BMW N47 timing chain problem prediction. 

Once a year?? Wow you should not do that man

@@veiz-00-41 its alright to do it once a year if he didnt use it as daily or didnt drive above 8000 miles. mine is is going strong as well and i do an oil change earlier than the expected mileage. for example, if manufacturer of the oil says it should change at 10k miles i change it at 8k miles. mine is f30 2012 320d

I do 14,000 a year, it’s been solid. Never let me down, always use quality oil. Hasn’t missed a beat.

@@aqr20197 also the recommend oil change interval is 30,000km or 24 months. I’m well with in that.

I just bought a 2008 320d. I heard a small ticking noise (the alternator belt and pulley have to be replaced so that could be it) the car has had regular oil changes and Its currently at 123000 miles. Should I worry about timing chain?

Oil change performed from 5w30 to 5w40 and nothing changed

@@headliner4936 so it seems this sound isn't really consistent. In my case it made some kind of "woosh woosh" noise for a few minutes after driving the car, just after cold start, as engine warmed up the sound went away. Did 100k kilometers with this sound, changed timing chains just to be sure, sound came back after 10k. I don't even care about it anymore. My friends engine is the same.

@@GinsengStrip-wt8bl So you have a repeating scratching sound like "tssts tssts tssts.."? That's why my N47 does and it didn't get any louder in around 10.000km since I bought it yet. I'm unsure whether it's the chain problem or just a "comfort problem" noise as bmw described it Edit: I now know that my 2008 E91 with the N47 engine got a new upper chain and new chain tensioners and guides in 2014, so after they fixed the problem in 2013. It still makes this rhythmic scraping noise

@@GinsengStrip-wt8bl same thing on my 320d , the new chain has 60000 km oil change every 10000 to 13000 km. When its realy cold noting to hear only typical loud diesel sound, when i start driving or after 5 min of engine running it started to sound little like wosh wosh then when car reaches operating temp it goes away. In the summer sound goes away way faster, and this sound apeared after 15000 km after the new timing chain was installed

@@kora25719 exactly the same in my case. In the summer I cant really hear it, almost like it's not there.

What model year of N47 is that? What version N47D20A or N47D20C? Thanks

@@bolitedando5307 Because I want be to on the lookout to change the chain if needed.

what year is the car?

2010, changed it already!

@@RalphWiggum93 What did it cost?

@@RalphWiggum93 hello, did it fix the sound or did it come back right after?

@@GTAGaming94 in Ireland 1700 euros

Extremly smart timg to do to drive that car without checking at least the tensioners extension. But one thing you right about. The indication of the timing chain fault is when you dont hear no more noises. I mean nothing after a big bang.. Smart..

BWM checked my chain at 130.000 and told me, the chain needs to be replaced, but I didn't felt spending 2600€. My car made it to 309.000 km then it started to burn massive amounts of oil, but the chain still worked.

@@Baryogenese Burn massive amounts of oil... What was your oil change service intervals? The chain just pure luck. It could snap any time. The problem is not only the chance of failure of the chain but also because the chain is streching a lot the timing of the engine is way off. The reason is why BMW told you that your chain needs to be replaced because your tensioner is extended out fully and could not compensate for the longer chain. Not to mention that because of the extreme high milage in the engine without the chain and bearing replacement the crankshaft is junk. I seen quite few of these n47-57 engines and around 200 000 km the crankshaft bearings are worn and start to damage the crankshaft. It depends of the usage of the car and the oil change service interval. It so easy to buy these cars but the real challenge is to keep them serviced properly. These engines are week and bad design.

@@kriszml 130.000 was the last service I did, after that, I just drove to the end. I still have had the car standing in my shed, for about 3 years now, last year I drove a bit in my backyard, and the engine still sounds ok, if you ignore the oil burning...

​@@Baryogenese so you never changed the oil in the 180k km you drove to 310k?

Same 118d noisey tractor, same noise on 86k miles now what's your one clocking?

How often are you changing the oil?

you had the same swishhh swishh sound ?

So your just waiting for it to snap?

@@kungfuhustle6363Because it is the facelift model I have the N47N engine. According to BMW it has a revised chain system which will not snap anymore

Io cambierei l'olio ogni 15- max 20.000 km, non conviene risparmiare sull'olio perché hai anche una turbina da lubrificare...

​@@Schnubbi07 Thanks for these words, I'm worried about chain... Cuz mine is at 385t/km

Oil change on N47 maximum 10.000km and the engine will run forever

Could it actually be flywheel?

Yes you also can tell if the gearstick is shaking also with a bad flywheel .

yet 🤣🤣

Good one dave😘

if u change it then change oil every 6k, it'll last forever

You need to top up your blinker fluid.

Hi Did the car run goof?

@mukhtaarahmed4473 i was able to drive the car from 2014 till 2022 with no problem. You need to stop using 0w-30 oil Swap to premium brand oil 5w-30 (mobil1) or castro edge. That will help the timing chain from weaken.

These engines will fail no question about. Not only the timing chain but the crankshaft bearings also and a cp4 fuel pump. These parts are just normal service items on these engines around 200000 km. including N57 also.

@@kriszml literally haven't changed one of those things and i'm at over 230000km dont say things you don't know

@@bigman7083 ok..you will find.out 😄. I am working on these engines every day but you know better. At the end, I dont care what you do but dont cry when the bearing spin around in the block.

I’ve got 105k on my 328d, wondering the same thing

I’ve tried 5w40... It did no magic.

@@headliner4936 you can get the chain check by a bmw service it cost a bit but then you sure if it’s to long or not.

@Matthew Plowman yeah it’s still running, it’s done 160k with the same chain now and it’s from 2010

good going that my 123d is on 145k and just changed mine it started having a rattle and battery drain on it all the time

same bro

Light? Check engine light?

Engine light coming on and light rattling sound. 104k miles. My mechanic told me that I need to change timing chain. 😬

@@headliner4936 Chain replaced light now red lol

@@uk.leonardosants , wich error code is showing on?

@@jetrex1986 red light? Where? As error code?

Yes! it is better.

HI! Your engine is different. Possibly you can drive for some time, but should listen for noise progress. And as I remember on your engine should be noise for 1-5 seconds when you start COLD ENGINE. I have one more video on the channel about this.

@@headliner4936hi, thanks for answer :) I have no noises at the cold start. Only when the engine is hot, then i have the same noise as the video.

​@@stef5436same with mine, and i confused whether to big job or look for other factors??

Did you changed the chain or sold.the car? I have same with b57 engine. Cold all fine. When it gets warm I get that swish swish noise at 1.5k - 2k rpm. Been like that for some time now since I noticed. ​@@stef5436

I Don't know if owner changed his chains, but he was warned about that.

5w30

Menja se odmah@@bolitedando5307

on automatic gear box?🙃

@@headliner4936 there is also a flywheel on an autotrans

@@karjalakat6139 Yes, there is, but it is solid and without any moving parts...