BMW E90 320d Engine seizure.

EC1991

Hi all,
I have a 320d 163bhp 2006 model for about 2 years now. In the past I've had to replace the turbo but aside from that I haven't had any issues.
It was 100k miles on the clock.

For the last while I've noticed a noise in the clutch. I haven't driven it much as a result of it, but phoned my mechanic. I arranged to get him to look at a car and in the mean time he said it was ok to drive.
Last night I was driving and I taught the car felt a little groggy in one or two instances, although I wasn't too sure. All of a sudden the engine died and I had to bring the car to a halt on the side of the road and couldn't restart it.

Today I brought the car to a garage where they checked it over and told me my engine was seized up.

Does anyone know
A: how this could have happened?
B: is it related to my clutch problem? (probably flywheel)
C: best course of action now? Car is in very good nic aside for the engine, is there a market for a car like this? if so anyone know the approx value?


thanks for any information you can provide!

miller50841

EC1991 wrote: »

Hi all,
I have a 320d 163bhp 2006 model for about 2 years now. In the past I've had to replace the turbo but aside from that I haven't had any issues.
It was 100k miles on the clock.

For the last while I've noticed a noise in the clutch. I haven't driven it much as a result of it, but phoned my mechanic. I arranged to get him to look at a car and in the mean time he said it was ok to drive.
Last night I was driving and I taught the car felt a little groggy in one or two instances, although I wasn't too sure. All of a sudden the engine died and I had to bring the car to a halt on the side of the road and couldn't restart it.

Today I brought the car to a garage where they checked it over and told me my engine was seized up.

Does anyone know
A: how this could have happened?
B: is it related to my clutch problem? (probably flywheel)
C: best course of action now? Car is in very good nic aside for the engine, is there a market for a car like this? if so anyone know the approx value?


thanks for any information you can provide!

Lack of oil?
Oil pump fault or filter problem?
Dodgy diesel?
Oil not changed on time and gone into sludge it could be many things.
Clutch problem could be a flywheel on the way out shouldn't effect the engine as to seize it.

ongarite

Why was the turbo replaced? Was the vortex crankcase breather replaced with new improved version?
Did you have the swirl flaps blanked off or checked at any time; any chance one of them broke off and was taken into the engine?

166man

A second opinion is the next step IMO OP..;)

RandomAccess

It would appear there is an opportunity for an independent forensic mechanic service, if they advertised on here they would get a good few calls. But it could be a troublesome profession.

There seems to be an increase in the number of people looking for evidence of failure when things go bang, I suppose its so they can make a claim where possible against manufacturers, mechanics, or fuel stations.
Maybe its something someone already offer.

Ronnie Beck

RandomAccess wrote: »

It would appear there is an opportunity for an independent forensic mechanic service, if they advertised on here they would get a good few calls. But it could be a troublesome profession.

There seems to be an increase in the number of people looking for evidence of failure when things go bang, I suppose its so they can make a claim where possible against manufacturers, mechanics, or fuel stations.
Maybe its something someone already offer.

It wouldn't be cheap. Stripping the engine. forensically examining the damage to determine the cause and then proving it in court would be costly to say the least. You would need a full BMW service history for a start.