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BMW 320d E46 - Is the 136bhp reliable?

  • 23-04-2010 9:03am
    #1
    DiarmaidGNR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 382 ✭✭


    Hi,
    I'm looking at cars specifically 3 series bmw's around 2-4k.

    One of my friends told me that the 320d is very unreliable with turbo failures and swirlflaps and dual mass flywheels. - Is this true?
    Or is it just the 150bhp version that has all the problems?

    Would I be better off going for a 318i petrol over the 320d?
    Or would I be better off with the fuel savings of the diesel and just hope I'm lucky and nothing goes wrong?
    I don't do really high miles.
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  • #2
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    DiarmaidGNR wrote: »
    Hi,
    I'm looking at cars specifically 3 series bmw's around 2-4k.

    One of my friends told me that the 320d is very unreliable with turbo failures and swirlflaps and dual mass flywheels. - Is this true?
    Or is it just the 150bhp version that has all the problems?

    Would I be better off going for a 318i petrol over the 320d?
    Or would I be better off with the fuel savings of the diesel and just hope I'm lucky and nothing goes wrong?
    I don't do really high miles.

    The petrol version is fairly reliable once you look after the cooling system. If your not doing massive mileage that the one to go for in terms of reliability.


  • #3
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    DiarmaidGNR wrote: »
    Hi,
    I'm looking at cars specifically 3 series bmw's around 2-4k.

    One of my friends told me that the 320d is very unreliable with turbo failures and swirlflaps and dual mass flywheels. - Is this true?
    Or is it just the 150bhp version that has all the problems?

    Would I be better off going for a 318i petrol over the 320d?
    Or would I be better off with the fuel savings of the diesel and just hope I'm lucky and nothing goes wrong?
    I don't do really high miles.

    the swirl flap problem is a very easy problem to fix, just change the crank case breather filter at every service and your laughing, its only an extra 12e iirc.

    i know i would rarther the 6 spped 150bhp version tbh.

    try buy a car that this has been done on before so you know theres no issues.


  • #4
    cyborg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 337 ✭✭cyborg


    DiarmaidGNR wrote: »
    Hi,
    I'm looking at cars specifically 3 series bmw's around 2-4k.

    One of my friends told me that the 320d is very unreliable with turbo failures and swirlflaps and dual mass flywheels. - Is this true?
    Or is it just the 150bhp version that has all the problems?

    Would I be better off going for a 318i petrol over the 320d?
    Or would I be better off with the fuel savings of the diesel and just hope I'm lucky and nothing goes wrong?
    I don't do really high miles.

    no swirl flaps on the 136bhp model iirc and turbo is not as unreliable as the 02-04 150bhp model. at this age and price range a 2.0 318 is probably a better buy from a reliability point of view


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