[ARDREAMS]

55,xxx miles on my 2009 335i e90.

mods are on their way JB4 and FMIC.

[AWD403]

Is it only me that drives my car hard...07 335xi, 115000km and tuned at 52,341 (to be exact). Drag raced at track all last year every weekend except rain days. Just thought I would share my experience. The car is great and all recalls were done before expirey of warranty. original turbos only issue was oil housing gaskets started leaking and thanks to the thread on here I was able to do myself.

[DE92an]

2009 335i xdrive at 88000K spark plugs changed and 2 ignition coils,
VRSF downpipes, BMS DCI, tune On the way!

[Kienvu14]

Originally Posted by DejanE92

2009 335i xdrive at 88000K spark plugs changed and 2 ignition coils,
VRSF downpipes, BMS DCI, tune On the way!

Get ready for the other 4 coils to be replaced. Haha it's so much easier to replace all at once. I was stupid and replaced 1 coil at a time as they went out. All 6 within a month period.

[DE92an]

Originally Posted by Kienvu14

Get ready for the other 4 coils to be replaced. Haha it's so much easier to replace all at once. I was stupid and replaced 1 coil at a time as they went out. All 6 within a month period.

Yea I was thinking of doing them all before I get all the parts on, but also looking into injectors as well but they are a bit pricey lol

[marcvtec]

Originally Posted by Kienvu14

Get ready for the other 4 coils to be replaced. Haha it's so much easier to replace all at once. I was stupid and replaced 1 coil at a time as they went out. All 6 within a month period.

Not true, I have only changed one coil and I have 140,000km
Tuned since birth

[Andrewah05]

09 e92 335i, built 03/09, second owner starting at 94000km, repairs so far:

1. HPFP(2nd by me at 96000km, 1st recall 40k)
2. Injectors (cyl 2 twice, 3-6 at 110,000km)
3. Valve body gasket( slight leak,110,000km)
3. Auto Tranny replaced (at 120,000km)
4. Battery cable recall, cable got fried just before the appt I booked.

Everything is still stock

Maintaince:

1.8000km oil changes
2. All fluids flushed at 116,000km except diff and coolant I think dont recall
3.changed battery at 121,000km with AGM
4. Brakes at 113,000 both front and rear

Future:
1.PCV replacement ( still a newbie doing research)
2.walnut blasting the Intakes( will.be done as soon as I get the cash for it)
3. Diff fluid
4. Still un tuned as I have 3rd party warranty that im afraid to void good news is RMP motors is now Lubrico approved repair facility and they know my car the best since all maintaince was done by Rocco
5. Low coolant light came on topped up so far so good, hoping no water pump or t stat probs even tho they will.eventually need replacing
6.had the abs traction and brake light warning pop up for a bit then dissappear the other daying, hoping was just dirty tpms sensors

Sorry for the long post, first time poster, & also itching to tune this beast but need to lessen my driving no more long routes to home.school.and work

[DE92an]

Originally Posted by Andrewah05

09 e92 335i, built 03/09, second owner starting at 94000km, repairs so far:

1. HPFP(2nd by me at 96000km, 1st recall 40k)
2. Injectors (cyl 2 twice, 3-6 at 110,000km)
3. Valve body gasket( slight leak,110,000km)
3. Auto Tranny replaced (at 120,000km)
4. Battery cable recall, cable got fried just before the appt I booked.

Everything is still stock

Maintaince:

1.8000km oil changes
2. All fluids flushed at 116,000km except diff and coolant I think dont recall
3.changed battery at 121,000km with AGM
4. Brakes at 113,000 both front and rear

Future:
1.PCV replacement ( still a newbie doing research)
2.walnut blasting the Intakes( will.be done as soon as I get the cash for it)
3. Diff fluid
4. Still un tuned as I have 3rd party warranty that im afraid to void good news is RMP motors is now Lubrico approved repair facility and they know my car the best since all maintaince was done by Rocco
5. Low coolant light came on topped up so far so good, hoping no water pump or t stat probs even tho they will.eventually need replacing
6.had the abs traction and brake light warning pop up for a bit then dissappear the other daying, hoping was just dirty tpms sensors

Sorry for the long post, first time poster, & also itching to tune this beast but need to lessen my driving no more long routes to home.school.and work

What happened to your tranny??

[Andrewah05]

Originally Posted by DejanE92

What happened to your tranny??

Not entirely sure, had the orange transmission fault light come on (orange gear with ! in the middle) restarted and it was gone, misplaced my code reader so i couldn't check the codes that day. Took the car in for an oil change ( required by warranty company) and they said the gear ratio was off from first to second, went to tranny shop and the said it had to be rebuilt* , gears 1,2, and 5, and some other stuff, didn't get entire details, shop owner wasn't really responsive to my calls or questions-.-, at 123000 so far no problems, but ill admit car never drove the same as it did before, particularly in DS mode.

[HTran]

Originally Posted by Andrewah05

Not entirely sure, had the orange transmission fault light come on (orange gear with ! in the middle) restarted and it was gone, misplaced my code reader so i couldn't check the codes that day. Took the car in for an oil change ( required by warranty company) and they said the gear ratio was off from first to second, went to tranny shop and the said it had to be rebuilt* , gears 1,2, and 5, and some other stuff, didn't get entire details, shop owner wasn't really responsive to my calls or questions-.-, at 123000 so far no problems, but ill admit car never drove the same as it did before, particularly in DS mode.

That worries me. I have frequently been getting that same yellow gear symbol. I would restart teh car and it will disappear and will not show any codes. How much was the transmission rebuilt?

I'm currently at 110,xxx.

[Andrewah05]

Originally Posted by HTran

That worries me. I have frequently been getting that same yellow gear symbol. I would restart teh car and it will disappear and will not show any codes. How much was the transmission rebuilt?

I'm currently at 110,xxx.

Tbh, even after the light came on and off car drove pretty normal, when they read the code was when they told me it needed a rebuild, & the shop wouldnt give me an invoice of the work they did, they told me to call my warranty company, never got around to it, but my maximum per claim is $5000 , I'm assuming somewhere in that area.

[vertigo44]

129,000 miles here.
Tuned since 65k
Original Turbos
E85 daily
BMS DCI and DPs
A few sets of Injectors and plugs so far
Spec 2+

[schmidtp]

Originally Posted by mweisdorfer

93,000 miles on my 2007 335i Sedan.

Runs great.

Probably do a walnut blast on the intake valves this summer.

2007 335i Manual, I am right around the same, reading this thread has put me a bit to ease considering some of the other things I have read about the N54 on this forum. I have owned the car since August and it runs great.

Plans for warmer weather:

Oil, Plugs, Rotors, Pads, PCV Valve, OCC, Shocks, Springs, Walnut Blast

[surrey 335i]

Originally Posted by SaviorXi

Congrats to you!! I laughed at "But its time for some refreshing as have decided to keep it long term". If my car makes it to 190,000 miles it will have officially reached long term. Best of luck and keep us posted as the miles keep adding up.

.

Yes my 335i manual is still going strong, very impressive.
Had to change the water pump last month as had started to leak slightly (cracked), not bad it got to 190,000 miles.

Thought the turbo's needed replaced but we used the guide on here and were able to adjust the wastegates, all fine now.

cold starting was also becoming a problem which was down to the HPFP, not bad it made it all the way to 190,000 miles, replaced it with a 2nd hand low mileage one sourced from ebay for £40.

All running well, looks like original turbos will go a long way yet. running standard boost but gets driven quite hard even at this mileage!

have got a stock pile of low mileage used 335i spares we bought from ebay just in case anyhting fails like a/c, PAS etc - but all seems good for now.

[els_86]

I don't see why these motors cant last as long as any motor out there with very good maintenance.

Transmission and other expensive components can go with any high mileage engine, not just ours. All the other components like turbos and HPFP are really cheap to buy covered from BMW for quite a while.

I don't think the n54 is any more expensive to maintain and keep long term than any other engine honestly. All engines have their quirks, and the N54's quirks have all been addressed and worked out. It comes down to the owner and how proactive and attentive he/she is.

[nitehawk]

Originally Posted by surrey 335i

Yes my 335i manual is still going strong, very impressive.
Had to change the water pump last month as had started to leak slightly (cracked), not bad it got to 190,000 miles.

Thought the turbo's needed replaced but we used the guide on here and were able to adjust the wastegates, all fine now.

cold starting was also becoming a problem which was down to the HPFP, not bad it made it all the way to 190,000 miles, replaced it with a 2nd hand low mileage one sourced from ebay for £40.

All running well, looks like original turbos will go a long way yet. running standard boost but gets driven quite hard even at this mileage!

have got a stock pile of low mileage used 335i spares we bought from ebay just in case anyhting fails like a/c, PAS etc - but all seems good for now.

Let me get this straight, you got 190k miles on the original water pump?!?!

[surrey 335i]

Originally Posted by nitehawk

Let me get this straight, you got 190k miles on the original water pump?!?!

Indeed we did, currently on 189,200 miles and going strong.
And still on the original turbo's as well!

All anciliaries are original as is clutch, drives shafts, shocks.

[nitehawk]

Originally Posted by surrey 335i

Indeed we did, currently on 189,200 miles and going strong.
And still on the original turbo's as well!

All anciliaries are original as is clutch, drives shafts, shocks.

Remarkable! Are those mostly highway miles?

[BAL278]

Originally Posted by surrey 335i

Indeed we did, currently on 189,200 miles and going strong.
And still on the original turbo's as well!

All anciliaries are original as is clutch, drives shafts, shocks.

189k miles?!? that is VERY comforting, thank you for sharing!

[Transport3r]

Originally Posted by surrey 335i

Indeed we did, currently on 189,200 miles and going strong.
And still on the original turbo's as well!

All anciliaries are original as is clutch, drives shafts, shocks.

If you could compile a list of all maintenance you had done & mileage at the time, that would be very helpful for us folks who are planning to keep their 335 long term!

Keep'em rolling!

[Opo]

Originally Posted by vertigo44

129,000 miles here.
Tuned since 65k
Original Turbos
E85 daily
BMS DCI and DPs
A few sets of Injectors and plugs so far
Spec 2+

this is comforting news given that I have a:

2007
~100k miles
original turbos
tuned with JB4, DCI, DP's, OCC since 93k
car is on its 3rd HPFP (none of which were paid for by me)

[BRD1234]

2007 335i 6MT with 103k miles and little to no issues.
One hpfp replaced at 98k, radiator replaced at 102k, full coolant system flush, brake rotors, pads and sensors replaced within the past 500 miles.
Running strong !!