r/E90 21d ago

/R/E90 - Monthly Discussion & Questions Thread

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Welcome to our "Monthly Discussion & Questions Thread" for r/E90 .

Please use this thread for any general discussion relating to our wonderful vehicles as well as a place to ask general questions about the E9X platform in general. Sample questions include:

  • What type of oil should I use?
  • What tires do you recommend?
  • Why is my car shaking?
  • Should I add M badges to my 320i? (The answer is no)
  • And more common questions

Please remember that this thread is only helpful if you wonderful community knowledgeable community members get involved and answer some questions as well!

Hopefully you get some good use out of this, and hopefully we see less posts dedicated to oil leaks and their solutions.


r/E90 7h ago

330i I can't stop admiring it.

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330i. 2011, manual.


r/E90 4h ago

325i Timeless beauty

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325i 2007 N52B25


r/E90 8h ago

328i Custom catch can mount

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I’m looking at doing some very basic fabrication for a catch can mount on my 328i. I installed the 3-stage disa intake recently, and when I was pulling my original intake I found oil just sitting in the bottom of the manifold. I know the disa valves are sensitive to oil intrusion so I got a catch can, but can’t find any huge holes in the engine bay to install it. I don’t use my engine cover, so I was thinking of doing a little bit of fab work to build a custom mount in front of the engine using the old engine cover mounting holes.

I really just wanted to get some thoughts on the setup and see what y’all thought before I made it out of metal. I’m a bit concerned with how long the run will be, but I don’t think it should cause any issues.


r/E90 10h ago

328i Alibaba M-sport bodykit

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Any of you guys ever bought something like this? Want to convert my base 328 to M-sport without buying the 800$ OEM front/rear bumpers.


r/E90 1d ago

325i I bought a new E90 2 months ago, this is how it sits now.

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185 Upvotes

Full lci + m sport conversion, built bavgruppe headlights, idrive retrofit and more retrofits to come until it's fully loaded.


r/E90 4h ago

335i Squealing noise after parking or in drive thru

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Hey guys, I have a 2011 335i. I’ve been experiencing an issue where sometimes after parking or in a drive thru I’m getting this squealing noise. If I turn the car off and back on or start driving it goes away. It never happens when the car is started. I had the valve cover replaced about 15k miles ago so I’m hoping it’s the not the PCV. I will say it is time for new brakes and rotors could that be cause? Any input is appreciated, thank you!


r/E90 2h ago

335i Figured yall would laugh.

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New to me 335i and my 1st car that isnt a suv or a truck. Misfire code and some oil leaks no biggy. To my surprise roaches in the cover and in the coils themselves! Idk how they even got in there.


r/E90 23h ago

335i White on the outside, wild on the inside‼️

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r/E90 16m ago

Engine oil kinda low

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How much oil do i need to put ??


r/E90 6h ago

335i BMS PCV

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Did I just get a bad one or does anyone else have issues with theirs? When blowing through oem pcv valve it’s easy and works one way, when trying on bms pcv I CANNOT get air through no matter how hard I blow, the spring is super stiff. I can push it with a small tool so I know it can move. Because the valve is so hard to move when installed it causes a squealing and whistling sound from pushing air out other seals. Did you have to cut your spring if you have one or was it just good to go? Oring is changed to a smaller one because the one it comes with is too thick to fit.


r/E90 1h ago

Injector deactivation

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Hey guys,

Looking for sanity check. 2006 325xi. Car was having problems at low rpms. I was getting injector 1 and 5 codes and running smoothness values were very high on cylinder 1. I turned off injector using ista on each cylinder and doing so on cylinder 1 did not cause any change. I swapped plugs and coils with a different cylinder to isolate the problem to injector 1 and sure enough the problem persistent on cylinder 1. I changed injectors on 1 and 5. The car runs great now. No codes after 50 miles. Very smooth. The thing that is driving me nuts is that if I use ista and disable injector on cylinder 1 now it still has no effect on the engine. Doing so on every other cylinder causes shaking. Logically this means cylinder 1 is not contributing but how is that possible with no codes , running well and ista smoothness showing every cylinder close to 0. I’m at loss. Hoping someone can point to something obvious I’m missing

Thanks!


r/E90 7h ago

Subframe bolt not coming out

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Hi all,

I was in the process of dropping the subframe on my 335i for some maintenance.

I got to the left front bolt and got it loose with the wrench, but it won't stop spinning and it isn't coming out. Anybody had this problem before, or does anybody know if there is a way to fix this?

Thanks!


r/E90 3h ago

Just got a 2011 335i and it went into limp mode on the way home

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Was accelerating onto the highway when this happened and was shaky when accelerating before as well. I have a 30 day warranty should i bother trying to get them to replace the valvetronic and gear to see if that fixes it or just get my money back? Only 84000 miles btw and the bodys in great shape. How fucked am i? Thx


r/E90 12h ago

Gear knob question

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I'm looking to change the gear knob for my 2011 E90, but I've noticed that every knob i find is missing the notches that go into the plastic piece under the gear knob (please see attached pictures). Will these fit anyway somehow, or will i have to find one with the same notches?


r/E90 21h ago

New headlights

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Just unboxed my new headlights, OEM xenon’s with the clear reflectors. They came from Indonesia.. I really kicked myself after purchasing them because I realized I could have ordered LCI headlights and retrofit them if I was going to spend the money.. Lci looks so much better imo. It was an impulsive purchase but I’m excited to get them installed. Going to look so much better than my foggy headlights that I’ve cleaned and still look like shit. They were $459 before shipping and import taxes which were $180 💀💀 Didn’t expect the import taxes. Also had to spend $1700 today because I hit a curb yesterday and bent one of the struts 😭 also had to get a new tire from driving on the bent strut for almost 100 miles it wore the inside of the tire down to the metal. Expensive accident but shit happens, sure I could have replaced them myself for much cheaper but I need the car for work and didn’t have time to wait for parts and worry about installing both front struts and then still taking it in for a new tire. Kept the factory sport suspension but the front end is sitting probably 2” higher from the old struts being blown. Maybe now I can stop tearing up the front bumper and hitting my exhaust when going over speed bumps


r/E90 1d ago

If anyone tells you to use the brass clutch fork pivot pin

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43 Upvotes

You should probably tar and feather him on the spot. This is less than two years old, under 10k miles of use.


r/E90 7h ago

330i Wtf is up with my AC? Sounds like a chicken

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Started making this weird ass noise today


r/E90 7h ago

320i ECU fuse

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I can't find my ECU fuse ,can anyone help me?
e91 n46b20b


r/E90 1d ago

330i Individual beauty

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Hard to capture correctly on pictures, but wanted to share the individual specced 330i I picked up earlier this year.

It was from an older German couple and they were the 2nd owners for 19 years. First owner was BMW Ag, car spend his first year without registration/plate. Not sure where it was used, and probably impossible to find out (dealerpoule, shows, hq?).

Very happy with the spec. Price now was lower than the individual package costed alone back in the days😆.

- Individual package 2: Mondstein metallic x Amarone merino

- Active cruise control

- Sunfroof

- DSP sound

- Widescreen nav

Now working on the finishing touch: black headlights with bmw M striping!!!

Joking offc, keeping it as close to original, only maintenance or clear improvements.

A weekend of detailing is first on the list, and a Mr12Volt unit will follow.

DISA and vanos (filters+solenoids) improved a lot already.


r/E90 17h ago

2007 BMW 323i // Worth or no?

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asking price is 10k aud, 99.6kms on the clock, automatic, looks to be very well taken care of, 6 speed auto, 6 cylinder 2.5l. Feel free to point out anything that could possibly bring the price down too, I'm mainly looking for a fun daily car and this ticks all the boxes for me, despite being decently old.

seller description - "Maintained in outstanding condition mechanically excellent with full service history includes Roadworthy certificate & registration"

listing link - https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2007-bmw-3-series-323i-e90-auto-my08/SSE-AD-20653022/


r/E90 10h ago

How to reset 335is DCT with ista+

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Hello,

Trying to reset and calibrate my adaptations for my dct and running into some problems. I can do the standard static reset torque characteristics curve.

But I'm trying to do the full one where you have to have operating temps, rev at 2k in neutral etc.

I'm getting a error this function is not set available in integration level 520 of the BMW-M.

One thing I noticed when it did the full scan of the car it said it's a manual but in control unit tree it does show DKG(DCT).

Any advice I am probably doing something incorrect.

It's a 2011 e93 335is.


r/E90 1d ago

Do you guys remember when E90s were cheap?

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Do you guys remember when E90s were just cheap used BMWs?

Seriously. 328is, 335is, even M3s were everywhere. Nobody was treating them like they were something special. They were just cars people bought, drove every day, modified, and moved on from.

Now it’s crazy seeing where the market has gone. A genuinely clean 328i, the car everyone used to overlook, can bring money that would have sounded ridiculous back then. The 335is and M3s have gone even further.

Funny how the cars nobody thought twice about suddenly become the ones everyone wishes they kept.


r/E90 1d ago

2011 335d (m57), emissions delete, yes or no?

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Should I delete DPF/EGR or not? No problems so far but it has 337k km on the clock. What's people's opinion on it?

What other mods are recommended?


r/E90 11h ago

Airbag error

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The dashboard is showing warning lights for the airbag and the unfastened seatbelt; BMW 330d (2006 E90).

I connected a diagnostic tool and it shows multiple error codes; one of them is 93B2. I replaced the airbag squib (M1), but the light remains on.