[TheTailoredSuit]

Hello guys, Im in the market for a second hand 328i and I found a devastating problem with the valve lifters that would prevent me from getting one.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...postcount=1310

Was there a recall for this so i can be sure that most of them were fixed? how serious is this issue?

Thanks in advance

[Bmr3sn]

Look at the sticky on top of this forum page. Over 2300 posts of information. Its not catastrophic and if you are really concerned, dont buy anything before build date 2009. Thousands of these driving around and no major failures that I have seen posted about? No recall for this.

[ken1137]

Yes, old issue should be fixed with 2010 model. I sold my 2007 for this reason since BMW wouldn't fix it although there is a TSB.

[tcharged]

it's not a big issue. The N52 is a reliable engine.

[benzo23]

Yea its a huge devastating issue, i would steer clear of any bmw in general to be honest.

[TheTailoredSuit]

Originally Posted by benzo23

Yea its a huge devastating issue, i would steer clear of any bmw in general to be honest.

You've made your point, my wording wasn't the best.

And thanks everyone else for the helpful replies. People like you are what makes forums worthwhile.

[Meeni]

It's just a noise. It seems to have no other effect than irate the owner.

[cdgatti]

I have found that you can quiet it considerable with some liquid moly MoS2 engine oil additive.