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My BMW has suffered turbo failure at just under four years
I have a 2009 BMW X3 2.0 diesel which is 3 years 10 mths old. It has covered 57,000 miles and the turbo has failed. Is there anyway I can claim from BMW as this may be a design fault. It is our of warranty but are they likely to show any goodwill. This part alone has cost over £1000!
Surely a turbo should last longer than this ?
Any other owners experienced similar issues, etc ??
Surely a turbo should last longer than this ?
Any other owners experienced similar issues, etc ??
Asked on 8 May 2013 by focusblack
Answered by
Honest John
Added to the car by car entry. It's a known problem. Part the fault of the oil change regime. Part the fault of the driver:
5-1-2013: Turbo failures increasingly common at around 60,000 miles on 2.0 diesels. Cost £2,000 to replace. The failures are usually because owners switch off their engines while the turbo is still red hot, leading to carbonisation of the oil in the turbo bearing and in the oil feed to the turbo bearing. This cuts off the oil supply to the bearing and the turbo fails. If the pipework is not replaced with the turbo, then the new turbo will fail.
8-5-2013: Another report of turbo failure on a 2.0 litre diesel, this one 3 years 10 mths old and 57,000 miles. Part of the reason is extended oil service intervals (they need an oil change at least every year or 10k miles) and part of it is failure of the driver to idles the turbo from red hot before switching off.
5-1-2013: Turbo failures increasingly common at around 60,000 miles on 2.0 diesels. Cost £2,000 to replace. The failures are usually because owners switch off their engines while the turbo is still red hot, leading to carbonisation of the oil in the turbo bearing and in the oil feed to the turbo bearing. This cuts off the oil supply to the bearing and the turbo fails. If the pipework is not replaced with the turbo, then the new turbo will fail.
8-5-2013: Another report of turbo failure on a 2.0 litre diesel, this one 3 years 10 mths old and 57,000 miles. Part of the reason is extended oil service intervals (they need an oil change at least every year or 10k miles) and part of it is failure of the driver to idles the turbo from red hot before switching off.
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