BMW BMW 3 Series E9x E9x series with petrol engines, especially L4 N43, are known to have problems with oil leaks, water pump, cooling.. inline 6 cylinder engines (325i) seems to be the best for car enthusiasts, but quite expesive to own N43 and N53 use direct injection N45, N46 and N52 engines use indirect injection N46 found on pre-2018-facelift 318i 95 kW and 320i 110 kW N52 found on pre-2018-facelift 330i 190 kW