1997 540i/A: High mileage ballin' on a budget.
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I lucked out. The service that was performed on this car was outstanding. Everything is so clean. The only real precautionary stuff I'm going to do now are fluid changes, filter changes, and general maintainence. The engine is quiet. No chain noise when cold or warm. It's unbelieveable. If the engine does shit the bed, I plan on keeping the chassis regarless. It's in such good shape it would be a shame to scrap it/sell it. The previous owner was a scholar and a gentleman for keeping up on maintainance as well as he did. The headlights aren't even cloudy!
Will post some high quality pictures soon.
You know someone would buy that motor broken too. E39s are sexy. Definitely one of BMWs best lookers
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A couple things I've noticed after driving for an extended period of time:
-Throttle surges a bit, not sure if transmission or what. Not too terrible but something I would like to address. Planning on a trans flush sooner than later.
-The humming. I thought this may be an ASC issue, but now I'm not sure. I'm going to take my car to Rawsomotion and see what Jake thinks. Its a sound and vibration similar to crossing a metal grate bridge. Like driving on a rumble strip, but much less intense.
-Oil light flickers. After driving for a long period of time, the oil light starts to flicker a bit at idle.
-Tires are noisy as fuck. Seriously, someone sell me some certified pre-owned 16's.
Other than that, car still feels great. I'm really enjoying my heated seats/steering wheel.
E91 328xi - F15 X5 40e - Hopes and dreams of eventually having a cool car
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Lemon law that ****
I'm gonna sue the pants off TJ. He'll go from Wasn'tM3 to Wasn'tEscortZX2 when I'm done with him.
E91 328xi - F15 X5 40e - Hopes and dreams of eventually having a cool car
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Do these still have the oil pump bolt falling out issues? A guy at work just got a 93 740iL and we need to check it because its common for the oil pump bolts to drop out until self destruction happens. Once the pump gets loose oil pressure is lost. If you haven't changed the oil yet it could be the wrong viscosity too.
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I don't know about the bolts. Might not be a bad idea to check this out when I flush my trans.
As for guibo/csb, I don't think it's that. The sound occurs occasionally, and I can go a whole day without it making noises. I need to really get under this thing and do some investigating.
E91 328xi - F15 X5 40e - Hopes and dreams of eventually having a cool car
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In before snap replies with the proper spelling of giubo.
We prefer the incorrect spelling here, snap. What do you think this is, the MacArthur foundation? You think this is a satellite forum for Mensa? You think I got enough book learnin' to make the spelling not wrong?
E91 328xi - F15 X5 40e - Hopes and dreams of eventually having a cool car
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Yes
Do these still have the oil pump bolt falling out issues? A guy at work just got a 93 740iL and we need to check it because its common for the oil pump bolts to drop out until self destruction happens. Once the pump gets loose oil pressure is lost. If you haven't changed the oil yet it could be the wrong viscosity too. Sent from my potato phone
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Shapow!
You gettin this, camera guy?
New roundel. Replaced bad courtesy light. replaced a burned out tail light bulb. Cleaned interior. Found a Lego man.
E91 328xi - F15 X5 40e - Hopes and dreams of eventually having a cool car
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Found a Lego man.
#WINNING. Is that roundel going in the collection?
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Yes, the box is getting wonderfully full.
Edit: Getting my 18's mounted/balanced next week. Test fits soon, and will be broadcast here.
Also, working on a deal for some snows. Picked up a new washer pump to replace my faulty one.
E91 328xi - F15 X5 40e - Hopes and dreams of eventually having a cool car
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Snows installed, on car, kickin' ass.
So, I didn't get my 18's mounted yet because I'm trying to figure out what color to power coat them.
Bronze with a black lip? Black with a bronze lip? Hmmm.
I photoshopped a crappy picture of bronze with a black lip.
E91 328xi - F15 X5 40e - Hopes and dreams of eventually having a cool car
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Nope. Black on black, murdah'd out.
E91 328xi - F15 X5 40e - Hopes and dreams of eventually having a cool car
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I really like the bronze color though. Here's a sample piece I did. It's a bike hub.
E91 328xi - F15 X5 40e - Hopes and dreams of eventually having a cool car
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