[Reece]

Originally Posted by KrisM79

Yes they will check and apply the QE to you're car once it is in the dealership.

Thanks kris, obviously if there is a problem whats the turn around time on a timing chain? Do they offer a loan car on recall stuff?

[Len_Beach]

Did the N57 not suffer similar issues to the N47?

[garysan]

This is interesting as we had a timing chain failure on my wife's E87 a couple of months ago and it was all taken care of (100% parts and labour) by BMW. I suspect they would have known this was in the pipeline at that time.

Bill would have come to £5,350 ish so good job they picked up the tab as the car is a 2008 120d with 119k on the clock and therefore worth about £5k....

I'm in no way diminishing the utterly sterling job that our now 'fave' BMW dealership did in securing said goodwill from BMW. Thanks Soper BMW Lincoln (JP).

[KM79]

Originally Posted by IanS100

How big a job is it to check the tensioner etc?

Around an hours worth.If chain required obviuosly much larger job.

[KM79]

Originally Posted by Reece

Thanks kris, obviously if there is a problem whats the turn around time on a timing chain? Do they offer a loan car on recall stuff?

Yeah I'm
Sure they would but not a big job unless chain requires replaced.

[KM79]

Originally Posted by Len_Beach

Did the N57 not suffer similar issues to the N47?

No,I've never had issues with n57 chains.Maybe other dealers have but Ive certainly not seen it.

[makkan00]

Originally Posted by KrisM79

Mak,I had a quick glance over the bulletin and it only states E series.The F series had the updated n47 as far as I'm aware.

Thanks mate.
Noticed that early F10 (2010) N47 had timing chain issues. I found that owners were getting rid of them on ebay after work was done at bmw.

[KM79]

Originally Posted by makkan00

Thanks mate.
Noticed that early F10 (2010) N47 had timing chain issues. I found that owners were getting rid of them on ebay after work was done at bmw.

I will recheck and report back,positive it said only E series though.Perhaps also covers F10 up to a certain year too.

[IanS100]

Originally Posted by KrisM79

Around an hours worth.If chain required obviuosly much larger job.

Thanks Kris

[OGM2LCI]

Happy days, will be ringing Ocean in the morning to see if mine falls within their requirements

[TheBear89]

KrisM79:

Do you know if this is for UK only or for a larger area? In a swedish forum we are talking about the bulletin that arrived early this year. But according to the requests made at BMW dealers, it seems that it's most, but not exclusive, cars from early model years that are covered by that bulletin.

[KM79]

I'm not 100% on all the details,I will re read the bulletin and confirm.

[jammy78]

Is the N47 engine in a E87 118d (2010)?

[Rhino.]

This is interesting. I have the 2011 318d LCI and I think mine has the N47 if I'm not mistaken?

On a sidenote my housemate has the 2006 318d, will his also have the N47?

I think I will give BMW a call tomorrow also, great thread

[Reece]

Originally Posted by Rhino.

This is interesting. I have the 2011 318d LCI and I think mine has the N47 if I'm not mistaken?

On a sidenote my housemate has the 2006 318d, will his also have the N47?

I think I will give BMW a call tomorrow also, great thread

2008 is when they introduced the n47 which has the timing chain issues, your friends car will be an m47

[Z3man]

September 2007 (57 plate) is when the N47 was introduced in the E90/91.

I think it came a few months earlier to the E92 and 5 series.

[KM79]

Originally Posted by jammy78

Is the N47 engine in a E87 118d (2010)?

Yes it is.

[Rhino.]

My thanks again Kris for raising this, will be calling BMW tomorrow

[dy63]

just sold the family 320d 08 reg because of this. it wasnt knocking at all but its history never stated it had been done and i couldnt trust it

theres one car i will never buy and it is a 57-2010 2.0d bmw engine. ive heard peoples car when they turn it on and im a few houses down and can hear the horrible ticking!

question is if i kept the car BMW would of fixed it free even if it didnt have Full BMW service history or warranty?

[richk84]

My local dealer has said that my car doesn't have any outstanding QEs.

Mine is a mid 2011 car which is a N47T im guessing. Maybe its only available on the older versions of the N47?

[Pacman83]

Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question, but do I contact any BMW dealer and ask about this Quality Enhancement?

[kayfaz]

Link to the official bulletin?