N63 V8: failing piezo injectors and hydraulic lock in the cylinder
Typically above 60,000 km. It does not show up on every car.
critical
severity
above 60,000 km
mileage
2
sources
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The fault
How you spot it
On this engine the injectors were also listed as parts to be replaced in the maker's own programme, which means their failure is a known one. A faulty injector puts too much fuel into the cylinder. The liquid cannot be compressed, so the piston hits it on its way up: this is hydraulic lock, and it can damage the connecting rod bearing and the connecting rod as well. The early sign is rough running and hard starting. The fault can start from 60,000 km. The maker ran a separate programme for this engine, called the Customer Care Package, from December 2014. The franchised dealers had to check seven parts: the timing chain, the fuel injectors, the mass air flow sensor, the crankcase vent lines, the battery, the vacuum pump and the low pressure fuel sensor. These had to be replaced free of charge, even if the car had already fallen out of the four-year, 50,000-mile warranty. The same programme also shortened the oil change interval: 10,000 miles or one year instead of 15,000 miles or two years. Before buying it is therefore worth asking whether this programme was carried out on the car.
Which model
Who it affects
The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.
Engines and transmissions
Engine
N63B44
Engine
N63B44M3
Engine
N63B44T3
Engine
N63B44TU
Engine
N63B44TU2
Engine
N63B44TU3
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N63 V8: failing piezo injectors and hydraulic lock in the cylinder
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Sources
How we know
CarComplaints.comBMW N63 Engine Problems Cause Oil Consumption LawsuitBMW N63 engine problems have caused an oil consumption class action lawsuit that alleges vehicles equipped with V8 twin-turbocharged engines consume a quart of oil every 750 miles.
What BreaksUsed Car Weakness Database46,895+ weaknesses models engines
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