F20/F21 · 2011–2015
The 116i swapped the E87’s naturally aspirated engine for a 100 kW 1.6 turbo, available from the September 2011 launch. It is serviced like any N13: 4.7 l of oil, chain-driven timing, oil level checked on the dipstick.
Figures apply to the cited configuration and market; equipment and transmissions may vary by production date.
Specification source : [1] BMW Group [2] BMW Group [4] BMW Group
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 [2]
1,598 cc direct-injection four-cylinder turbo with Valvetronic, code N13B16U0: 100 kW at 4,400 rpm and 220 Nm from 1,350 to 4,300 rpm, 240 Nm on overboost. Six-speed manual or eight-speed automatic. BMW quotes 8.5 s and 5.5 l/100 km for the manual. Five-door from 09/2011, three-door from the F21 launch in 2012.
Oil change: 4.7 l according to BMW’s 2011 specification sheet (“oil change volume”). The N13 has no permanent electronic oil level monitoring: check the level with the dipstick. BMW-approved oils: Longlife-01, Longlife-01 FE or Longlife-04, in SAE 0W-40, 0W-30, 5W-40 or 5W-30. If none is available, BMW allows topping up with at most one litre of an ACEA A3/B4 oil. No additives.
At every oil service: oil, oil filter and cabin microfilter. At every second oil service: spark plugs and air filter. Front pads, rear pads, brake fluid and the vehicle check each have their own due date, calculated by the car from how it is used. BMW’s handbook gives no mileage for the oil service and no period for the brake fluid: the remaining distance or time appears briefly each time the ignition is switched on, with details in the service menu (“Service required” or INFO › SERV, depending on equipment).
Chain-driven: a primary chain drives the camshafts and a secondary chain the oil pump, with tensioner and guide rails; an oil spray nozzle in the tensioner lubricates the chain. No scheduled chain replacement appears in the documents consulted: it is a repair item, not maintenance.
Count oil services since the last spark plugs and air filter: both come round every second service. Give the service advisor the key the car was last driven with: BMW stores the maintenance need in it. If the battery was disconnected for a while, ask for the time-based items (brake fluid) to be updated.
Source : [14]
Due date calculated by CBS
The car calculates the due date from its operating conditions; BMW’s handbook sets no fixed mileage. Each oil service covers oil and filter, and it is the reference for the items below.
Source [14]At every oil service
On cars with air conditioning or automatic climate control, the microfilter is replaced at every oil service.
Source [14]Every 2nd oil service
Petrol engines: replaced at every second oil service. Keep count of oil services since the last change.
Source [14]Every 2nd oil service
Intake silencer element, replaced at every second oil service; shorter interval in very dusty conditions.
Source [14]Own CBS due date
Pads replaced, pad slots cleaned, disc surface and thickness checked, then the display is reset.
Source [14]Own CBS due date
Same work as at the front, plus a parking brake check on a roller test bench.
Source [14]Calendar-based (CBS)
Counted in time, not kilometres. Periods with the battery disconnected are not counted: have the workshop update the time-based items. The handbook does not state the period.
Source [14]Own CBS due date
Lights, seat belts, wipers, tyres, coolant, brake lines, underbody, steering, mobility kit and a road test.
Source [14]N13B16U0, introduced in the F20 in 09/2011 according to BMW’s training documentation. The 118i uses the N13B16M0 version.
Source : [9]
Both: 220 Nm from 1,350 to 4,300 rpm, and 240 Nm on overboost according to BMW’s sheet valid from 09/2011.
Source : [2]
Barely: 5.6 l/100 km instead of 5.5 l and 9.1 s instead of 8.5 s on BMW’s 2011 sheet. The 07/2012 three-door sheet gives 8.7 s for the automatic.
BMW announced the 114i, 116i and 118i as EU6-compliant in three- and five-door form from spring 2013; earlier specification sheets list them as EU5. The exact class is on the registration document.
At every second oil service, together with the air filter, according to BMW’s F20/F21 handbook. The microfilter is changed at every oil service.
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