Larry D Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 They are worth doing if you diy it, the 6 cylinders last alot longer than 4 cylinder versions, you could add twenty years onto it! MRyan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Mark Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B7TMW Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 I'm not sure i'd be a very nice car with another 20 years on it. It's not exactly sparking now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman68 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Did mine at 160k at own cost used the turnermotorsports kit which was quite a lot if work petrol tank out, re-alignment plus hd bushes cost me £400 but now it's done the 375 odd wild horses can do their thing and i don have to worry. If your gunna keep the car and modify then its a job that would be sensible to consider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry D Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 I'm not sure i'd be a very nice car with another 20 years on it. It's not exactly sparking now! :D/> Few to ten jobs a year, sorted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattpants Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Hi there I'm looking at buying a 51 plate 320i touring auto. Been doing some research on the subframe issue and have t really seem any mentions of tourings or autos. Does anyone know if these are as badly affected as other earlier models? Cheers for any advise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blair Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 They are ALL affected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattpants Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Bugger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blair Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 It's hardly the end of the world to fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMInsite Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 2005 330d msport affected as well ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Mark Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 All potentially.........just get it checked Better safe than sorry..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxiB Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Sorry couldn't see a definitive answer, Is the goodwill 10 years from build or registration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Mark Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Registration iirc, same as all other warranty dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxiB Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) Cheers Marky fella, that's what I figured. The odd post in other forums suggest build date, which would be bull-poop. Took both mine in to BMW this week got the thumbs up but I'm not too confident in smalltown BMW dealers so going to take them to Mprove in Warrington for a second opinion. www.mprovesolutions.com/ for anyone who cares Edited February 10, 2013 by MaxiB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackers Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Apparently M3's of all ages are suffering. A 54 reg one last week. Maybe it's the extra power that does the damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxiB Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Certainly is. Lot more torsional forces going on in an M3. Don't know what the 318's, etc, excuse is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackers Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Certainly is. Lot more torsional forces going on in an M3. Don't know what the 318's, etc, excuse is Not torque, obviously Maybe the steel is just too thin, as others have suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Mark Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Personally I think it is just a w**k design fault full stop Blair and mit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry D Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Bad spot welds, that's where they start cracking Blair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Mark Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Yup, then the resulting flexing from it working loose tears the surrounding thin metal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B7TMW Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 If it is cracked I'm not sure i'll bother. For what these cars are worth now it's just not worth the work. The car is clean but not without it's issues elswhere. I'll post photos of what I find. Well the verdicts in. This is what I've found on the 99 328ci. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blair Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Yep that's cracked! And has been for a good while! I've read a few people recently saying it only happens to M3's or cars older than 51plate all of which is completely made up rubbish, I've seen it on all models/engines/ages even late 4 cyl cars the only one I've not seen first hand is a compact. Mengwalton and mit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Yep that's cracked! And has been for a good while! I've read a few people recently saying it only happens to M3's or cars older than 51plate all of which is completely made up rubbish, I've seen it on all models/engines/ages even late 4 cyl cars the only one I've not seen first hand is a compact. This is a list from E46Fanatics, shows a range of newer and older E46's and all models. http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=195602&page=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Mark Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 geez that's quite a sobering list !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRyan Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Yeah its not the nicest thing to read! My subframe will be off in a few weeks to renew the bushes, hope I dont find any surprises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
