Second Hand BMW i3 Camshaft

No — the BMW i3 is a fully electric vehicle (BEV) or, in the range-extender (Rex) variant, uses a tiny two-cylinder petrol engine to generate electricity rather than drive the wheels directly, and neither drivetrain uses a conventional camshaft in the way a petrol or diesel car does. The pure electric i3 has no internal combustion engine at all, so there is no camshaft, valvetrain, or related components. If you have searched for a camshaft for an i3, it is likely either a mistaken search or a confusion with another BMW model — a camshaft simply does not exist on this vehicle.

The i3 Rex range-extender uses a BMW C650 motorcycle-derived two-cylinder engine, which is a two-stroke-style scooter unit and does not use a conventional four-stroke camshaft-driven valvetrain in the traditional sense used on BMW's car engines. Replacement internal engine components for this unit are highly specialist and are not typically stocked by UK car breakers in the same way as mainstream petrol engines. If you need internal engine parts for an i3 Rex, your best route is a BMW motorcycle specialist, a BMW i3-specialist breaker, or BMW dealer parts rather than a standard used-car-parts search.

No — the BMW i3 does not share any engine architecture with the 1 Series, 3 Series, or any other BMW car fitted with a conventional camshaft-driven petrol or diesel engine, so there is no cross-compatibility here. The i3's drivetrain is unique to the platform and any petrol component from a conventional BMW model is simply not applicable. If you are searching for camshaft parts and own an i3, please double-check your vehicle — it is possible the registration has been entered against the wrong model in a search.

If your i3 is showing a fault or you are trying to resolve a running or power issue, the relevant components on a pure electric i3 are electrical and drivetrain parts such as the electric motor, inverter, high-voltage battery, or ancillary modules rather than any engine internals. On an i3 Rex, faults related to the range-extender are more likely to point toward ignition, fuel delivery, or generator components rather than a camshaft. Describing your fault or warning light to a BMW i3 specialist breaker or an EV specialist will get you much closer to the right part than searching for conventional engine components.

Year and trim are relevant for many i3 parts — the i3 was produced from 2013 to 2022 in the UK, with a facelift around 2017 bringing styling and battery updates — but this is not relevant for a camshaft because no variant of the i3 across any year or trim level was fitted with a camshaft. Whether your car is an early 2013 model, a post-facelift 2017 onwards example, a pure BEV, or a Rex, none of them use a camshaft-driven engine in the conventional sense. Focus your search on the correct EV or Rex-specific components for your vehicle.