330 d Touring 2001 135 KW

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Pino_A - 19 Apr 2007 13:40 GMT

Hi.
I am going to buy a used 330 d Touring, year 2001, 184 CV, 135 KW ,
automatic transmission , Mileage/km 190,000:
would you please tell me which aspects do I have to take a careful look for?
Is there well known bugs?

Thanks to everybody, excuse my english and bye from Italy!

Pino

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PyroJames - 20 Apr 2007 10:12 GMT

> Hi.
> I am going to buy a used 330 d Touring, year 2001, 184 CV, 135 KW ,
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> Thanks to everybody, excuse my english and bye from Italy!

Same car, same age as mine, which has now done 105k miles. So far it
has had a new diff, new inlet manifold, new front suspension (well
known problem). Inlet manifold is also well known problem. Then there
has been a new CD changer, and new rear wiper bush, along with a
failed oil level sensor. Rear springs are alos known to snap, causing
knocks in the rear end.

Brakes are reported to wear rapidly on the rear, alonthough I've not
seen that as a problem.

PyroJames

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DCA - 20 Apr 2007 19:14 GMT

>> Hi.
>> I am going to buy a used 330 d Touring, year 2001, 184 CV, 135 KW ,
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> PyroJames

Tell me more about the front suspension issues. Mine 'feels' wrong but I
can't see a fault and it passed its yearly test!

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PyroJames - 23 Apr 2007 14:18 GMT

> >> Hi.
> >> I am going to buy a used 330 d Touring, year 2001, 184 CV, 135 KW ,
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> Tell me more about the front suspension issues. Mine 'feels' wrong but I
> can't see a fault and it passed its yearly test!- Hide quoted text -

The bottom ball joints in the wishbones fail. Your alignment goes out
and you start getting knocking from the front end going over bumpy
roads. My alignmed went so far, that the steering was no longer
centred. It should be picked up by any routine inspection.

PyroJames

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