- Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:49 pm
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Check the oil breather (crank case breather) is the revised design, the earlier version was like a mesh cylinder that gets clogged due to it not being obvious and access taking a little more work, result is a turbo staved of oil!! iirc it is about £65 from bmw for the revised version and is a MUST!
Timing chain is also a concern but some years are less affected so maybe google for more info, check youtube for what to look for. Also iirc the dtc can fail, again, give it a google.
I owned an '08' 123d and a friend had a '04' 118d and to be honest, I found them to be a bit of a niggly car, sensors going or things either failing, playing up or being a pain to change and I am not talking old lemons but decent motors.
I went from an A3 to the BMW and now onto a scirocco and have to say, the A3 and the scirocco are just nicer to own. I would certainly look at what else floats your boat before opting for the bmw.