A remarkable e39 for rattle kit and vanos

Peter@AEW

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Had an e39 528 come in for vanos and a few other small related items that required attention

I shall not disclose the mileage on the car as yet. I trust that those who may know the car will keep the info they have to themselves.

Once you have finished being in awe of my technical skills I want you to tell me the distance covered by this car.










You are now welcome to start speculating as to the Kms' covered by the car.

This is the first time it has been opened up since new I would think as the valve cover still had the factory assembly silicone on it.


Vanos unit before clean up and stripping.




We normally bleed the vanos unit prior to removal and "lock" the cams in place.

This is only done so as to verify that the camshafts are at their ideal setting as opposed to locking them in case they move.












Did rattle kit on it which is very different to the e46 M3 setup in as much as the ring is nearly 3 times the size and the discs do not get changed.




















Oil leak from oil filter housing.


Changed the oil feed line to the vanos solenoid as well.




 
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Dippies

Guest
What oil was he using that looks like less then 200k km if I had to guess. This is a good example cheap oil vs expensive oil and regular oil changes. I expected it to look much worse as I know the current km on it. Wow you take good care of that car man.
 

sash

///Member
Awesome work Peter

Dippies said:
What oil was he using that looks like less then 200k km if I had to guess. This is a good example cheap oil vs expensive oil and regular oil changes. I expected it to look much worse as I know the current km on it. Wow you take good care of that car man.
So it is clearly north of 200 k. I would guess around the 320k Mark but it looks great for its age


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Peter@AEW

BMWFanatics Advertiser
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Car belongs to Gordon (Flash Gordon) and it has covered 417 000.

I was impressed with it.

I was not impressed with his tightening technique but that is another story for another section of the forum................
 

zaleonardz

Well-known member
lawnmower engine ?

Are you a double stroke kind of guy peter ?


Oh and another thing, this really does not make sense.

That car is a big heavy 5 series...

We all know they implode when they get to 101,000km.....

How did this make it to 400k,

Engine and gearbox must have been replaced 6 times...
 

ChefDJ

///Member
zaleonardz@DentDocVPS said:
lawnmower engine ?

Are you a double stroke kind of guy peter ?


Oh and another thing, this really does not make sense.

That car is a big heavy 5 series...

We all know they implode when they get to 101,000km.....

How did this make it to 400k,

Engine and gearbox must have been replaced 6 times...



Any number above 39 is inferior :rollsmile:
 
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