[aardate]

Originally Posted by Frozen Fractals

I just rolled over 100k on my 2018 540i xDrive. Bought it 3 years ago with 40k miles. Zero issues with drivetrain. *Knock on wood*

Tuned with BM3 since 50k miles. Stage 1 ACN91 from 50-60k miles. Stage 2 E30 from 60k-75k miles. Stage 2+ E30/E50 since 75k miles.

Oil changes with BMW LL01 FE 0W-30 and OEM filter every 7.5k-10k miles. Transmission, transfer case and front/rear differential services at 50k and 80k miles.

Impressive!

Are these custom gauges?

[imperfectluck]

Originally Posted by colin2211

Love the picture while almost touching 80 🙂
Congrats man and many more happy miles to come

[Frozen Fractals]

Originally Posted by aardate

Impressive!

Are these custom gauges?

Thanks! Forgot to mention, I also have done oil analyses, and all come up clean.

Alpina gauge cluster. You can code it if you have 6WB full digital cluster on G30.

[Bootboot340]

My 2016 340i 6mt has 111k miles. Got it 2½ years ago with 40k. Stage 1 for about 50k. Only issue has been the emergency call battery malfunction which I coded out. Nothing else but tires and oil.

[uhdimzy]

Originally Posted by Bootboot340

My 2016 340i 6mt has 111k miles. Got it 2½ years ago with 40k. Stage 1 for about 50k. Only issue has been the emergency call battery malfunction which I coded out. Nothing else but tires and oil.

Can you point me to a tutorial of how to code it out?

[MoeTE87]

Originally Posted by MoeTE87

2018 340i msport with only 14k miles. Bought it in 10/2020 and have only put on 4k miles since owning the car. I installed the MPPSK last March and its been a blast ever since!

Update...I am currently at 15,700

.....guess I need to drive it more..haha

[Vlad_Shev]

I have a 2016 Bmw 340i with 93k miles. Running like a beast. Got catless dp, m performance exhaust, and currently running mhd stg 2 tune. Only thing i replaced were oil and went ngk 1 step colder spark plugs and dinan coils. No issues whatsoever.

[alpinef_30]

Purchased my 2018 340i xdrive with 30k miles off a lease. Old lady had it before me. First week was catless dp, intake and mhd stage 2. Been running amazing since, just oil changes.

[nh90crxsi]

Im currently 48747miles 2018 340i Xdrive bm3 stage 2 plus for about 12k so far, but I maintain it so I plan to run it for a while, daily 90 miles a day

[colin2211]

going to hit 230,000k by monday or tuesday

wont be able to report further milestones lol....car is for sale....picking up a new m340 in a couple weeks

[StannisBaratheon]

Currently around ~73k miles on my 2016 340i xdrive. Starting to lose coolant again so I'm suspecting the water pump has failed again. First one was leaking and replaced under warranty.

[Slo_F80_Mike]

Originally Posted by Frozen Fractals

I just rolled over 100k on my 2018 540i xDrive. Bought it 3 years ago with 40k miles. Zero issues with drivetrain. *Knock on wood*

Tuned with BM3 since 50k miles. Stage 1 ACN91 from 50-60k miles. Stage 2 E30 from 60k-75k miles. Stage 2+ E30/E50 since 75k miles.

Oil changes with BMW LL01 FE 0W-30 and OEM filter every 7.5k-10k miles. Transmission, transfer case and front/rear differential services at 50k and 80k miles.

Idk man, that bmw 0w-30 FE oil is really made for fuel economy and is thin for pushing a car hard, especially a tuned motor running ethanol blend. I would highly recommend bumpin up to a 0-40 or 5w-40. Pennzoil ultra is pretty decent stuff and you can get it cheap under Quaker state branding. You shouldn’t be going over 5k, especially on a ethanol blend since more oil contamination. I change every 4-5k miles.

[BrodyShuffles]

2018 xDrive 70k on mine.. Everything’s stock besides the MPPSK package it came with. Coming from an N54 this is much more reliable.

[Doctor X]

Originally Posted by colin2211

Wow I won't lie it was a bit hard to believe but the picture speaks for itself!

This is amazing and so comforting being at 43k miles right now.

Wow man cheers!

[lens]

For those who have less than 100k miles, don't bother posting lol

Literally the thread says HIGHEST mileage, and under 100k miles, your car is still a baby.

[Nickski06]

These days, every car should go 200k before any major problems. Heck, I had a 2001 330i and a 2008 328i, both had about 200k when I sold them. Neither had any major issues. I bought both with a little over 100k and just drove them. Sometimes it’s best to stay off forums looking for potential issues and just go enjoy your car!

[Skyhigh]

Originally Posted by Nickski06

These days, every car should go 200k before any major problems. Heck, I had a 2001 330i and a 2008 328i, both had about 200k when I sold them. Neither had any major issues. I bought both with a little over 100k and just drove them. Sometimes it’s best to stay off forums looking for potential issues and just go enjoy your car!

I'm afraid the tendency is exactly the opposite! Cars are no longer built to last. Once the warranty period is over - manufacturers prefer you buy a new one.
Plus most B58s get modified to some extent, so a huge contributing factor to a reduced lifespan.

[Nickski06]

Originally Posted by Skyhigh

I'm afraid the tendency is exactly the opposite! Cars are no longer built to last. Once the warranty period is over - manufacturers prefer you buy a new one.
Plus most B58s get modified to some extent, so a huge contributing factor to a reduced lifespan.

It’s not engines and transmissions that have gotten worse. The problem is all the technology and fancy features people demand that start causing issues and nickel and dime you to death over time. You throw in all the complexity with modern engines that’s needed for strict economy ratings and cars appear less reliable. 30 years ago it was rare to see cars pushing 200k, today there are plenty. One of my employees has a Chevy cruise with 300k and never replaced anything major, just plastic tanks, rubber lines, gaskets, etc. None of that was until it had over 250k. It’s still on the stock turbo. My last 3 vehicles had 200k when I sold them, 2 BMWs and a Canyon.

Online forums exaggerate problems and make things seem worse than they are. Remember, people come on forums to post about problems, not the thousands of trouble free miles.

[Skyhigh]

There are many reasons for vehicles lasting less - from tight tolerances and low cost manufacturing to complexity. Probably not the right place to start discussing this and in fact it has been discussed extensively elsewhere.

Originally Posted by Nickski06

Remember, people come on forums to post about problems, not the thousands of trouble free miles.

Isn't that what this thread is precisely about!??


P.s. Funny story - when I read all the horror stories about my Audi engine having a timing chain which extends with time (due to faulty design) and all those owners who had catastrophic engine failures just at or prior to 100 000 km I thought the same - don't take forums too seriously, anything is possible, but normally modern engines last longer. And mine in fact did - the timing chain slipped at 108 154 km - roughly 10 000 km later than the average forum user! Yaaay! So I joined the "exaggeration" club.

You can certainly pretend problems don't exist and just ignore them and hope for the best.

[blacksapphire440i]

Originally Posted by Nickski06

It’s not engines and transmissions that have gotten worse. The problem is all the technology and fancy features people demand that start causing issues and nickel and dime you to death over time. You throw in all the complexity with modern engines that’s needed for strict economy ratings and cars appear less reliable. 30 years ago it was rare to see cars pushing 200k, today there are plenty. One of my employees has a Chevy cruise with 300k and never replaced anything major, just plastic tanks, rubber lines, gaskets, etc. None of that was until it had over 250k. It’s still on the stock turbo. My last 3 vehicles had 200k when I sold them, 2 BMWs and a Canyon.

Online forums exaggerate problems and make things seem worse than they are. Remember, people come on forums to post about problems, not the thousands of trouble free miles.

The B58 and 8HP are pretty stout engineering feats by themselves. I doubt their mechanical features will fail before their electrical counterparts.

[EliasStaf]

Hi!! I’m am so lost on what Each JB4 map does.
I have a 2017 340i. I have a BMS air intake And VRSF Catless Dp.
I will be running 94 octane.

Now. I don’t want to push the car to its limits. I want to stay somewhat safe.

What map would you recommend.

On thé JB4 website it says…

Map0: Stock tuning, fully disable JB4
Map1: 3psi over stock added (91 octane)
Map2: 4psi over stock added (91-93 octane)
Map3: 6psi over stock added (93+ octane)

Indicating Map 1 is weaker then 3.

But on here. Everyone’s saying map 3 is weaker. And 1 Is strongest. Please kindly educate me! Thank you

[lens]

Originally Posted by EliasStaf

Hi!! I’m am so lost on what Each JB4 map does.
I have a 2017 340i. I have a BMS air intake And VRSF Catless Dp.
I will be running 94 octane.

Now. I don’t want to push the car to its limits. I want to stay somewhat safe.

What map would you recommend.

On thé JB4 website it says…

Map0: Stock tuning, fully disable JB4
Map1: 3psi over stock added (91 octane)
Map2: 4psi over stock added (91-93 octane)
Map3: 6psi over stock added (93+ octane)

Indicating Map 1 is weaker then 3.

But on here. Everyone’s saying map 3 is weaker. And 1 Is strongest. Please kindly educate me! Thank you

I'd recommend getting a flash tune instead of a plug in piggyback.

JB4 can't modify timing, and the DME will auto adjust by running the car more lean (which is why on WOT, AFR in 5k+rpm you'll see it around 13.5-14)

Believe me, it's literally impossible to push this car to it's limit without a bigger turbo+additional fueling.

Run a flash tune (either MHD/BM3) and a downpipe and if you want more in the future, add ethanol.

If your DME is locked, there's a few shops in MTL that will bench unlock for you.

Also, warranty wise, JB4 is detectable.