What i would like to buy is a Used 2006 BMW 330i (e90). I have found some in that price range but i have a few questions, chief among witch is reliability and build quality. First and formost, I am a student and dont have the time and or money to appease a generally unreliable car. So it begs the question, how reliable/well built is the 330i? 2006 E90 330i Xenon headlight flickering issue - appears to be resolved. Thought i would post this in case it helps someone else out. Specifically this is related to an issue with my Xenon's flickering in step with bumps I was hitting on the road - on smooth roads they typically worked fine. Just over a week ago I bought my first BMW (2006 330i N53 330i. That Bad? Hello, Was looking to get a touring & my process generally starts at 335i and goes through every model to the D3 listing pro's & cons. Anyway as I do 8k per year with a reasonable amount of town driving I thought I would go for petrol. 330i. Then I saw that the emmisions & economy inproved in 2008 & thought thats the one for me. 1. Fuel System. The SULEV technology has a completely closed fuel system where all the parts are integrated. It has a closed fuel tank where the fuel pump and a ‘long-life’ fuel filter are integrated. That’s why if the fuel filter or the fuel pump fails, you have to replace the tank and all the things inside it. 2. I think this is a common failure due to the different metals used on these and the resulting aluminum bolts that are required. '08 E90 328: AW, beige, Light poplar, prem pkg, step auto, htd seats, xenon, i-drive, logic 7, 6FL Ipod connection, BMW performance exhaust & intake The two most common U.S. models, the 328i and 335i (2010 model year) get 18/28 and 17/26 mpg city/highway respectively on premium gasoline. Problems: The electronic steering lock is one of the trouble areas mostly in the 2006 and some 2007 models. Initially the yellow or red steering lock warning light might come on and the steering lock can E90 328i N52 Reliability & Common Problems. E90 330i – N52 Engine. Yet another E9x model running the N52 3.0L straight-six. The E90 330i comes in at 255 horsepower and 221 torque. These were pretty impressive numbers for 2006 from a relatively small naturally aspirated engine. A base 330i tips the scales just over 3,400 pounds. iTrader: ( 0) How many miles on the 330i? From the threads on the E90s it appears that the water pump can fail without warning anywhere from 40K-150K. Since the mileage on mean time to failure varies so much, the common advice is run it to failure. Most common instances are with older 2.0 E46's but they have happened on all cars (according to the BMW master tech I spoke to). I have an 06 330d and replaced the swirl flaps for blanks as they Bmw e46 330i engine code Bmw e92 m3 2nd engine problem in 6 months! bmw common problem. Bmw e36 engine code check. E39 M5 Engine Code : What this codes means? Engine problems will make. E90/e91/e92/e93 Bmw intake e90 air performance e92 e91 e93 system 325i 323i 330i genuine series ml Throttle x3 e90 n53 n52 e92 x5 e93 e91 e60. Buy bmw e46 e39 UDbeSyP.