r/BMW_F31

Bought a car I didn’t know I loved 😂😂

Lowered the car finally on the BC coilovers pretty happy with the ride!

As you can hear my n20 has decided it’s had enough life. I love the wagon so much that i definitely want to keep it, but don’t want to go through all the trouble of swapping in another n20 just for the same experience. Thus an ls swap has entered my mind, has anyone done one/know of someone who has and how it went. I’m currently thinking of putting a 5.3L ls out of a 2012 Silverado, initially I just want to get it in and running with potentially doing some power and drivetrain mods later on.

Right now I’m planning on using a LOJ trans adapter, sdi ls swap engine mounts. The part that’s tripping me up is the ecm and tcm part of it, people keep saying that you should definitely go for a Holley efi while others say there’s no point if it won’t be pushing crazy power and just use a stock ecu.

The biggest worry for me is if the car will be able to handle it, from what I know the 8hp45 has a torque limit of around 332lb-ft and the ls puts out around 320-335lb-ft. Knowing that I’m still considering it because everyone ik talks about how robust the transmissions are, is that true? Do you think it will survive?

The car is a 2014 328i xdrive wagon.

Been lurking for a while and figured I’d post mine. Keeping it “dad” spec but with a few mods.

Mods

Exterior
Aohan 18’ AFF7 wheels
Power Stop K6875 rotors and Z23 Pads
Carbon M style side mirror covers
Carbon side skirt extension
Gloss Black Kidney grill
OEM M Performance rear diffuser
OEM Sport Line black chrome exhaust tips
TLG mud flaps

Interior
OEM All weather floor and cargo mat
eBay alcantera and blue “M Performance” trim
Dry carbon steering wheel trim
OEM M Performance auto shift knob
OEM M Performance alcantera/carbon gearshift trim

Under the hood
Mishimimoto intake
Mishimimoto catch can
Mishimimoto magnetic oil drain plug
BM3 tune OTS Stage 1
Bimmer Code changes
Aluminum transmission pan with drain

Not installed yet
Evolution Raceworks 4” catted downpipe
MAD Intercooler and charge pipe
Masata Turbo to intercooler pipe
OEM Rear window sun shade

Not sure I’ll install but own
3D style Carbon Fiber roof spoiler
RW carbon rear bumper splitters

Hallo zusammen,
ich überlege aktuell, diesen BMW 320d Touring (F31) zu kaufen und würde gerne eure Meinung dazu hören.
Daten:
BMW 320d Touring F31
EZ 10/2013
257.000 km
184 PS
Diesel
6-Gang-Schalter
Hinterradantrieb
2 Vorbesitzer
Pickerl bis 10/2026
Privatverkauf
Preis: 8.000€ VB
Der Verkäufer beschreibt ihn als sehr gepflegt und technisch einwandfrei. Laut Anzeige wurde er regelmäßig gewartet und ist ein Langstreckenfahrzeug.
Wichtig: Die Steuerkette wurde bei 240.000 km komplett (komplettes Set) gemacht. Außerdem wurden laut Verkäufer vor ca. 10.000 km Öl und Filter gewechselt und die Bremsen (Scheiben + Klötze) gemacht.
Ich war heute mit dem Auto bei meinem eigenen Mechaniker, bevor ich mich entscheide. Er hat sich den Wagen angesehen und folgende Punkte festgestellt:
Rückfahrleuchte links
Batterie (startet schon etwas schwächer)
Querlenker vorne rechts + links (nicht schlimmes aber es könnte bald kommen)
Hardyscheibe hinten
Radlager vorne rechts + links (nicht eilige aber vielleicht bald
Partikelfilter
Jetzt meine Fragen an euch:
Was haltet ihr grundsätzlich von dem F31 mit 257.000 km?
Ist der N47/B47 bzw. der Motor bei dieser Laufleistung noch eine gute Wahl, wenn die Steuerkette bereits gemacht wurde?
Und vor allem: Was wäre eurer Meinung nach ein fairer Kaufpreis, wenn man die vom Mechaniker festgestellten Mängel berücksichtigt?
Ich möchte das Auto nicht kaufen und dann direkt mehrere tausend Euro hineinstecken müssen. Andererseits gefällt mir der Wagen wirklich gut und die Ausstattung ist für den Preis ziemlich ordentlich (u. a. Panorama, Navi, Xenon, PDC vorne/hinten, Keyless Go, Klimaautomatik, Tempomat, a).
Würde mich freuen wenn der ein oder andere seine Meinung äußert.

Went from a staggered 19” setup to a square 18” setup. Still planning to lower the car on Eibachs but I like the fitment so far.

this 330xi sportline is my first ever touring and loving every minute of it. already done 7k miles and it’s been a good ride. sporty, practical, cool and reliable. i see what all the hype is about. i’m in good company.

The purple, copper , blue ect vinyl was nice but man do I miss having a white car. So in true unhinged fashion I’m going to wrap the white car pearl white 🤣 I did the GTS front end and it’s “unfinished” instead of painting it all alpine and never wrapping it again because I won’t wrap a car that isn’t factory paint for fear of pulling I’ll do it in the new Avery white snow pearl 😍 pics at the end of the Teckwrap white shift blue I also bought but it’s cream colored … I don’t want a cream car I bought white shift not cream so has to but ANOTHER roll 🤦🏼‍♂️ whatever when you wrap things yourself labor isn’t a issue but alas can’t wait ! I have plenty of photos of it with my M3 so maybe after I get bored of white again I’ll splurge on the color match techno violet vinyl to match my M3 paint 😈

And for the eventual people who don’t have google here you go
19x9.5+35
It’s bagged (airlift)

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I’m 8k miles into owning this wagon and I got a nox sensor error and SCR efficiency code. So got it up into the air and was slow working on getting the sensor out (PB blaster and heat) and managed to break the plastic inlet off the DEF injector. So while I wait on FCPeuro to deliver I have some time on my hands for a few mods.

Fire extinguisher.
Got thr bracket from ebay and then was surprised fcp carried the extinguisher. Way cheaper than oemextinguisher.com. Super easy install.

MSport pedals
The brake pedal you drill 3 holes for the screws with nuts on the back side which is much more secure than i expected. Gas pedal was 2 screws into thr plastic pedal and adhesive. Dead pedal was adhesive tape on the whole back surface.

I also did 10mm spacers on all 4 corners which fit perfectly(to my surprise).