BMW 5 Series F10 and F11 (2010–2017) — common faults, maintenance guides and repair tips.
The most common causes are a blown 40 A compressor fuse (number 182), a faulty compressor relay or a stuck drain valve. Check the fuse and relay first...
The factory Webasto is a Webasto Thermo Top V auxiliary heater. It is not standard but comes as an option in the ZWP winter package (option number 536...
Usually the cause is transfer case oil that has lost its properties, or the condition of the friction plates, i.e. the clutch pack. It is worth changi...
Yes. A new electronically adjustable shock comes without settings, and without coding the car gives a fault message, works only in comfort mode and th...
The most common cause is a main thermostat stuck open. After replacing it, temperatures normally rise to about 90 degrees. If temperatures are still l...
The most common cause is the outer ball joint of the transverse lower control arm. Another common cause is softened hydro bushings of the thrust arm, ...
A reddish light often indicates a worn or burnt-out bulb. When both headlight bulbs were replaced, the fault was fixed. Suspect the ballast (the bulb'...
The cause is usually a leaking air spring. The spring folds in a certain parking position over the hole and then leaks faster. Air is distributed to e...
The message appears when the battery discharges faster than normal, often because of the cold. The car may switch off electrical consumers such as the...
The cause may be an EGR cooler (exhaust gas recirculation cooler) leaking internally. The leak does not always show as smoke or a drip, and often an E...
Yes, if you want to renew the filter. It is integrated into the oil pan, and a flush change does not clean it, so replacing the filter requires replac...
When cold, the torque converter lock-up does not engage, so the car creeps at idle and pulling away may feel slipping until the oil warms up. Most jer...
The most common cause is a leaking injector. The fault is worse when cold and milder when warm, and the car may give a Drivetrain fault message. A wet...
The most common causes are a tyre or rim that is out of round and torn hydro bushings of the thrust arm in the front arm. The vibration can come from ...
Yes. The campaign concerns a coolant leak from the EGR cooler, which is internal, i.e. the coolant leaks into the engine. The campaign letter does not...
The glow plugs rarely fail; the more common cause is a dead glow control unit. Codes 243100 and 243C00 mean the control unit is not getting voltage. A...
The cover can develop a hairline crack and warp, so the gasket leaks. The crack typically forms at the seam between the breather channel and the cover...
There is no front camber adjustment, and moving the bolt holes gives only a small change. Rear camber and toe are adjusted with eccentrics, which affe...
A cold battery accepts charging current poorly, and at around minus twenty degrees charging may only start after about half an hour of driving. Brake ...
Yes. The N47 diesel is the best-known common fault of the F10/F11, and timing end problems have occurred more than with the N57, even though the parts...
The reset can be done from the instrument cluster or with a diagnostic tool. From the cluster: driver's door closed, ignition on without the engine ru...
Typical causes are a seized shaft or linkage on the turbo's bypass flap or wastegate, a broken vacuum actuator and a clogged vacuum control valve. A b...
The campaign covers the rear flex disc (Gelenkscheibe) of the driveshaft. If part number 7605629 ends in 01 or 02, the disc is replaced; with the endi...
The most common causes are worn front bushings and joints, such as thrust rods and control arms, wheel alignment that is out of order, or the tyres. W...
The cause can be bad or expired fluid, a NOx sensor fault or a fault in the urea transfer line. Read the fault codes with a BMW-compatible reader. The...
The most common cause is the glue of the moisture barrier (vapour barrier) inside the door coming loose. The water is then not directed to the drain h...
Hold the key against the side of the steering column and start the car with the start button. The doors can be opened with the key's mechanical spare ...
According to BMW's instructions the oil is changed when the control unit gives an oil-related fault code, and the code can only be seen by reading the...
The most common cause is an unevenly worn or warped brake disc. Dirt or rust between the disc and the hub, or wrong clearance on the centring collar, ...
What matters most is that the rolling circumference is as equal as possible front and rear. Four-wheel-drive cars have come from the factory with diff...