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3 series coupe query

Pacifico · 2017-04-27 20:05:24

Hi, I'm thinking about either a 2007 or 2008 320 coupe petrol. Just wondering if the petrol ones also have problems with the timing chains like the diesels do? Anything else i should be looking out for? Would they generally be considered reliable?! Thanks

27-04-2017 8:05pm

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Pacifico

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Hi, I'm thinking about either a 2007 or 2008 320 coupe petrol.

Just wondering if the petrol ones also have problems with the timing chains like the diesels do? Anything else i should be looking out for? Would they generally be considered reliable?!

Thanks

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#2 27-04-2017 8:16pm

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Timing chains can get rattly on them but not to the same extent as the diesels. Biggest problem with the ones with Efficientdynamics (stop/start) is injectors give lots of trouble as do the cylinder coil packs. Better off with one of the pre stop/start models sold upto early 2007.

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#3 27-04-2017 8:23pm

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Thanks! Any easy way to tell (without driving the car) from an ad that it doesn't have start/stop? It's mainly 2007's I'm looking at

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#4 27-04-2017 10:27pm

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The 320i with ED would have 177bhp afaik, the older non ED ones were 163bhp to my knowledge. There is also a button on the dashboard below the cd player for disabling the stop/start.

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