Does the E70 4.8i suffer from these well-known N62 problems ?

[davidJZU]

Hi

I have a 2006 E53 4.4i Sport (N62 engine) that I really like. Its done around 100K miles and I still love the way it drives .. and looks.

However it has begun to exhibit three problems that, I believe, are pretty common for this car and this engine, namely

- Coolant leak (I add coolant once a week now)
- Bad cold start behavior (its fine in summer .. intermediate levers ?)
- Oil smoke from exhaust after idling (not bad now, but getting worse)

Sometimes I'm tempted to flip it to an E70 with the 4.8i engine but I'm not really sure whether BMW did anything in that model, to address these problems.

Does anyone know if the E70's 4.8 engine is any better with regard to these 3 problems ?

Dave