BMW 318d Steuerketten Massaker - engine overkill auf der Autobahn nach 90.000 km | Redhead

Join Redhead Cylinder Head and Engine Technology inside a BMW engine from a BMW F31 318d (320d) engine code N47 B20C. Many short trips, normal intervals, only standard oils, no additives, and once again false statements and assumptions ruined this otherwise perfectly usable engine. It's well known that N47 engines have a weak timing chain. Many BMW owners are familiar with the rattle: "Oh, that little rattle is normal—it can't be wrong, it only has 90,000 km on the clock." The owner also heard this several times when it suddenly exploded during a normal drive. It tore apart the otherwise healthy engine. Now everything is quiet! There's no rattle anymore. But that shouldn't have happened. It could have been prevented. Everyone is smarter afterwards. Why is so much ignorance and dangerous half-knowledge rampant, or is it a strategy? We don't know. Let's just assume – it's the former! Phrases that have remained firmly entrenched in the minds of long-established masters and their wise sayings. A Golf Mk2? "It always rattles in the first few seconds after starting, it's the hydrostatic heads, nothing happens." Somehow, something stuck, and memory seems to evoke something that is no longer the case today. Back then, that was sometimes true! If things rattle today and you're led astray by such sayings, you're quickly in for a nasty surprise. The victims, however, aren't the "know-it-alls" with their dangerous half-knowledge. They've disappeared as quickly as they came. The legacy is borne by those who relied on their statements. One engine today, and tomorrow? Sounds familiar; these sayings are uttered by some super-informed TV heroes in front of the screen, and then by a few "scholars" behind them. The victims are often the innocent, as was the case here. Here, it's just camshafts, valves, maybe a few pistons and gears, and whatever else can go wrong. It costs money, costs nerves, costs time, and costs a loss of trust. The car isn't to blame, nor really the engine; it's the misjudgments, the ignorance, and the arrogance, ignoring clear signals and indicators, and lulling the customer into a certain complacency that often doesn't exist. And in the end, as so often, there's the audacity to not own up to the mistakes and false statements. As in real life, it's always a déjà vu, applicable to many other cases affecting us around the world these days. In our case, it's tradespeople like us and many of our colleagues who try to limit the damage and see if the engine can be repaired. Where the usual saying is, "Only a new engine will help here." Can we turn the tide? Let's remember virtues like hard work, German engineering, and a deeper understanding and application of acquired knowledge. To practice our craft with pride. Maybe it's better to read something up instead of just babbling and then being faced with a pile of rubble. Yes, just like in real life! Think first, then speak. It would help us all, and above all, it would have helped the victims. If the "smart people" would just pause and then speak, it applies to everyone. Including me! Constantly look at yourself, reorient yourself, and question yourself. Only in this way can we be a little better every day than thinking we have a monopoly on wisdom. Okay, we'll iron it out for the "sayers" again this time. But who will do it next time, when perhaps you've fallen victim to the sayings? Trust your instincts and your gut feeling. Don't chase after ideals that aren't really ideals, but create your own in your mind and pursue your goals. Determination is one of the essential prerequisites for success in life, no matter what your goal is. Rockefeller once said that. I would like to add to this famous phrase. "But question your goals: whether they're worth it for your family and loved ones and/or whether they serve the common good." No? Then I would want to question the value of my efforts. That could be grounding. Protecting us, you, and those around you and preventing us from doing stupid things. In our case, it would have saved the engine from serious damage. Luckily, it's only metal here. Just like in real life, and so wonderfully applicable to the moving images of the current hour. Have a good time - stay open to new and down-to-earth, valuable things. Greetings to the world, Lars Peter Schumann ----------- Tool link: https://www.xxl-automotive.de/spezial... ---------- Additives https://redhead-shop.de/c/additive