E92/E93 · 2006–2007
The launch N52 330i is a naturally aspirated six-cylinder with VALVETRONIC: 200 kW (272 hp), 2,996 cc and 315 Nm. This European page covers 2006–2007; markets retaining N52 later are not treated as following the European switch to N53.
Figures apply to the cited configuration and market; equipment and transmissions may vary by production date.
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The launch N52 330i is a naturally aspirated six-cylinder with VALVETRONIC: 200 kW (272 hp), 2,996 cc and 315 Nm. This European page covers 2006–2007; markets retaining N52 later are not treated as following the European switch to N53.
Six-speed manual or six-speed Steptronic automatic. BMW quotes 0–100 km/h in 6.1 s for the rear-wheel-drive manual and 6.4 s for the automatic; these figures do not describe the 330xi. General N52 requirements are in the shared engine section.
BMW specifies 6.5 l for both the 330i and 330xi Coupé. Check the final level: an oil-change quantity is not a top-up amount. Oil approvals and timing drive are documented in the shared N52 engine page.
The VIII/06 E92 handbook lists engine oil, front and rear pads, cabin filter, brake fluid, spark plugs and vehicle check separately in CBS. Service groupings changed later: use the handbook edition matching production. Bring the key last used to drive the car and check the vehicle date. No universal oil-change mileage is added here.
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ADAC documents campaigns involving the Takata driver airbag, heater blower controller and battery connection. Affected periods and versions differ: check the VIN and completed repairs. A shared engine page does not replace this vehicle-specific check.
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The VIII/06 E92 handbook lists engine oil, front and rear pads, cabin filter, brake fluid, spark plugs and vehicle check separately in CBS. Service groupings changed later: use the handbook edition matching production. Bring the key last used to drive the car and check the vehicle date. No universal oil-change mileage is added here.
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This applies to every car fitted with the N52 engine.
A naturally aspirated 2,996 cc inline six-cylinder petrol engine (88.0 × 85.0 mm) with a composite magnesium-aluminium crankcase and Valvetronic II. BMW launched it in 2005 in the E60/E61 5 Series and the E90 3 Series (330i, then the 325i with a lower-output version of the same 3.0), in two output stages: OL (upper, with the DISA resonance intake) and UL (lower, without DISA). BMW’s workshop documentation also lists an N52K, fitted for example to the 1 Series 125i and 130i.
Oil change with filter: 6.5 l for the N52 B30 and N52K B30 according to TIS data; 7.0 l on an N52K with the auxiliary engine oil cooler. BMW’s training material specifies SAE 5W-30. Longlife-04 is approved for petrol engines only in the EU, Switzerland, Norway and Liechtenstein; elsewhere, use the approval BMW specifies for the country.
Chain, at the front of the engine, on both the N52 and N52K: replacement goes through removing the cylinder head cover, the tensioner, the front radial seal and the vibration damper. No interval is set: it is a repair.
Ancillaries attached to the magnesium crankcase use aluminium bolts (blue heads): a steel bolt would cause contact corrosion. For the same reason, the gaskets between the aluminium cylinder head or oil pan and the magnesium block must not be damaged. Point this out to a workshop unfamiliar with the engine.
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Oil deadline displayed by CBS
Record remaining date and distance before work. Use the version-specific quantity and a VIN-approved oil; check the level and record the oil service once completed. The consulted document does not justify a universal fixed mileage.
Source [7]Brake-fluid service date
Read the brake-fluid deadline separately from pad wear. Compare it with the last replacement invoice; report storage with the battery disconnected before correcting service dates. Reset only completed work.
Source [7]Vehicle-check deadline, separate from oil service
Keep the CBS vehicle-check item separate from oil service. Provide service history and the key last used so the workshop can read actual requirements. An oil change alone does not prove the vehicle check was completed.
Source [7]The launch N52 330i is a naturally aspirated six-cylinder with VALVETRONIC: 200 kW (272 hp), 2,996 cc and 315 Nm. This European page covers 2006–2007; markets retaining N52 later are not treated as following the European switch to N53.
No. The European launch E93 330i already uses N53 direct injection. This page covers the N52 E92 Coupé.
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BMW specifies 6.5 l for both the 330i and 330xi Coupé. Check the final level: an oil-change quantity is not a top-up amount. Oil approvals and timing drive are documented in the shared N52 engine page.
Six-speed manual or six-speed Steptronic automatic. BMW quotes 0–100 km/h in 6.1 s for the rear-wheel-drive manual and 6.4 s for the automatic; these figures do not describe the 330xi. General N52 requirements are in the shared engine section.
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The VIII/06 E92 handbook lists engine oil, front and rear pads, cabin filter, brake fluid, spark plugs and vehicle check separately in CBS. Service groupings changed later: use the handbook edition matching production. Bring the key last used to drive the car and check the vehicle date. No universal oil-change mileage is added here.
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ADAC · DE · Europe · Shared series recall table on 335i Coupé page: affected E90/E91 explicitly listed; verify VIN and engine applicability · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW Group · DE · Europe; market exceptions explicitly distinguished · Technical tables / engine identification; handbook printed p. 126 for CBS. · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW Group · DE · Europe; market exceptions explicitly distinguished · Technical tables / engine identification; handbook printed p. 126 for CBS. · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW Group · EN · Europe; market exceptions explicitly distinguished · Technical tables / engine identification; handbook printed p. 126 for CBS. · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW Group · EN · Europe; market exceptions explicitly distinguished · Technical tables / engine identification; handbook printed p. 126 for CBS. · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW Group · DE · Europe; market exceptions explicitly distinguished · Technical tables / engine identification; handbook printed p. 126 for CBS. · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW Group · DE · Europe; market exceptions explicitly distinguished · Technical tables / engine identification; handbook printed p. 126 for CBS. · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW Group · DE · Europe; market exceptions explicitly distinguished · Technical tables / engine identification; handbook printed p. 126 for CBS. · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW Group · EN · Europe; market exceptions explicitly distinguished · Technical tables / engine identification; handbook printed p. 126 for CBS. · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · SI 11 03 04 (156) · revision 09/2005 · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · TD 11 40 · engine-level data, N52 B30; archive navigation is E90 · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · TD 11 40 · with filter; with auxiliary engine oil cooler · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · RA 11 31 · N52 · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW AG — TIS (archive) · EN · Europe · RA 11 31 · E88 archive, “1 Series 125i (N52K) Convertible” · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW of North America — Technical Training · EN · USA · Introduction (E60, E61, E90; 330i and 325i, 2005) · Technical data N52B30 (engine oil SAE 5W-30) · designations OL/UL · magnesium crankcase, aluminium bolts · Accessed 08/10/2026