KAF

57,000 miles, no engine problems yet.

Can't say the same for suspension, gearbox, central locking, aircon, door seals................................

Dr Dave

ok, i have 2
530d SE 2004 with 135,000 miles trouble free & the engine has been mapped twice.

535d Msport 2005 with 47,000 miles trouble free.

diesels.....the way forward.
PS: more torque than an M5

OverSoft

'04 530d, 125k km (78k miles), no problems (engine or gearbox)

Has been mapped on a dyno on wednesday. We did a test and it still had 215bhp (original 218bhp) and now has 265bhp.

Nitrodaze

Mine is a 2008 52D M Sport LCI with 9000 motorway miles on the clock and 9 months old. No probs to date, l expect none for the next four years; Touch wood. oh l did have one of the plastic panel (about 4" x 5" in size) on the lower grill at the front drop off on the motorway (highway for Americans), it cost me ?50 (about $90) to replace it. I would have left the hole in place if it didnt make the front look at bit wierd.

Something else, l don't know if this happens to anyone else, when a change gear to one of the gears nearer to the iDrive, the stereo skips a track or if the stereo is muted or switched off, it comes on. You can probably guess that l am talking about a stick (not Auto). I figured that my big hands were probably messing with the iDrive when l change gear, not necessarily a fault with the car.

hondik

A] 2005 535d 1] 60.000 miles both turbos failure! 2] 70.000 2nd turbo air-hose cracked (quite common as BMW told me)

B] 2004 535d 35.000 miles troublefree knock knock

Ricracing

My cars consumption is in average 6,6 liters per 100 km, very low CO2's.

Gives heat inside a bit slower than my ol' gasoline 525i's.

Engine trembles a bit in idling (L4).

Perfect engine for everyday use but not a racing car.

copello

2006 520d pre-LCI 163hp
35 000 kms - Irregular engine (took 5 visits to dealer to correct)
A L O T of problems when dealing with the rest of the car (CCC, iDrive, DBC, Clutch.....)

abcsworld

April 2006 E61 530xd 231bhp...till remap schedule this Monday, automatic gearbox. 80k km. No problem but had to get CIP soft update to prevent idrive to keep telling me low oil level (due to water condensation in the engine). 1 Run flat ... flat tire.

Love the 4 wheels drive...specially these days

fraseman999

Hi Folks,
Last one was 530d and when i wrote it off it had 170,000 miles on the clock. Always got my own mechanic to change the oil and filter at normal intervals using castrol edge turbo diesel 0 30. I can also tell you the best part these engines do not use any oil. I have never had to top my oil up between services which as you know is around 19,000 miles.
My new car is a 535d with 125,000 miles on it and thankfully its the same story not using any oil.
I would not be surprised if after using good oil and filter that these engines could go on for well over 250,000 miles and i think bmw diesel engines are the best in the world.

Cheers

NMayling

Sept 07 520D LCI - Just shy of 25,000 Miles

One problem with the turbo that required a dealer visit only just last week ( Idrive msg about Engine Problem and running on reduced power)