SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story
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Getting off to a little slow start. During shipping, a caliper snuck under the oil pan and, a bunch of bumps later, cracked it. The guy I bought the motor from sent a "new" upper oil pan.
The oil pan and some other parts saw the parts washer.
Got the alternator and starter rebuilt for good measure!
Chip, chip, chipping away!
@DrLeadFoot
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How much of the swap will you be tackling yourself vs. subcontracting?
The car is at my mechanic, Mike Burger's, house. I'll try to get out there and much as I can. Time is tight with a busy real estate market and a 2 month old and 2 year old at home.
I'm excited to start turning some wrenches on this. Once we get the oil pan sorted out then we will pull the motor and get cracking at everything.
Motor is on the engine stand! Upper oil pan gasket is coming Monday.
@DrLeadFoot
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Updates incoming!!!
Mike B. has been chipping away at the motor.
New upper and lower pan gaskets, all new o-rings for the pan/oil solenoids, rear main, coolant gasket, power steering return hose & oil level/temp gasket.
@DrLeadFoot
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M62tu is out!
S62 has new valve cover gaskets and rubber washers.
Unpacked the diff. Pulling the motor was easier than ripping thr packaging apart! Crazy!
@DrLeadFoot
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8 hours in so far! A couple snags but nothing major yet.
Trans crossmember bolts up to holes that weren't used before. Needed to run a tap through to clean them up.
Installed:
M5 steering box, swaybar, motor & trans.
Just bolted up the subframe, trans, pos. & neg. cables and starter power wire then called it for the day.
@DrLeadFoot
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Awesome!
Side note, thoughts on the MaxJax lift system? I've been looking into either that, or this: https://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Atlas-BP8000
I would have to notch my ceiling (104") to fit the Atlas lift (108"), but feel like it'd be a better long-term option. The MaxJax could be installed as-is and are portable.
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Awesome!
Side note, thoughts on the MaxJax lift system? I've been looking into either that, or this: https://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Atlas-BP8000
I would have to notch my ceiling (104") to fit the Atlas lift (108"), but feel like it'd be a better long-term option. The MaxJax could be installed as-is and are portable.
It's my buddy's lift and he likes it a lot. It hasn't been able to hold us back on what we're throwing at it. 4 stars! Lol
@DrLeadFoot
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Progress!
Front M5 brakes all buttoned up.
Rear: 540i diff and axles out. Passenger side M5 brake all buttoned up. Needed to notch out the m5 backing plate to make way for the caliper. Might be the air suspension that was different to the M5.
Diff out, m5 diff cleaned up and new pinion and output shaft seals installed.
@DrLeadFoot
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