{"nhtsa_id":10146706,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-11-05","date":"2017-06-01","document_id":"B110815","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"N63 and S63 Engine: Valve Seal Replacement This Service Information bulletin replaces SI B11 08 15 June May 2017 What's New: Diagnostic tips updated. Refer to the following applicable SIBs before replacing the valve seals. B11 07 11 - Turbocharger Failure: Oil Supply and Return Line Blockage and Proper Repair B11 07 12 - N63 Engine: Oil Consumption and/or Rough Running Complaints B11 01 13 - N63 Engine: Engine Oil Consumption, Engine Oil Top-ups and Refill Capacity B11 03 13 - Engine Oil Consumption (all models) If the valve seals are leaking, one of the following will help determine if the seals should be replaced. Smoke from the tailpipe when starting or aggressively accelerating and decelerating the engine in addition to excessive engine oil consumption Spark plugs fouled with engine oil and excessive engine oil consumption Excessive engine oil consumption Vehicles with less than 40,000 miles should not be considered for valve seal replacement. All Vehicles: A complete oil consumption test, as described inSI B11 03 13, must be performed first, before replacing the valve seals. Do not remove the intake manifolds to clean the intake valve carbon.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10146706-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10146706-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10146706","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"1 SERIES M","year_from":2011,"year_to":2013,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"525D XDRIVE","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"528I","year_from":2011,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_528i","2012_bmw_528i","2013_bmw_528i","2014_bmw_528i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"535D","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_bmw_535d"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"535I","year_from":2011,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_535i","2012_bmw_535i","2013_bmw_535i","2014_bmw_535i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"535I GRAN TURISMO","year_from":2010,"year_to":2012,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2010_bmw_535i","2011_bmw_535i","2012_bmw_535i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"535I US","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_535i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"550I","year_from":2011,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_550i","2012_bmw_550i","2013_bmw_550i","2014_bmw_550i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"550I GRAN TURISMO","year_from":2010,"year_to":2012,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2010_bmw_550i","2011_bmw_550i","2012_bmw_550i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"640I","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_bmw_640i","2013_bmw_640i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"650I","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_bmw_650i","2013_bmw_650i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"740I","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_bmw_740i","2013_bmw_740i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"740I US","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_740i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"740LI","year_from":2011,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_740li","2012_bmw_740li","2013_bmw_740li"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"750I","year_from":2009,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_bmw_750i","2010_bmw_750i","2011_bmw_750i","2012_bmw_750i","2013_bmw_750i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"750LI","year_from":2009,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_bmw_750li","2010_bmw_750li","2011_bmw_750li","2012_bmw_750li","2013_bmw_750li"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"760LI","year_from":2010,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_bmw_760li","2011_bmw_760li","2012_bmw_760li"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"ACTIVE HYBRID 3","year_from":2012,"year_to":2012,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"ACTIVE HYBRID 5","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_bmw_activehybrid-5"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"ACTIVE HYBRID 7","year_from":2012,"year_to":2012,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"ACTIVEHYBRID 7","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"F800 R","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_bmw_f-800-r"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"M5","year_from":2013,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_bmw_m5","2014_bmw_m5"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"M6","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_bmw_m6"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"R 1200 GS","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_bmw_r-1200-gs"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"R 1200 GS ADVENTURE","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_r-1200-gs"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"R1200 S ADVENTURE","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X5","year_from":2010,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_bmw_x5","2011_bmw_x5","2012_bmw_x5","2013_bmw_x5"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X5 M","year_from":2010,"year_to":2012,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X6","year_from":2008,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2008_bmw_x6","2009_bmw_x6","2010_bmw_x6","2011_bmw_x6","2012_bmw_x6","2013_bmw_x6","2014_bmw_x6"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X6 ACTIVEHYBRID SAC","year_from":2010,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X6 M","year_from":2010,"year_to":2012,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.","attribution":[]}