Engine oil — diesel
CBS: starting value 30,000 km / 24 months
Diesel starting value, recalculated by CBS from fuel consumption. Due 24 months after the last change at the latest.
Source [3]E87 · 2009–2011
BMW 116d E87 · 115 PS (2009–2011)
Launched in spring 2009, the 116d is the entry-level E87 diesel. Same displacement as the 118d, less power, and the lowest consumption in BMW’s range at launch.
Choose an engine
Identify the car and prepare its maintenanceTechnical specifications
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Power
- 115 PS / 85 kW
- Torque
- 260 Nm
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine code
- N47
- Period covered
- 2009–2011
- Documented market
- Europe
Figures apply to the cited configuration and market; equipment and transmissions may vary by production date.
Specification source : [8] BMW Group
Manufacturer figures — manual gearbox
- 0–100 km/h acceleration
- 10.3 s
- Combined consumption — period European cycle
- 4.4 l/100 km
Figures published at launch for the cited manual configuration. Consumption is a test-cycle measurement, not a real-world guarantee; automatic versions may differ. Source [8]
What distinguishes this version
BMW describes it as a further version of the 118d’s aluminium 2.0 litre diesel: 85 kW at 4,000 rpm and 260 Nm from 1,750 to 2,500 rpm, Euro 5. Five-door: 10.3 s to 100 km/h and 4.4 l/100 km.
Engine oil: quantity and approval
The 116d post-dates the 12/2007 TIS archive used here. For the N47 D20 of the 118d and 120d, TIS gives 5.2 l per oil change with filter: have that figure confirmed for your engine. With a particulate filter, BMW requires Longlife-04 oil: its additives form less ash and keep the filter from clogging.
What the CBS tracks
Oil: starting value 30,000 km, 24 months at most. Front and rear pads separately, brake fluid 24 months, vehicle check 60,000 km or 48 months. Microfilter at every oil service; air filter and main fuel filter at every third. The particulate filter is no longer on the CBS display: a Check Control message warns if it reaches a critical state.
Timing drive
Chain-driven, with a tensioner piston, and the timing case cover sits at the rear of the engine, on the gearbox side. No chain item appears in the CBS list: it is a repair, not scheduled maintenance.
The N47 timing chain reputation
The N47 in this 116d has a reputation for timing chain trouble: owners report many cases of metallic scraping and, sometimes, chain failure. In August 2013, BMW told AUTO BILD that the scraping noise of some 1.6 and 2.0-litre N47 engines built from 2007 to 2011 came from unfavourable tolerances and a manufacturing fault in the crankshaft sprocket; BMW called it an acoustic issue with no consequential damage expected. The issue has reached the courts in Germany: in a case about an N47-engined BMW X1 18d, the Darmstadt regional court (2015, upheld on appeal in 2017) ruled that chain noise without loss of function was a comfort issue, not a defect; the court’s expert noted that no link between the noise and chain failure had been established. In practice: a metallic scraping or whine from the gearbox end of the engine deserves a diagnosis straight away. Because the chain sits at the rear of the engine, replacing it is a major job: when buying used, ask whether it has already been replaced and keep the oil-service invoices.
Prepare the next service
Check the Euro class on your registration certificate and whether a particulate filter is fitted before buying oil. Count oil services since the last fuel filter.
AutoKarnet advice
Maintenance and records
Front and rear brake pads
Wear calculated per axle
Two separate countdowns fed by the wear sensors. With new pads, replace the wear sensor as well before resetting the display.
Source [2]Cabin microfilter
At every engine oil service
Since March 2007 the microfilter is replaced at each oil service (cars with air conditioning) and no longer has its own CBS countdown.
Source [12]Engine air filter
Every 3rd engine oil service
Intake silencer element. Shorten the interval in dusty regions.
Source [12]Diesel fuel filter
Every 3rd engine oil service
Main fuel filter. BMW allows a shorter interval where diesel quality is poor.
Source [12]Diesel particulate filter
No CBS display since 03/2007
On E87 cars with the N47 engine, the particulate filter was removed from the CBS display in March 2007. A critical state triggers a Check Control message: have it read out rather than waiting for the next service.
Source [11]Brake fluid
Calendar-based
24 months
Counted from the vehicle’s on-board date, even at low mileage. That date stops when the battery is disconnected: correct it afterwards.
Source [4]Vehicle check
Whichever comes first
60 000 km
48 months
A CBS item separate from the oil service; the diesel distance is longer than for petrol engines.
Source [4]Questions about this version (5)
Is it the 118d engine?
Yes, in a lower output: BMW describes the 116d as a version of the 118d’s 2.0 four-cylinder.
Source : [8]
How much oil?
TIS gives 5.2 l with filter for the N47 D20 of the 118d and 120d; the 116d is not listed there yet. Have it confirmed for your engine number.
Source : [13]
Euro 4 or Euro 5?
BMW Germany quotes Euro 5, but BMW Austria’s 09/2009 price list shows EU4 for the 116d. Only your registration certificate settles it.
Was there an automatic?
BMW Austria’s 03/2009 and 09/2009 price lists show the 116d with a manual gearbox only.
Documentary sources
- [1] BMW AG TIS — CBS E87, bulletin 00 01 04 (070)
BMW AG (TIS, copie archivée) · EN · Worldwide · Archive · p. 1 · update 11/2006 · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [2] BMW AG TIS — calcul huile, microfiltre et freins
BMW AG (TIS, copie archivée) · EN · Worldwide · Archive · p. 3 · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [3] BMW AG TIS — CBS, valeurs de départ EURO
BMW AG (TIS, copie archivée) · EN · Europe · Archive · p. 4 · starting values, not fixed mileage intervals · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [4] BMW TIS — CBS: spark plugs, vehicle check, brake fluid
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · SBT CBS · p. 5 · EURO · update 11/2006 · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [5] BMW TIS — BMW Quality Longlife-04
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · SI 11 03 04 (156) · revision 09/2005 · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [6] BMW TIS — 1 Series E87, vehicle and engine index
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · Vehicle list (model / engine / body) · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [7] BMW Media Information 1/2007 — The new BMW 1 Series
BMW Group · EN · Germany · PDF pp. 4–5 (five-door engines), p. 34–35 (five-door specifications, German market) · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [8] Das BMW Modellprogramm zum Frühjahr 2009
BMW Group · DE · Germany · PDF pp. 3–5 (BMW 1er: 116d, 116i 2.0) and price table “1er 5-Türer” · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [9] BMW Austria — Preisliste März 2009
BMW Austria · DE · Austria · “BMW 1er Reihe 5-türig E87” · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [10] BMW Austria — Preisliste September 2009
BMW Austria · DE · Austria · “BMW 1er Reihe 5-türig E87” · kW/PS, EU emission class · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [11] BMW TIS — Modifications to “Condition Based Service”
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Worldwide · SBT 00 04 06 (148) · 03/2007 · pp. 1–2 (E87 03/07; DPF display: E87/E81 N47 OL+UL 03/07) · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [12] BMW TIS — Oil service, diesel from 03/2007
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · RA 00 00 610 · from 03/2007 · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [13] BMW TIS — Oil Supply N47 / N47S D20
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · TD 11 40 · oil change volume with oil filter · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [14] BMW TIS — Chain tensioner piston (N47/N47S)
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · RA 11 31 · N47/N47S · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [15] BMW TIS — Timing case cover at rear (N47/N47S)
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · RA 11 14 · N47/N47S · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [16] LG Darmstadt, 30.01.2015, 27 O 100/13 (OLG Frankfurt a. M., 21.04.2017, 24 U 26/15) — BMW X1 sDrive18d N47, Steuerkette
autokaufrecht.info (résumé de jugement) · DE · Germany · Gutachten; Entscheidungsgründe · Accessed 08/10/2026
- [17] BMW: Steuerkette schleift bei Vierzylinder-Dieseln
AUTO BILD · DE · Germany · Statement by BMW to AUTO BILD on N47 diesels built 2007–2011 · Accessed 08/10/2026