures, which had been thought sorted and finished with, are coming back to haunt the German carmaker. One Irish solicitor has told The Irish Times that he ...

I purchased a 2010 BMW 320D for my wife in January, but just six months later, in July, the timing chain snapped causing catastrophic engine damage, not to mention the dangerous sudden stop on the ...

Keep reading to find out what a timing chain replacement costs, what kind of help you can expect from your warranty, and what the key differences are between timing chains and timing belts. Luckily, ...

We had the timing chain replaced in October 2022, but the new one fitted has just snapped. Is there a warranty on all BMW products ? The garage who fitted it tell us there was only a years warranty on ...

The B4820 two-litre four-cylinder engine in BMW's current F20-generation 120i uses a timing chain. Disclaimer: You acknowledge and agree that all answers are provided as a general guide only and ...

This 650i’s replacement motor didn’t last long, and its internal damage tells a familiar story for early N63 owners. The BMW N63 V8 was initially praised but quickly became notorious for unreliability ...

Many modern passenger cars have either a timing belt or a timing chain. Generally speaking, timing belts have the advantage of being quieter and cheaper to produce and replace, while timing chains ...

We must first understand what each of these two systems does for a car. They both serve the same purpose, which is to coordinate the movement of the crankshaft as well as the camshaft(s) so that the ...