5.0

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
$1,350
Average Mileage:
81,150 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. replaced engine oil filter housing (2 reports)
2004 BMW 330 engine problems

engine problem

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2004 BMW 330 Owner Comments

problem #2

May 012010

330 XI M54b30 3.0L I6

  • Manual transmission
  • 115,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Ok so everyone must be aware of the oil leaking issues with all BMW engines from this time period (1999-2005)

The valve cover gasket dries up and leaks oil all over the engine bay. You need to replace that every 100k miles or so. Also the oil filter housing gasket (a bit harder job) is known to leak and you need get that checked out and replaced as well. Not terribly expensive to fix but worth noting.

Another thing worth mentioning is the engine's crankcase ventilation valve... or CCV or CVV as we say on the BMW forums. The job costs about $500-$550. The CCV can either get clogged in colder climates, or the hoses attached to the CCV crack and end up having a vacuum leak which affects engine performance. You will need to get the whole system replaced for about $550

- mujjuman, Poughkeepsie, NY, US

problem #1

Aug 142013

330 CIC

  • Automatic transmission
  • 47,232 miles

Oil leak ... replaced valve cover gasket failed ... still leaks ... replaced engine oil filter housing ... cured.

- William B., Victoria, BC, Canada

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