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E83, compare every engine

All 2 variants in this chassis on one screen. Identical body, identical electronics, identical suspension. Everything below is a consequence of which engine is in the bay.

Full comparison

Variant	Years	Power	Torque	Fuel	Transmissions	Economy	Risk	Issues	Worst single repair	Band	Good buy	Verdict
2.0d M47	2004–2007	150 PS	330 Nm	diesel	6-sp manual	7–8.5	R3	5	€1,800	€3,000–€8,700	€4,000	Buy with conditions
3.0d M57	2006–2010	218 PS	500 Nm	diesel	6-sp manual, 6-sp automatic (ZF)	7.5–9.5	R3	9	€2,500	€4,900–€13,100	€6,550	Buy

Issue overlap by engine. The row that decides it

Issue	Cost	M47	M57
"Lifetime" fluid neglect	€400–€2,500	·	●
Injector seal leak (soot around injectors)	€400–€1,400	·	●
Oil filter housing gasket leak	€300–€600	·	●
Mechatronic sleeve and pan gasket leak	€250–€600	·	●

Only engine-differentiating issues are listed. 5 further issues apply to every engine in this chassis. Cooling, electrics, suspension and the gearbox, and are on the chassis page.

Cross-chassis comparison

To compare against a different chassis: an E92 335i against an E90 330d, say, use the general comparison tool, which takes up to four variants from anywhere in the database and encodes them in the URL so the comparison can be shared.