My 09 plate 74,000 mile BMW 118i has just been diagnosed as needing a new engine by BMW Maidenhead as a result of the timing chain tensioner failing and getting sucked into the rest of the engine, ...

Yes, you are correct. Seems to be due to longlife servicing and contaminated oil unable to lubricate the timing chain tensioner sufficiently. These engines need a proper oil and filter change at least ...

BMW's travails with its N47 diesel engine failures, which had been thought sorted and finished with, are coming back to haunt the German carmaker. One Irish solicitor has told The Irish Times that he ...

A vehicle was recently towed in from another shop with a supposed failed timing chain. The previous shop isn’t an approved repair facility of the vehicle owner’s third-party warranty company, so it ...

I purchased a 2010 BMW 320D for my wife in January, but just six months later, in July, the timing chain snapped causing catastrophic engine damage, not to mention the dangerous sudden stop on the ...

When testdriving an X1, keep an eye out for any sort of smoke from the tailpipe. A small black puff under heavy acceleration is acceptable; any other sort of smoke, however, should be considered a ...