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The BMW turbos are not reliable...:>(
Posted by Mark from Toronto (more from Mark from Toronto) on Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:39:46
In Reply to: These new engines are all-turbo's, Tim, Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:03:21
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As nice as they perform, BMW shows it's lack of experience with turbo engines. Coking oil lines and bad heat management are some of the issues, also HP fuel pumps on their DI engines are tend to fail expensively. Maybe if they bought SAAB they can get some help with their turbo engines.
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Posts in this Thread:
- "rune" on SU posted something interesting, ryan , Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:48:04
- Re: "rune" on SU posted something interesting, Paddan, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:33:28
- Both problems go away if the buyer is an existing, Tim, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:44:51
- Re: BMW engines, BobS, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:49:41
- Re: Both problems go away if the buyer is an existing, Paddan, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:01:33
- BMW would be very interesting...., Mark from Toronto, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:19:10
- Agree, Tim, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:03:53
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