Jan 14, 2011 · My daughter's 4.5 year old X3 has just stopped running due to turbo collapse..ouch! Does anyone know the cheapest way to solve the problem, other than getting …

Feb 25, 2002 · I bought a 56 plate X3 2.0D SE in Jan 2009 from a bmw dealer in Edinburgh. It was for my parents and they have done around 7k miles since. It has suddenly...

Dec 30, 2012 · Hi Guys I have a 2006 BMW X3 2.0D Sport which had a new turbo fitted by BMW in 2010. I was on the M25 yesterday and noticed the car would not stick to 70MPH...

Apr 13, 2013 · Hi - very interesting thread. I am also thinking of buying a 2.0d X3 (55 plate) and am worried about the turbo issue - and any other problems that tend to crop up on older cars. …

Mar 13, 2004 · The 2.0 M47 engine in the X3 has a Mistubishi turbo fitted which is renowned for early failure, as can be seen on many 320d's at this age/mileage, some even earlier. …

Jan 9, 2013 · Out of interest with the X3 being a 2006 - has it got full BMW service history (franchised dealer) and do you have BMW extended warranty? Only ask as FBMWSH is the …

May 25, 2011 · The turbos die because they are run at high boost, simple. Long oil change intervals really don't help either.

May 25, 2011 · Has the turbo been properly looked after though? Thorough warm up and down of the engine cycles on each run, regular oil changes etc etc? I suspect not, very few people do …

Oct 29, 2024 · I have a full and extensive service history on my 2015 BMW 3 Series (F30) 320i M-Sport X-Drive. There are eight recorded services in the iDrive unit, which correlate to my paper …

Nov 17, 2010 · Why not an A6 / 5-series comparison? I'd have thought the A8 / 7-series were more alike. Apart from the new bi turbo a6 there isn't a diesel a6 with performance near the …