M5 V10

[LyndonS]

Good day
First time on the forum looking forward to reading and getting to know you guys.
However i cant contain my joy I have jusr bought a V10 M5 what a car. Its a dream come true for me and i can confirm that meeting my legend didnt disappoint.

If any of the other M5 owners out there have any advice or trouble shooting which i should look out for pls drop me a line, ive only had the beast for 48 hours

Later have to go for a drive

 

[naickers]

Welcome post some pics

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[Karthik]

Welcome to the Forum, lovely machine you've got yourself there. Please post some pictures so we can be embraced by your beauty. Details of the vehicle will be nice too such as mileage so the other members can tell you what to expect in terms of maintenance. :coolShake:

Read up on Andy's M5 V10 he also just purchased for hints.

http://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=69981

 

[pimpassdaddy]

:ttiuwp:

Congrats and welcome to a niche family.

 

[Keegan95]

:clapper:
congrats on your new car :chef:

 

[boost3d]

Thread moved to the ///M Section of the forum

 

[DeadbeatFM]

Congrats man, legendary car!

 

[Preston2711]

congrats.. that V10 is truly something!

 

[Dion-ZN]

:ttiuwp:

Congrats and welcome to a niche family.

:withStu:

 

[Nikhil]

The car has to many silencers, remove all and replace it with straight pipes :rollsmile:

 

[Gary57]

Read up on big end bearings. It's less than a R20k prevention.


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[LyndonS]

Thanks guys im enjoying every minute of this car. She is sep 2006 with 170000km on the clock - full service history - oil change every 5000km spotless.
Whats the story on the bearings

 

[R!Yo]

Thanks guys im enjoying every minute of this car. She is sep 2006 with 170000km on the clock - full service history - oil change every 5000km spotless.
Whats the story on the bearings

If you check the history, was a big end bearing change done? With mileage being that high I would guess it should've been done by now?

Basically the S54 (E46 M3 - not as many reported but still a likelihood), S65 (E92 M3) and S85 (E60/1 M5 and E63/4 M6) engines suffer from big end bearing failure - its inevitable.

Read through the thread I created before purchasing my M6 >>> Thread
All the info you need is in there, good luck bud!

 

[Pho3niX90]

Welcome and enjoy her! Bearings def need changing, especially if it hasn't been done yet. They fail as early as 50K kms, and once they fail it's a new engine you will be needing.

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[adamr]

The car has to many silencers, remove all and replace it with straight pipes :rollsmile:

^^ This... I've never heard any car sound remotely close to this. Hard to describe. But in an absolutely awesome way.

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