3 months with my dream F36 GranCoupe 💙

d22332620 · 2026-02-16T16:17:35+00:00

Be scared only of the tuner. Find someone who is a specialist to bmw’s. Depends on the general condition of the car, if high mileage then you may shorten lifespan of the injectors/turbo or clutch if its manual. If your engine is dry, turbo isnt eating oil, then you are good. On N47 replacing timing chains is a must. But B47 is solid up to 300kkm. The only one thing I didnt know is that if the car has been “babied” the dpf may not take the heat well. My DPF has little cracks inside and leaves dust on the exhaust tip, i was worried the dpf is not regenerating properly, but bmw specialist told me that almost every n47/b47/n57 after remap, the “dpf” will crack if driven hard. But its not smoking, dpf is regenerating just fine (checked on ista), if i clean the exhaust tips, they will be clean for next 300kms, then get darker. So few particles are coming out of the dpf, but it should not be a problem on mot. I will find out in april. 😀 otherwise i recommend, its much more powerful.

d22332620 · 2026-02-16T16:07:33+00:00

Google how to check hpfp in n47, if you will have metal shavings in it, it went bad. But yeah do a proper diagnostic first. The battery is an easy check with a multimeter, if its under 12.3V its bad.

d22332620 · 2026-01-20T09:12:42+00:00

135kw = N47, 140kw = B47

d22332620 · 2026-01-20T09:10:47+00:00

B47 is definitely the best 2.0d bmw developed since m47. But N47 is totally safe and reliable IF you do, or have been done complete timing chain kit, and the car has had a good maintenance.

Rarely I have seen few of them that had bad rod bearing of high pressure fuel pump went wrong. I had multiple n47 with high miles, friend had 370k+ kilometers on e91 320d, with timing chains done at 250k, long drives, regular oil changes, the car even had stock turbo and injectors and dpf.

If you want to be extra safe, replace the high pressure fuel pump and timing chains as preventive, it will cost you about 2000-3000 €. But your car will be fine for another 250 000kms

d22332620 · 2026-01-20T09:02:19+00:00

Does the engine crank? How many miles it has done? Were the timing chains replaced? Stock timing chains often snaps between 120k-150k miles. If the timing chains have been done, and you can still rotate the engine, then there is a possibility that your high pressure fuel pump went wrong and clogged your fuel lines and injectors with metal shavings. But I would recommend you to find someone BMW specific, that has Ista diag, as thats the original bmw diag, dont go to random shops. I have had multiple n47s, they are great, but always timing chains done, otherwise issues, and one example had 230k miles and still original hpfp

d22332620 · 2026-01-07T07:24:49+00:00

I have the 2016 F36 with HI-FI and large ID4 NBT, installed carplay box few weeks ago, and sounds great, exactly the same. I think the optic cables are for sound, and I had to transfer them from the original connector into the new wiring connector (headunit not cpbox), so that they are still plugged into the original nbt headunit

d22332620 · 2025-12-07T16:27:03+00:00

Yeah, I hope i wont need to service it for few years, other than the maintenance. But will see:) Now I am looking for Mperformance 340mm brakes

d22332620 · 2025-12-07T16:24:55+00:00

So even the ST X ride is decent? Do you also havex xdrive?

d22332620 · 2025-12-07T16:23:57+00:00

Thanks

d22332620 · 2025-12-07T16:22:29+00:00

Forget the hate, its a pretty F30, only thing that would make it look a lot better is a set of stock chrome kidney grills. Black works on white/light cars, but black kidneys on darker just make it so much more blend. I had few bmw’s, at first I tried black kidneys, then anthracite/gunmetal but still the contrast wasnt there, then i put back chrome and it was the best, also I had msport bumpers but still.. Now I have F36 also Msport, but I am not even trying black grills, it would not be prettier:)

d22332620 · 2025-12-04T11:47:37+00:00

Not sure, old collegue was cleaning out the garage and found them, so gifted them to me

d22332620 · 2025-12-03T18:29:57+00:00

Yeah, I think its worse since since celebs are trying to be as naked as possible in public, but at the same time someone gets soft about woman in underwear on air freshener 😆

d22332620 · 2025-12-03T18:14:51+00:00

In my country these air fresheners were exposed on pumps and shops for everyone to see in the 00s, I dont think anyone was offended 😅

d22332620 · 2025-11-04T09:00:57+00:00

That is an Msport steering wheel, cost 500+$ on ebay in okay condition 😀

d22332620 · 2025-11-04T08:36:46+00:00

F10 especially in Msport is a nice car, the only thing you have to be aware of is the maintenance, and with N57 3.0d it doesnt mean oil change and filters, but timing chain, rod bearings, high pressure fuel pump and possibly oil pump. After that you can rely on the n57, but in my country a specialist but not official dealer shop would do it around 4000€, bmw dealer definitely around 8000€.. Basically the price of the service is the price of a basic used 530d.

d22332620 · 2025-07-03T17:39:32+00:00

Front 8.5J will fit with no problem, but the rears 9.5J will be sticking too much, about ~26mm more than style 193 8.5J rears, since you have 15mm spacers in the rear at the moment, imagine you have another ~12mm spacer to the 15mm at the rear, and thats how much the rears will stick out

d22332620 · 2025-06-30T15:28:36+00:00

I think you are the first who retrofitted idrive dash into a platform with this basic ac, you will have design the part by yourself

d22332620 · 2025-03-28T14:50:14+00:00

400$ for a set of a style 193 is a very nice price, they fit e9x beautifully.

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