E90Post
 


TNT Racewerks
 
BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum > BMW E90/E92/E93 3-series General Forums > General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio > Gentlemen - Two Hundred Thousand (200,000 mile) E90



Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
      04-20-2014, 09:42 AM   #353
justinmb3d
Registered
0
Rep
2
Posts

Drives: 2007 BMW 328XI
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: New Jersey

iTrader: (0)

I drive a 2007 BMW 328XI Coupe. It currently has 194,000 miles on it. Looks and drives great!
Appreciate 0
      05-12-2014, 07:33 PM   #354
qtvivi
Private
4
Rep
77
Posts

Drives: 06 325i
Join Date: May 2014
Location: United States

iTrader: (1)

Justin, that is awesome!!!! Did you ever change your transmission fluid or rear diff. fluid?
Appreciate 0
      05-12-2014, 08:14 PM   #355
Mardio
Brigadier General
197
Rep
3,211
Posts

Drives: 2017 X5
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Nashville

iTrader: (0)

Amazing...
Appreciate 0
      05-13-2014, 04:43 AM   #356
Efthreeoh
General
United_States
16946
Rep
18,578
Posts

Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Virginia

iTrader: (0)

Well life is not always good. Just about to try and bleed the clutch (again) here at 5:45 IN THE MORNING!

Picked up a Motive Power bleeder yesterday (thanks God I have a local race shop near work). Hopefully it will do the trick. If you don't need to bleed the clutch DON'T!
Appreciate 0
      05-13-2014, 04:50 AM   #357
woggledog
First Lieutenant
United Kingdom
27
Rep
321
Posts

Drives: 2015 F31 320D Sport
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Surrey

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by justinmb3d View Post
I drive a 2007 BMW 328XI Coupe. It currently has 194,000 miles on it. Looks and drives great!
I may have already posted on here, but my brain is befuddled at the best of times.

Currently 189,000 miles (320D e91) on it's original clutch (although it's slipping) and have managed 135 miles so far on less than a 1/4 tank of fuel

Work done on it so far: replacement hydro pump for pressure sensor fail. That's it….!

The bonnet / hood looks like a sieve due to the stone chips, but still drives amazingly!
Appreciate 0
      05-13-2014, 06:35 AM   #358
the_e90
Private
United_States
6
Rep
51
Posts

Drives: 2006 325i Sport
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Chicago

iTrader: (0)

Congratulations! I am on 182K right now.
Appreciate 0
      05-13-2014, 08:15 PM   #359
qtvivi
Private
4
Rep
77
Posts

Drives: 06 325i
Join Date: May 2014
Location: United States

iTrader: (1)

OP, I have a 2006 325i with 178k on her. The oil pan seal is leaking and a shop quoted me $900. They said it was a 7 to 8 hour job. Does this seem like a fair price? Thanks for your advice!
Appreciate 0
      05-13-2014, 08:20 PM   #360
smithf80
Major General
smithf80's Avatar
United_States
2794
Rep
5,313
Posts

Drives: G80 M3 6MT
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Long Island, NY

iTrader: (1)

Garage List
2022 G20 330i  [9.00]
2018 F80 M3  [9.75]
Quote:
Originally Posted by qtvivi View Post
OP, I have a 2006 325i with 178k on her. The oil pan seal is leaking and a shop quoted me $900. They said it was a 7 to 8 hour job. Does this seem like a fair price? Thanks for your advice!
The oil pan job is a real pain in the ass yes but you can probably get a better deal
__________________
Appreciate 0
      05-25-2014, 05:18 PM   #361
3s4u2
Beamer Mantic
3s4u2's Avatar
United_States
82
Rep
1,191
Posts

Drives: 2006 325i Prem
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Texas

iTrader: (0)

221958 miles now!

Miles keep pouring on… 221958

Figured I would just hop on Efthreeoh original post rather than start another one.

I am experiencing the - you can't reset the oil counter BMW program F-up as Efthreeoh described in another post, sucks for those experiencing it!




Battery replaced once
Starter once
Both Vanos relays and cam sensors replaced awhile back.
Water pump still original but just started getting stat codes, we all know what that means!
ZF auto trans still original and flawless, fluid changed religiously every 50K.
__________________
2006 325i
2006 M5
2008 X5 4.8i
2014 X5 50i M-Pkg
Appreciate 0
      05-25-2014, 05:20 PM   #362
3s4u2
Beamer Mantic
3s4u2's Avatar
United_States
82
Rep
1,191
Posts

Drives: 2006 325i Prem
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Texas

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by qtvivi View Post
OP, I have a 2006 325i with 178k on her. The oil pan seal is leaking and a shop quoted me $900. They said it was a 7 to 8 hour job. Does this seem like a fair price? Thanks for your advice!
Have you tried simply tightening each oil pan bolt with about a 1/4 to 1/2 turn (Inside to out)?
__________________
2006 325i
2006 M5
2008 X5 4.8i
2014 X5 50i M-Pkg

Last edited by 3s4u2; 05-25-2014 at 05:22 PM.. Reason: qot
Appreciate 0
      05-25-2014, 05:30 PM   #363
Efthreeoh
General
United_States
16946
Rep
18,578
Posts

Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Virginia

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by 3s4u2 View Post
Miles keep pouring on… 221958

Figured I would just hop on Efthreeoh original post rather than start another one.

I am experiencing the - you can't reset the oil counter BMW program F-up as Efthreeoh described in another post, sucks for those experiencing it!




Battery replaced once
Starter once
Both Vanos relays and cam sensors replaced awhile back.
Water pump still original but just started getting stat codes, we all know what that means!
ZF auto trans still original and flawless, fluid changed religiously every 50K.
Congrats! I hit 250K last Tuesday approximately at 8:36 AM. Prob will start a new thread.

Maybe BOTH of us should start bitching to BMW now
Appreciate 0
      05-25-2014, 05:39 PM   #364
3s4u2
Beamer Mantic
3s4u2's Avatar
United_States
82
Rep
1,191
Posts

Drives: 2006 325i Prem
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Texas

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Efthreeoh View Post
Congrats! I hit 250K last Tuesday approximately at 8:36 AM. Prob will start a new thread.

Maybe BOTH of us should start bitching to BMW now
Already started, hope you don't mind me using your past research as a starting point.
__________________
2006 325i
2006 M5
2008 X5 4.8i
2014 X5 50i M-Pkg
Appreciate 0
      05-25-2014, 05:44 PM   #365
Efthreeoh
General
United_States
16946
Rep
18,578
Posts

Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Virginia

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by 3s4u2 View Post
Already started, hope you don't mind me using your past research as a starting point.
Not at all. Do you need a copy of the notice from BMW? I posted it as a .pdf somewhere around here. Let me know. I can't even tell you how whacky the e-dipstick is behaving now. I keep track of it. It goes over 3K before it drops a 1/4 quart, then drops a 1/4 about every 1,300 mile there after until it goes +1qt. I top it off with 1 fresh quart and then it drops 1/4 quart in 1,000 miles.

Nuts
Appreciate 0
      05-25-2014, 05:52 PM   #366
3s4u2
Beamer Mantic
3s4u2's Avatar
United_States
82
Rep
1,191
Posts

Drives: 2006 325i Prem
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Texas

iTrader: (0)

Thanks, I have already downloaded the PDF and yes the E-dip seems to only react to 1/2 qt. intervals in my case. I will start paying attention to the miles, I have found that after an oil change I will do a warm-up check to make sure it's in the safe zone then I will go for a drive and check it again, it's always a lower reading after about 50-75 miles.
__________________
2006 325i
2006 M5
2008 X5 4.8i
2014 X5 50i M-Pkg

Last edited by 3s4u2; 05-25-2014 at 05:55 PM.. Reason: spell
Appreciate 0
      05-26-2014, 05:32 AM   #367
Efthreeoh
General
United_States
16946
Rep
18,578
Posts

Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Virginia

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by 3s4u2 View Post
Thanks, I have already downloaded the PDF and yes the E-dip seems to only react to 1/2 qt. intervals in my case. I will start paying attention to the miles, I have found that after an oil change I will do a warm-up check to make sure it's in the safe zone then I will go for a drive and check it again, it's always a lower reading after about 50-75 miles.
I really think that BMW doesn't understand the software code well enough to realize that taking the oil quality data out of the system messes up the e-dipstick oil level data processing, or it was always wrong the other way and now it is measuring true

My engine leaks a bit now (rear main seal and slightly at the pan) and probably consumes some oil at a higher rate too, but the drastic change in e-dipstick behavior came after the CBS started ignoring the oil quality data. I can't get past any non-technical people at BMW to make this point to the engineering department under the PUMA case.

Frustrating.
Appreciate 0
      05-26-2014, 08:35 AM   #368
3s4u2
Beamer Mantic
3s4u2's Avatar
United_States
82
Rep
1,191
Posts

Drives: 2006 325i Prem
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Texas

iTrader: (0)

Yes it is frustrating and many of these cars will easily reach in excess of the mileage we currently enjoy. The increasing public pounding BMW will receive from original and current owners should be substantial. You know, if they would have keep the dip stick this wouldn't be such an issue for me. As the more savvy coders start beating on this issue maybe a solution will be made.
__________________
2006 325i
2006 M5
2008 X5 4.8i
2014 X5 50i M-Pkg

Last edited by 3s4u2; 05-26-2014 at 08:40 AM..
Appreciate 0
      10-26-2015, 01:05 AM   #369
JPorteous
New Member
0
Rep
5
Posts

Drives: 2008 335i
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Wayzata, MN

iTrader: (0)

Thans For The Share

Great story. I have a 2008 335i coupe that just rolled over 100,000. I plan to run mine until it won't run anymore. Love the thing to death. Thanks for sharing!
Appreciate 0
      10-26-2015, 04:55 AM   #370
Efthreeoh
General
United_States
16946
Rep
18,578
Posts

Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Virginia

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by JPorteous View Post
Great story. I have a 2008 335i coupe that just rolled over 100,000. I plan to run mine until it won't run anymore. Love the thing to death. Thanks for sharing!
I few guys here have 200K 335i's, which proves that the E9X series is pretty robust. Good luck with it.
__________________
A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
Appreciate 0
      10-26-2015, 07:09 AM   #371
driverman
Captain
United_States
38
Rep
715
Posts

Drives: 2008 328i 6MT - SOLD
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: El Dorado Hills, CA

iTrader: (0)

Efthreeoh - thanks for posting all this great info for those of us that want to keep our cars a long time. I have 118K miles on my 2008 328i with 6MT and it runs great. I've replaced the water pump/TS (preventative), harmonic balancer, drive shaft, brakes (once), battery, plugs, front control arms, tranny fluid and diff fluid.

What would stop us from going 300K miles or 400K miles? Does the engine wear out? If so, top end or bottom end? What puts a limit on how long we can keep our cars without repair/maintenance costs becoming much higher than they were for the first 200K miles?

Thanks again.

Last edited by driverman; 10-26-2015 at 02:45 PM..
Appreciate 0
      10-26-2015, 07:22 AM   #372
ny325
Brigadier General
895
Rep
3,139
Posts

Drives: Jet Black E90
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Gridlock

iTrader: (0)

I plan on keeping my E90 for a very long time. It drives, and still looks like day one. It's refreshing to see E90s with high mileage.
Appreciate 0
      10-26-2015, 07:31 AM   #373
Fundguy1
Major General
Fundguy1's Avatar
2031
Rep
8,339
Posts

Drives: 335 e93
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Orlando, fl

iTrader: (0)

223,000 and counting here.
Appreciate 0
      10-26-2015, 02:56 PM   #374
driverman
Captain
United_States
38
Rep
715
Posts

Drives: 2008 328i 6MT - SOLD
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: El Dorado Hills, CA

iTrader: (0)

Looks great!

Before I ordered my car, I test drove a 328i with 6MT, sports and premium back to back with a similarly equipped 335i. I loved them both.

The 335i had lots more torque so I was tempted to buy that. But I wanted to keep the car a long time so I went with the NA 328i hoping that the car would be reliable. Had I leased the car I would have gone with the 335i.

After spending a bunch of money the last year and a half, I considered selling it. But seeing so many of you take your cars past 200K, it makes me feel better about keeping it. Sure it's going to cost more to keep running than most cars, but it's worth it as long as repair and maintenance costs don't go through the roof.

So thanks to everyone for sharing their stories about their high mileage cars. It's very helpful.

Last edited by driverman; 10-26-2015 at 03:08 PM..
Appreciate 0
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:18 AM.




e90post
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
1Addicts.com, BIMMERPOST.com, E90Post.com, F30Post.com, M3Post.com, ZPost.com, 5Post.com, 6Post.com, 7Post.com, XBimmers.com logo and trademark are properties of BIMMERPOST