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You also lose the NAV screen, as well as some climate control and other personal preference settings available in iDrive such as daytime running lights, climate fan intensity settings, parked car reverse fan ventilation, independent key settings such as the shift lights etc. etc. So yes, you do lose access to some driver adjustments such as "M-Dynamic" traction control. I could be wrong about that, but it doesn't seem to me there would be a way to select M-Dynamic traction control w/o the iDrive menu. Take a look a some of the resources below for more information. 2009 vs. 2008 M3 - differences? https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=199793 . Good article about the differences and evolutions https://carbuzz.com/cars/bmw/m3-e90-e92-e93 . Turner Motorsports comprehensive buyer's guide https://www.turnermotorsport.com/t-B...3_Buyers_Guide . Similar article to Turner M'sports but not as detailed https://www.truecar.com/blog/used-bu...8-2013-bmw-m3/ . This video covers most of what you needed to know especially known mechanical issues.. .
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Thank you. After dinner reading.
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Oil analysis for finding wearing rod bearings?. Collation of oil analysis reports with some rod bearing photos for the M3's S65. My categorisation of pulled rod bearings in the rod bearing condition thread. My updated 'Blown engines' list. Last edited by Assimilator1; 05-06-2023 at 11:36 AM.. |
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[edit] Was referencing a post that's since been deleted (see quote below).
I'd disagree about your 3rd point, re VANOS, it does not and cannot be inspected* or 'maintained', with one exception. The original VANOS covers (made of thin plastic) are starting to distort and sometimes break up on some cars. Otherwise the VANOS units are a fit and forget item, unless it goes wrong of course! *From the point of view of routine maintenance. Re Throttle actuators, agreed, except they can't be serviced, as for checking them, that's done by the ECM(DME). If they play up, then send them off to e.g rebuild.org and they will repair them. Re Carbon build up, sorry but you're completely wrong here! The S65 has indirect injection, or port injection as the US likes to call it, so there is no issue with carbon buildup on the inlet valves. Maybe you're thinking of the later M3/4s? Good point about joining a (local) community, I should do really.... DrFerry Just spotted this in your earlier post "parked car reverse fan ventilation", what on earth is that? lol (I don't want to spend ages finding it in Technipedia! ).
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I have used the Parked Car Ventilation - actually many times, and it works as advertised, surprisingly well too . You do have to set it up each time, in other words, each time it runs, and then you start the car it clears the start time. But it was a fun 'easter-egg' function I found on the car 2 or 3 years after buying it.
Try it out, the cabin temperature will be much lower if you have left car in the hot sun all-day Cheers, Merlin
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Got ya, nice one for that And yea it can pretty toasty inside cars in the sun, even over here! Useful, but you'd have to be careful of the battery charge.....
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I’ve had 2 9x M3’s. Both had throttle valve actuator fails. Last at about 65,000 miles cost $3,500CDN. Latest issue was A/C evaporator. $3,500 to fix, about 2,400 labour with entire dash and console removal required. Fabulous cars. Just be prepared to Ante-up!
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I would've thought the fan would run in the normal direction, and the air expelled in the normal fashion.
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What is the route the hot interior “air is expelled in the normal fashion” you refer to when the windows and doors are closed?
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Although I don't know exactly where they are in e9xs, with cars in general their are hidden vents in the boot, these are usually behind the rear bumper and have thin rubber flaps over them (so they blow open with air through put, but at rest provide waterproof cover). They'll be various gaps or louvres to allow air through the trim panels.
This is how you do get ventilation even with the windows closed, but as you've probably noticed, you tend to get better air flow with even just 1 window opened a little.
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Would be easy enough to find out, leave a sheet of tissue paper on a vent and see if it gets blown off, or sucked down onto the vent when it switches on .
My guess is it'll blow as per normal, and heat is vented out of the rear vents (which btw I think are no11 here - https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=51_6723 ).
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A/C evaporator failure is not as common but yes, the dashboard needs to come out making it labor intensive.., last I heard it’d cost $1200 for labor at Indy shops.. I’d say budget about $5000 for common issues regarding E9x M3 including rod bearing service and other items assuming you DIY some of the moderate difficulty stuff between 50,000 to 100,000 miles. I’m on my 3rd E9x M3 and have had about 10 - 15 cars over the past 15 yrs, e9x M3 is the only one that does everything well while feeling special & somewhat analogue, my current M3 has 55K miles & the valve cover gaskets are just starting to leak.. My last M3 had a minor steering rack leak (sweating oil, not dripping) at 60K miles, 45K miles later with 15 track days, it still didn’t get any worse.. |
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Hi everyone,
I'm a new 2013 E93 owner, 44000 miles. First BMW. My prior was also a hard-top convertible, 2005 Mercedes SLK 350. I suppose I like the hard tops I've been reading about the vehicle, tried to do my due diligence prior to purchasing. I see there's quite the story around the 'rod bearings'. The list in the start of this thread does mention 'rod bearing issue' respective to a theory around early replacement of spark plugs....but not specifically about changing rod bearings as standard practice. Is this still debated? I'm curious if there's differences in model year, mine is the last year of production - is it considered any better, in terms of when you should replace them? Considering the car is now over 10 years old, with 44000 miles, I'd be curious if there's any 'do now' service items. The oil is full, says service after 13000 miles - is that right? Seems way high. Thanks in advance. |
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As you get familiar with the forum you’ll see that… yes… still debated, but generally accepted as best practice to replace the RBs if you intend to keep the car long term - even if only for peace of mind. That said, I picked up my 2011 E93 3 years ago at 39k miles… 10k miles later, I’ve chosen to prioritize other areas before eventually getting around to the RBs. You’ll see discussion on throttle actuators as well, I believe those are less concerning. There are small concerns like any platform but I honestly am amazed how darn reliable this thing continues to be (in addition to enjoyable!)
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