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Originally Posted by kash330D
List of issues I have on the e90 330D.
1. I’ve probably gone through about 15L of coolant in the last month or so. I’ve checked for obvious leaks, there’s no white smoke or residue on oil cap or filler cap. I’ve had the EGR delete done (it’s been blanked off). The place where I had my car mapped, said it could be my EGR cooler?
Any ideas or thoughts? I’m trying to get it in to my mechanic for inspection. Another question here is, is the EGR cooler and EGR two separate components?
2. In the in car service menu, I’m not able to the oil level on screen. It says it’s unavailable. Assuming this is just a faulty sensor that needs replacing?
3. I have a fuel leak, only when I fill up a full tank though. I’ve read other threads about the breather pipe becoming perforated. Assume this needs a new pipe but also know that the tank needs to be either fully or partially dropped to inspect/replace.
4. I’ve been told there’s a small leak so I need the ZF kit which will sort the issue
5. Car is in need of a brake fluid service
Seems like I’m going to have to throw a little money at the car either way. I’ve had it 7 months and its now just hit 134k miles.
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What year 330D do you have? One place where I had a coolant leak which took ages to find was the "cylinder head connector" it sits under the intake manifold bolting directly to the cylinder head. The issue you have at the moment is the coolant has spread a lot making it more difficult to narrow down but the easiest starting point would be to start at the top of the engine.. the coolant will always work it's way to the bottom so dont start there start at the highest points and try to pinpoint. Working from the coolant expansion tank follow the thick coolant hoses as one will go under the intake manifold onto the cylinder head connector.
Brake fluid service is a DIY job or I've seen Chemix charge around £45 for a brake service.
ZF service is expensive unless you do it yourself, if your servicing the transmission you'll want the genuine ZF kit as the genuine ZF fluid is a must and would cost around £200 but a garage will cost around £600+ I believe.
If EGR cooler was leaking you'd have white smoke, EGR and EGR cooler are separate.
I'd consider reading up a lot about this car as it doesnt seem "too bad" but when you're relying on a garage that's when things change dramatically.