V10 itch.... scratched :)

[ibs.patel]

Congrats man. It's a valuable relic from the end of big engine NA era. I'm sure you'll love it!

Out of interest sake, round about how much did she cost?

 

[Eust]

Thanks

The smg pump primes for a few seconds when opening the door. I’ve been told to wait for the pump to finish doing its thing before I start the car. What should I be looking out for when it’s on its way out?

There a few ways, so in my experience it can be leaking so losing pressure and causing the pump to work (when you hear it working constantly) to hold pressure up, the pump eventually overheats and takes a break. Then the pump itself is going out, in this scenario it is not a constant buzzing under the car but a intermittent tired sound when opening the door.

A new pump on opening the door for me worked for about 4-6 seconds then off. Once you begin driving and shifting, pressure decreases and pump fills it up again at 4-6 seconds of running. It should give you comfort though that Tunetech have a refurb solution for the whole pump assembly that would cost around 15k or there about if need be. That 15k is a fraction of the cost for a whole new pump assembly.

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But enough about the issues, let's get to why you bought it (The filth that is a v10 )

Here is a option: Straight piped v10 this was my car and the windows were up.

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That sounds befooooook. 

Would love that :bravo:

 

[Phat01]

Wow that’s amazing. Congratulations! She’s a beaut.

 

[Gordvisr]

congrats and enjoy man

 

[Kaballas]

Ok so as I’ve been warned v10 thrills come with v10 bills... 

So one week in the DSC and check engine light came on. I had the car booked in with tune tech for the bearings today, so thought it best for them to diagnose before I scared myself with thoughts of actuators. As luck would have it I was not in luck. 

So here is the list of what needs to be done:

Bearings, oil pump and vanos pipe
Recon steering rack
Engine mountings
Thermostat
Throttle actuators x 2 (only one bank with errors but might as well do both)
Control arm bushes
Exhaust
Air filters
Stage 2 software

My wife hasn’t left me yet, but with more bills like these I might be in trouble.
Let’s hope these bills will guarantee me some v10 thrills...  :smilebounce:

 

[GravityLee]

Ok so as I’ve been warned v10 thrills come with v10 bills... 

So one week in the DSC and check engine light came on. I had the car booked in with tune tech for the bearings today, so thought it best for them to diagnose before I scared myself with thoughts of actuators. As luck would have it I was not in luck. 

So here is the list of what needs to be done:

Bearings, oil pump and vanos pipe
Recon steering rack
Engine mountings
Thermostat
Throttle actuators x 2 (only one bank with errors but might as well do both)
Control arm bushes
Exhaust
Air filters
Stage 2 software

My wife hasn’t left me yet, but with more bills like these I might be in trouble.
Let’s hope these bills will guarantee me some v10 thrills...  :smilebounce:

I’m sure it will be worth it, and the peace of mind once done will be great.

What’s the damage for all of the above?

 

[Peter@AEW]

I really would love to see some pics of the oil pump work.

The vanos pipe is a recommended repair for most V10s

 

[Kaballas]

Ok so as I’ve been warned v10 thrills come with v10 bills... 

So one week in the DSC and check engine light came on. I had the car booked in with tune tech for the bearings today, so thought it best for them to diagnose before I scared myself with thoughts of actuators. As luck would have it I was not in luck. 

So here is the list of what needs to be done:

Bearings, oil pump and vanos pipe
Recon steering rack
Engine mountings
Thermostat
Throttle actuators x 2 (only one bank with errors but might as well do both)
Control arm bushes
Exhaust
Air filters
Stage 2 software

My wife hasn’t left me yet, but with more bills like these I might be in trouble.
Let’s hope these bills will guarantee me some v10 thrills...  :smilebounce:

I’m sure it will be worth it, and the peace of mind once done will be great.

What’s the damage for all of the above?

Came in just under R100k

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Anyone know if M PIT GP is taken?  :smilebounce:

 

[F21GP]

Ok so as I’ve been warned v10 thrills come with v10 bills... 

So one week in the DSC and check engine light came on. I had the car booked in with tune tech for the bearings today, so thought it best for them to diagnose before I scared myself with thoughts of actuators. As luck would have it I was not in luck. 

So here is the list of what needs to be done:

Bearings, oil pump and vanos pipe
Recon steering rack
Engine mountings
Thermostat
Throttle actuators x 2 (only one bank with errors but might as well do both)
Control arm bushes
Exhaust
Air filters
Stage 2 software

My wife hasn’t left me yet, but with more bills like these I might be in trouble.
Let’s hope these bills will guarantee me some v10 thrills...  :smilebounce:

I’m sure it will be worth it, and the peace of mind once done will be great.

What’s the damage for all of the above?

Came in just under R100k

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Anyone know if M PIT GP is taken?  :smilebounce:

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Ouch, sounds about right with everything you doing. They getting you a new oil pump or reconditioning existing? Thank goodness you didn't have to get vanos solenoids as well. Send some images of the bearings please once they out.

 

[Kaballas]

Looks like I dodged a bullet here...


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[444YYY]

Shew! Well played!

 

[BeemerFanatic]

yeah could have easily been over 200k

 

[QikNish]

Play Lotto this week... Luck's on your side.

So how long before you do them again?

 

[ibs.patel]

Looks like I dodged a bullet here...


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Forgive my ignorance, but what are these?

 

[TurboLlew]

Welcome to V10 ownership and 100K bills LOL

 

[michael.joseph]

Dear God...

If I showed my wife a R100k bill, she would have cut me up into 100k pieces

 

[TurboLlew]

Nobody believed me when I said the F10 was cheaper (including the purchase price 6 years ago) than a V10 LMFAO. Still love them though. It separates the men from the boys cash wise. You can drive an F10 with motorplan and monthly payments, but to keep a V10 on the road and mint, you need cash... lots and lots of cold hard cash (RIP if you're using a credit card for this LOL).

You will also never get the R100K back.... or the other 20 or 30 you will pay for VANOS... or the 50 to 100K gearbox/clutch job when each of these crop up... cos the person you would want to sell the car on to will have no comfort from it being done at this point. There are many guys who bought 'sorted' or 'clean' V10s and then had to redo these things anyway. @"Neven" has stories.

Still cheaper than buying a Gallardo for those V10 noises! Though R8 V10 might actually be a cheaper and more reliable way than buying a cheap BMW V10 soon.

 

[TBP88]

hehe, N54 swap it if the engine goes pop

 

[individj]

well done on that save! enjoy her....without people like you guys like me will dont get to enjoy seeing them on the road....and that sound..

 

[Kaballas]

I really would love to see some pics of the oil pump work.

The vanos pipe is a recommended repair for most V10s

I’ve asked them what goes into the oil pump refurb: we blueprint oil pump and get the clearances to factory spec and polish out any rough casting.

Apparently they did this to race car engines in the past but made it standard practice on the m cars..

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Nobody believed me when I said the F10 was cheaper (including the purchase price 6 years ago) than a V10 LMFAO. Still love them though. It separates the men from the boys cash wise. You can drive an F10 with motorplan and monthly payments, but to keep a V10 on the road and mint, you need cash... lots and lots of cold hard cash (RIP if you're using a credit card for this LOL).

You will also never get the R100K back.... or the other 20 or 30 you will pay for VANOS... or the 50 to 100K gearbox/clutch job when each of these crop up... cos the person you would want to sell the car on to will have no comfort from it being done at this point. There are many guys who bought 'sorted' or 'clean' V10s and then had to redo these things anyway. @"Neven"  has stories.

Still cheaper than buying a Gallardo for those V10 noises! Though R8 V10 might actually be a cheaper and more reliable way than buying a cheap BMW V10 soon.

Yes I was warned!
These repairs were kinda built into the expected total purchase price. Man maths....
Looking at warranty options going forward. I’ve got a very understanding wife, but she won’t be happy with too many of these!
I know warranty won’t cover everything, but might take some of the sting out of them...

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Play Lotto this week... Luck's on your side.

So how long before you do them again?

I was already not sleeping, these have got me proper scared... 
I don’t know I suppose after another 92k km  :smilebounce: 
At least going forward I know how the car is treated. Not planning to track the car and I’ve always had mechanical sympathy in terms of warming up properly , frequent oil changes etc.
It’s a weekend car so won’t do too much mileage..