I reside in Alberta as well. I live in France with an x1 e84 xdrive 20i (end of 2012) which does not seem to be on your list. N20 engines were released in 2011 and began phasing out in 2016 in favor of the new BMW B48 engine. 130308 VANOS, exhaust, control fault, position not reached https://www.bmwtis.net/tiscode/cgi-bin/bulletin.aspx?sie_path=/tsb/bulletins/htm_store/158 1/6/2014 The car has lost complete power and now I the drive train malfunction light on, engine light on, low oil pressure light on. C. My engine shut of while idle in park. Next day car returned to BMW with propulsion light . Hey, I have a 2014 BMW 428i (F32 with an N20 engine) it is just under 70k around 61,000 I believe and it looks like it was manufactured in 9/2013. Yesterday I did get all the fault codes cleared. Should I worry about the timing chain issue? After many iterations I decided to restart the engine without clearing the boost disable fault and amazingly the VANOS cold start faults didnt appear. F31 I would go to the dealer and have the engine scanned to see what fault came up,,,better to be safe then sorry. After starting the car again the error came back on the screen but the power was back. P052B; BMW 131501 VANOS, inlet, cold start: not controllable P1325; BMW 132408 VANOS, exhaust: camshaft not at locking position at start . We rebuilt it. I am also concerned , like every other n20 owner, that it will grenade eventually. SITUATION I went to the shop today to see what codes it was and i got a code: P13C0. I took it to the dealership for a diagnostic test and check-up. My car has very low mileage, is in excellent condition and I really enjoy driving it, but this potential catastrophe has me concerned.Thank you for your time & expertise. 120408 Intermittent Charging pressure control: switch-off as consequence The old oil filter was stuck onto the basket. 5%? It is really a shame that BMW does not communicate on the subject, especially since here in Europe the problem is not repeated while in the United States it seems widespread. My daughters car had the timing chain issue N20. Stop and starting the car there is no difference. https://youtu.be/Frj0a82XfDo, He did not notice any whining- but do you hear whining in this second video? Did you ever solve this? The warrantee was in place until 2019. Changed the exhaust VANOS. Hi, https://www.bmwtis.net/tiscode/cgi-bin/bulletin.aspx?sie_path=/tsb/bulletins/htm_store/158 1/6/2014, Boy thats a old bulletin,,,,but yes this could be your issue,,,,you just need to check your integration level and make sure its below what is required. Hi,,,yes your car is not on the list but that doesnt mean that it still has this problem,,,and since your car is 4 wheel drive the chain is not being used more it is the same on both 4 wheel drive and rear wheel drive,,,,now if you want to keep the vehicle it is a good idea to replace the timing chain and rails and oil pump chain for safety reasons. Ok,,,a couple of question,,,you said you tested the vanos solenoid but have you replaced them,,,also have the vanos unit been replaced?,,,,and one more thing has oil and filter change been done recently,,,,because dirty filter and oil can cause a sticky solenoid. designates changes to this revision When I read the code through ISTA, these codes are. Cost for the strap $7.49. Hello, I was told by a mechanic that the engine was done, simply by information from a scan. I know I might be looking at replacing Vanos Actuator, central valve or the whole vanos unit. The engine sounds exactly the same as the first time it started after the timing chain installation. module. still the same problem. Its hard to say but you might have a problem with vanos units, It could be electrical,,,but it doesnt say no signal or short circuit,,,,you could clear the faults and see what faults come back. Took the car to an independent shop this morning and he just called and told me its code P2609 which means engine is running too lean. Timing is performed by the timing chain. Can the N20 Vanos valve be replaced through the actuator hole without removing the valve cover and locking the cams? and cam shaft are not in alignment any more. Looks all good. 108f01 I know there has been a lot of people complaining to BMW NA about this problem,,,I think there is a case where people are trying to sue BMW over the timing chain issue,,,one of the problems is none of the other BMW have this problem only the N20-N26. So I drive a 2011 335i N55 and yesterday I was driving home and on the way i was trying to pass a car, hit the gas and as soon as i started to pick up, a malfunction light came on and immediately went into LIMP mode. Unfortunately for me, I was not informed about an extended free warrantee on the chain and guides, BMW kept it quiet. Dont they use the same spec N20 engine just with a slight bump in power for the 28i version? I personally know of one person that had a total loss on their X1 engine in Saskatchewan back in 2016 before BMW Canada acknowledged a widespread issue with the timing chain on the N20. Cleaned spark plugs and as the mileage was 65000 so I changed the timing chain with a TOOL also. This situation can occur as a customer complaint, or after performing Do you think is this something related to eccentric shaft sensor? I would like the tackle the Vanos issue first and go from there. Page 4 of 4 This could be a fuel issue,,,but BMW is not saying anything about the problem. My car has very low mileage (just under 40,000) is in excellent condition (although it does sit outside) and I love it, but the thought of a catastrophic engine failure on such an expensive vehicle with very low mileage is of great concern. Reduced power" warning, 745i 2002 - Engine Malfunction - reduced power, If this is your first visit, be sure to SI B12 15 13 N20 vanos unit broken Posted on April 6, 2016 by bmwtechnician Ok here's another vanos unit off a 2011 328 N51 engine,,,,this is the intake vanos unit that is now in several pieces,,,,the customer was just driving on the highway when the engine just lost power. bimmerfest.com is not in any way affiliated with Bayerische Motoren Werke AG. They also included a video from the technician. Other Repairs Labor Operation: Labor Allowance: Description: Thank you. thanks for the input. or It idles fine and sounds much better than before. Im in california and Im planning to buy a used 2015 BMW X3 xDrive 28i (F25). Or will my timing chain, etc. The update can only be done at the dealer,,,you will only need a update if there is some kind of BMW recall on software or if at anytime your car might need some other repair which might call for a update for the repairs.,,,your 2009 is a lot older system,,,that car is like Windows XP compared to Windows 10,,,,lol,,,there's a big difference both Yes I have seen some engines survive,,,,it just hard to say what damage was done to the engine and how bad it is,,,,and is it worth fixing. 2D60 VANOS, exhaust, control fault, camshaft jammed I thinks it just some random fault that comes up. 2013 X3 N20 28i. F10, F25, F30, F31 and F34: N20 and N26 Engine: Various VANOS System Faults Stored in DME MODEL E84 E89 F10 F25 F30 F31 F34 . The extended warranty runs out in December. Is it possible to remove the snap ring and take out the VANOS spool valve, spring and check ball for cleaning with the VANOS unit in the engine? Thank you, No still would be concern,,,,I dont know if they used a different timing chain guide before 6/2012. Thats important to know for later. Problem is, mine arent locked. I dont know how serious this is,,,but your mechanic is right to remove the valve cover and inspect the timing chain and guide rails,,,,if that is ok the check the exhaust vanos unit and intake vanos units,,,,your faults are for the exhaust side,,,the boost charge fault is due to the exhaust vanos faults. Car history: before selling the car last owner took it to BMW, changed oil and filters, rear tires and spark plugs. I brought the car to the dealer and they updated the DME as I found about the bulletin but unfortunately fault came back. What about the rest? And yes the crank wouldnt rotate after being inserted. Should I proactively replace the timing chain tensioner, part number 11318685091 (replaces part number 11317567680)? I couldnt tell based on reading the comments and such, should I call up my BMW dealer ASAP to get this fixed? How does this help the car in what way? Not a good sign, had the same thing happen on 2013 X3. I would get this taken care now,,,,,I dont like that whine noise and that rattle noise during start up,,,take care of this now. N20 Vanos Solenoid Valve BMW tech info says the cams need to be locked down to remove the Vanos valve. Connecting rods are 144.35 mm long. A service advisor at a reputable independent repair shop was concerned about the brief rattle/stutter (5 second mark) in this video upon ignition. The car started fine the first time and every time since. Then I used ISTA and diagnosed the exhaust side. only be fixed if it seems like my car will experience the issue (like if they hear the rattling noise that commenters have mentioned/you replied about. Dash lights up with transmission gear exclamation point and lift ramp both in yellow. he said, he need to take out the valve cover to check the timing chain, tensioner and cam shaft. He said he didnt see anything wrong with the oil circulating in the car. Code 130104 Vanos intake control fault camshaft stuck The starter and engine appear to make no attempt to start. The tensioner sometime start to malfunctioning due to lack of motor oil (it is actioned by the oil pressure). I remove the spark plugs all 4 complete soaked and i also remove the Dinan piggy back complete and connect harness direct to DME I also replace the DME with use one [CLONE] still no start but i notice when i crack one of the injector line the fuel pressure is very low which normal be busting out the lines, fuel pump shaft is not broken and no DTC. What me be causing this? I dont know who to believe the P2609 is for intake heater circuit which doesnt make any sense on your car,,,and now the dealership telling you he took a borescope and told you no oil circulating that is hard to do when you can see the oil pump or the oil pressure with out hooking up a oil pressure gauge,,,this all doesnt make any sense to me,,,,the dealer should of told you what faults the car has and what is causing the faults. The original window sticker says my car was 65% made in Germany and 5% in Canada or something. My 2013 328i was doing the same thing. You could replace the tensioner if you like,,,you should be ok since your car was probably built in 2015.,,,,you could ask your local dealership on what they think about your car and the timing chain issue. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Thats a good possibility thats the timing chain issue. E84 and E89 Thanks! 2D61 VANOS, exhaust, control fault, position not reached Hi Andreas, This question has appeared in your blog before. Changed the oil filter and OIL. No one knows what this CDA904 code means. Do u recommend changing the tensioner as preventive maintenance? Hello there. Im planning to buy a used 2015 BMW X3 xDrive 28i and its in the list. BMW INTAKE VANOS ACTUATOR SOLENOID LOCATION REPLACEMENT EXPLAINED F30 F31 F32 F33 F34 428i 328i 320i 420i 418i 318i 316iIf you are trying to find where the i. check out the. Yes took off the valve cover 3 times so far. I saw a video where the chap replaced it without the locks and I thought it was an easy DIY. 176000km is only 110000 miles, that is a shame that such a nice compact power house(N20/N26 that is) can go bust in such young age, BMW really should step up and recall all the affected N20/N26 with defective parts. Labor: 1.0. My 320i with N20 engine have problem with light accelerator or cruise on hightway, about 1.100-1450 rpm.Engine noise u u u like weve a drone around and with little vibration on steering. The actual angle also varied as in the previous test but on average was nearly equal to the desired angle. The N20 is a 2.0L inline-4 single turbo engine that replaced the naturally aspirated 3.0L N52/N53. Everything else works perfectly at 176,000km. F10 131908 VANOS, intake, starting from cold: Position not reached Now also Im sitting 3 months over then 7/70 mark! But when I try to test VANOS data via ISTA it gives no data, only 0. This time the desired angle was not a constant as in the previous tests. 133E10 -permanent valvetronic system: deactivated, adjustment fault too frequent Thanks for the input, do you think dealership will take my picture as evidence and approve chain replacement? The engine is running rough at idle. I realize that a limited amount of fuel can get into the oil as part of the combustion process, but I cant imagine that small amount breaking down plastic. While mine does have some kind ofticking noise when it starts up, and I had noticed it prior to buying it, a mechanic I had check out the vehicle prior to the purchase said that all BMW engines make that noise and it is nothing to worry about. So your car software level is July of 2019,,,,this is when it was last updated,,,so your car has fairly new software. To delete the three faults actually required deleting the faults two times. code:131501 VANOS, intake, cold start: not controllable. Thanks. Note that ISTA/P will automatically reprogram and code all programmable control modules that do as suggested by dealer over phone or something else? It has 115k miles on it so I am worried about the timing chain problem, but It was manufactured in 10/2011 which is before the listed date here (06/2012). Any help would be appreciated Hi Im planning to buy a second hand 2015 BMW X3 xDrive 28i (F25) and its about 65000 miles now. I have NO idea why haha, but i have a brand new tranny for it and got it installed by the dealership, been about 7k miles since that. I cannot seize why the 320i has the issue however 220i should be similar engine N20 and not listed is it because of different KWH or what ? 2D55 VANOS, intake, starting from cold: Non-adjustable 2013 328i, check engine light is on, and the start stop feature does not work on my car. Only in eco or comfort mode when I drive carefully or just keeping a normal speed at low rpm. Changed the solenoid valves. Disregard my question. The production date of the car was 2015-11-17. BMW wont tell us why some models have problems and some dont,,,,it could be because of horsepower,,,,,you could replace tensioner if you want,,,,,it wouldnt hurt anything, Thanks for the reply i think its 220i and 320i uses the exact engine N20 my F22 2014 car now has 105000kms since its not in the list , in general what do u advice me to do shall i just keep my ears alerted to sounds or u advise me to take to service center and maintain the chain so i can save the engine ? Work time (WT) labor operation 61 00 006 requires an individual punch time. Content on bimmerfest.com is generated by its users. Previous posts of timing chain upgrade explains my experience. Seems like this is on the list. The cost of diagnosing the P052B BMW code is 1.0 hour of labor. Hi. F010-13-07-506 for the F10 Like how does this whole update thing work why didnt I have this update system on my 2009 328xi. Most auto repairs shops charge between $75 and $150 per hour. Brought it to a second mechanic. I bought a BMW F20 118i with N13 1.6 engine. By any chance do you know how long will the dealerships receive this extended warranty info after the case settles? Hello! The boost disable fault was cleared and the engine restarted. 131808 VANOS, exhaust, starting from cold: Position not reached Just replaced timing chain and oil pump module on n20 13 528i xdrive. Any suggestions on what to check on the Vanos for the 131501 code? Its a bit like on the list, the block of 20i and 28i is quite close, so why one seems more impacted than the other (the higher torque?). Id rather not pay more money. The BMW N20 is a 1.6 and 2.0 L (98 and 122 cu in) turbocharged four-cylinder DOHC petrol engine with variable valve lift and variable valve timing which replaced the N53 (or BMW N52 in some markets) and was produced from 2011 to 2017 by BMW. I have a 2015 x1 with an April 2015 manufacture date. charger. Just to be clear, there are two different parts of the VANOS solenoids on the N20. Had mechanic put on Autel code reader diagnostics and got 10 or so codes relating to things such as the dinamic stability control, fuel pump. which consists of the last 7 digits of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). My vehicle was produced in 1/2013 with N20 engine and is currently at 97K miles, I have previously posted my engine whining sound in your blog and you said it was timing chain whining, I took a picture of my timing chain guide rail when replacing valve cover gasket and there was a slight crack on timing chain guide rail do you think thats enough evidence for the dealership to approve timing chain warranty on my vehicle? The boost disable was cleared by itself. BMW X3 and X4 Forums | F25 (2011 - 2017) | F26 (2014 - 2017), Second Generation BMW X3 (F25) General Forum, https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/fshaft/HtiBPV3K, https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2053485-8362.pdf. 01-18-2020, 01:07 PM #2 mandd Autobahn East Join Date Ok,,,,no the sprocket does not have to be in a special position,,,,you have to lock down both camshaft with special tool,,,engine on TDC,,,,you have to tighten the chain tensioner and then you can tighten both vanos unit,,,you should be able to hand turn over the engine to TDC and lock down the camshafts again with the tool and you should be fine after that. But that is all. Thanks from Sweden,,,,I never noticed that,,,,I would think the f31 RW would also be affected,,,,nobody understands this list from BMW there are a lot of car that are not listed with the same engines,,,BMW never told us why only these vehicles are listed on the bulletin. Im thinking the dealership is just not interested in fixing it. If so, can I buy the warranty for the used car now? How do you check the oil pressure? Page 1 of 4 my mechanic had replaced the both the vanos solonoids and cleared the faults. 2D5B VANOS, intake, control fault, position not reached and it seems like they are about to settle this case on 9/2/2020. 120308 charge air pressure 130E20 Jake 6,848 satisfied customers I replaced my timing chain and oil chain on my 2012 BMW carlosbosch satisfied customers Daniel hello i have a 2013 bmw x3 from a family friend with n20 No,,,timing chain issue only on gasoline engine, Your email address will not be published. So I thing exhaust vanos is not working, or not working correctlycan I get in touch with you? Page 2 of 4 Enter the Chassis Number, The actual degree values for both varied by a few degrees and the actual angle shown is my average value. Is there a way to test this? So far I reset it and it's gone and drove it like 30 miles but kinda worried . Ok you have a couple of things going on here,,,,that fault code just ignore,,,that fault code is a bogus fault some kind of software bug,,,,,ok you start stop function not working I dont know without looking at the car,,,,now the car shutting off while driving sound like the fuel pump and the fuel pump relay EKPS module is going bad,,,,I would have those checked out next time. If the fault code for camshaft position sensor goes away or swaps position from intake to exhaust (or vice versa), the fault code is being caused by the VANOS solenoid. Hello guys this post is really helpful , i own F22 2014 220i gulf specs its in the middle east the car has been serviced in the agency and never been informed about the chain issue , should i be concerned ? I ended up scanning and getting below codes. Covered under the terms of the BMW New Car/SAV Limited Warranty or the BMW Certified Pre- Did you also change the oil when you replaced the filter,,,yes switch vanos solenoids,,,no need to reset adaptation values,,,just test drive and see what happens,,,but change the oil also. your input is much apreciated, There a BMW sib 12 15 13 which says this problem is due to a software issue with the DME ,,,,you need to program the vehicle,,,,you can see the bulletin on the Internet. This way I dont have to set up any timing if I do it one at the time. Ok Ill do that. I learned that if you touch the neg and positive battery cable together while the battery is disconnected it clears the light. test drove car, get a few codes. Il motore N20 esordisce nel marzo 2011 sotto il cofano della BMW X1 xDrive28i, ed in versione da 245 CV, ma sei mesi dopo stato affiancato da una versione depotenziata, in grado comunque di sviluppare 184 CV. Thank you in advance. THNX. Hi, thank you for the reply. Nic. My car have no error code, product 4/2012 with no tune. 131501 VANOS, intake, starting from cold: Non-adjustable Neither the VANOS units nor the solenoids have been replaced. The only fault was still the boost disable fault. Well, you could, but it's a slim chance you get the length of the rod exactly right. It had deteriorated and failed. 3. Cleared the code, and restarted the engine, within . Good day. The BMW N20 is a 4-cylinder, turbocharged engine produced from 2011-2017, and was BMW's replacement for the naturally aspirated 3.0L 6-cylinder N52/N53 engines. E84 I just purchased a 2016 228i xDrive Cabriolet (manufactured in Germany) with 46k kilometers for my wife. iTrader: ( 0) After change chain tensioner - Drivetrain Malfunction. The car has 103,000 miles. But the solutions havent worked for me. This is due to a diagnostic programming error in the DME. Please help! After several engine stop/start cycles there were still no faults. I called the mechanic he said it was a fault related to the emissions. Dealer wants almost 300 euro to check the timing chain. Code 132408 Vanos Exhaust Intake camshaft not locking at start up For reasons I dont understand the faults are cleared. It would get to 17% and quit. 1c0102 Hello and thank you for your various articles on the n20 engine. There are no timing codes. Reply Quote. Since this is two months beyond the window provided by BMW for the extended warranty, are the chances that my car will experience this timing chain guide failure highly unlikely? possible oil pump chain broken? Your email address will not be published. 130f11 The improved DME software was introduced BMW Fault Code Lookup Enter a BMW fault code (P or hex), complete the Captcha, and click "Search" P-Codes will start with a P and are usually generated by generic scanners. I buy the warranty for the 28i version //youtu.be/Frj0a82XfDo, he need be! 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