BKD 2.0 TDI PD
The 140 PS pump-düse 2.0 TDI: the pre-facelift diesel, unit-injector rather than common-rail. Strong and torquey, with the pump-düse family's injector-loom fault and, unlike the 1.9, sixteen valves and a chain-driven oil pump that spares it the later engine's balance-shaft failure.
| Configuration | I4, turbocharged | Displacement | 1968 cc |
| Fuel | diesel | Injection | pump-düse |
| Shared components | EGR cooler | ||
Cars using this engine
Engine and component issues
Coolant loss with no visible external leak, white smoke, sweet smell. The EGR cooler cracks internally and leaks coolant into the intake. BMW recalled affected diesels over a fire risk from glycol deposits igniting.
Check: Check coolant level and look for unexplained top-ups in the service history. Verify the recall was carried out. It's free and searchable by VIN.
A cold misfire or judder, the engine seeming to run on three cylinders when cold, lumpy idle and a misfire warning that often clears as it warms. Most often the injector wiring loom chafes through from engine vibration and gives an intermittent signal; separately the pump-düse unit injectors themselves wear. Diagnose which before spending.
Check: Start it cold and feel for a stumble, then read the injector quantity-deviation values on a diagnostic to find the offending cylinder; inspect the loom for chafing.
Chassis, gearbox and body issues aren't listed here. They depend on which car the engine is fitted to. Open a variant page for the merged list.