At its most basic level, the N20 motor is a 2.0L (122 cu-in) four-cylinder turbocharged engine. Both the block and the head ...

A vehicle was recently towed in from another shop with a supposed failed timing chain. The previous shop isn’t an approved repair facility of the vehicle owner’s third-party warranty company, so it ...

BMW's travails with its N47 diesel engine failures, which had been thought sorted and finished with, are coming back to haunt the German carmaker. One Irish solicitor has told The Irish Times that he ...

Recently the engine on my 3 Series Touring stopped dead. A trip to the BMW dealer revealed timing chain failure, and I have a bill for around £4000. I can't pay this at the moment, so I am without the ...

Let’s talk timing chains and BMW. Last month three Hughes Limousines 7 Series BMWs were off the road with timing-chain issues. The three cars were repaired by BMW dealers. Within a week one engine had ...

2026 BMW 3 Series Sedan, 2025 BMW 3 Series Sedan, 2024 BMW 3 Series Sedan, 2023 BMW 3 Series Sedan, 2022 BMW 3 Series Sedan, 2021 BMW 3 Series Sedan, 2020 BMW 3 ...

Vehicles affected by service bulletin: The problem: Timing chains on N63 engines have been found to stretch and wear out prematurely, resulting in premature valvetrain wear and reduced engine ...

I purchased a 2010 BMW 320D for my wife in January, but just six months later, in July, the timing chain snapped causing catastrophic engine damage, not to mention the dangerous sudden stop on the ...

I bought a BMW 316d one year ago, and so far I have been very satisfied. However, six months ago a metallic "ticking" sound began coming from the engine compartment. The sound has gotten worse since ...

Plastic timing chain guides and long oil change intervals mean some turbocharged BMW engines have a tendency to starve ...