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Mar 14, 2007 | 03:06 PM

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marklp

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All this talk of turbo failures is getting me down...just wondering how common it actually is?

Bet most of the problems are down to the oil change interval...

Has there been a poll on here in the past? Or is now a good time to do one?

Mar 14, 2007 | 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by marklp' post='402841' date='Mar 14 2007, 11:06 PM

...most of the problems are down to the oil change interval...

Perhaps you'd better let BMW know...

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Mar 18, 2007 | 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by marklp' post='402841' date='Mar 15 2007, 12:06 AM

All this talk of turbo failures is getting me down...just wondering how common it actually is?

Bet most of the problems are down to the oil change interval...

This was my thought exactly. I was shocked to learn when my car went in for the I-drive requested oil change at 40 thousand kms and 2 years old that this was the FIRST oil change. Had I known I would have aked them to change the oil earlier. In my book long oil change intervals and turbos just don't mix.

Mar 18, 2007 | 08:30 PM

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Yikes... 72K miles isnt a lot and it blew a turbo already? So what are you going to do get a new 535d?

Mar 18, 2007 | 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='404439' date='Mar 19 2007, 04:30 AM

Yikes... 72K miles isnt a lot and it blew a turbo already? So what are you going to do get a new 535d?

From feed back on this forum, they do SEEM more reliable in this area.

Touch wood.

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May 5, 2007 | 05:22 AM

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91K and the turbo blew last night, well I think so....loss of power and white smoke?? I will drop it into the dealer Tuesday morning when we are picking up my wife's new e92 coupe. I am not driving meantime but if driven moderately over short distances will engine suffer any harm?

Luckily its a company car so I don't have to foot the bill. Still we run our own fleet company of about 10,000 vehicles and they will have the cost which is a shame as it will go in early June when my new 535dSE arrives.

SPE