E39 M5
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Because when i came to do its first fluids change and sort the brake cooling ready for the Nordschliefe I discovered that some retard had stripped the sump plug and "fixed it" with Chemical metal so I replaced the whole sump.
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From: MSOC...Croxley Green
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From: The hell where youth and laughter go
The OEM hollow sump plugs are that weak a spanner wielding toddler could shear the head off them.
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From: Throwing myself down a mountain at every opportunity...
Sound good too....
My old one: YouTube - E39 M5 with H&S Exhaust at Bedford Autodrome
And: YouTube - BMW E39 M5 In Car at Bedford Autodrome
But beware - mine had a full new engine 5 days before warranty ran out due to excessive oil consumption. Total workshop bill? £13.5k.
My old one: YouTube - E39 M5 with H&S Exhaust at Bedford Autodrome
And: YouTube - BMW E39 M5 In Car at Bedford Autodrome
But beware - mine had a full new engine 5 days before warranty ran out due to excessive oil consumption. Total workshop bill? £13.5k.
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From: Croydon - returned to democracy! Yay!!
But yes, it did get exciting when I needed to stop at junctions...
Is it really 2 tons? Feels so much less...
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Your entitled to your opinion of course, but having covered many thousands of miles in mine in December and a littleover £550 of fuel (Ive just submitted my fuel Bill for Dec to accountants) I stand by my opinion that they are not good, especially given I have many other cars to drive and they are ALL better than the M5 on snow and Ice.
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I had a 1999 M5, very sore on oil as it was a pre-facelift.
MPG was amazing for a V8. 100 miles with £20 easy.
Vanos issues were only on the M3's. M5's have dual vanos. It was noisy but they're all like that. Brilliant on the motorway. A bit big to drive hard on small A roads though.
I'll definately have another one day.
MPG was amazing for a V8. 100 miles with £20 easy.
Vanos issues were only on the M3's. M5's have dual vanos. It was noisy but they're all like that. Brilliant on the motorway. A bit big to drive hard on small A roads though.
I'll definately have another one day.
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From: The Ghost Town. Drives RS6
Lot of rumour here, particularly re. the VANOS. Firstly, the VANOS on the E39 is not an issue, barely heard of a problem, the only one I did hear of needed VANOS O-rings at a cost of less than £50!
Maintenance? Well i have had mine a year, and it has cost around the same as previous much lower performance cars including Scooby, LCR, VR4 etc. In fact, mainly consumable items. So whilst they aren't cheap (diesel) to run, they are far from expensive, and I would say reasonable.
Fuel isn't a problem, in 10k miles I have averaged 21mpg. Got as much as 35+mpg on a run easy. It has immense amounts of torque, stick it in 6th and it just cruises. Compared to a high powered scooby or Evo it is much better on fuel.
People assume they don't handle as they are big and relatively heavy - myth. Mine handles and grips better than my old M3, and I will stick with any 4wd car round the twisties in the dry. In the wet, leave the traction control on and it stops you ending up in a hedge - very clever.
Oil use can be an issue on pre-2000 models, post 2000 had redesigned piston rings. Use the right oil - castrol TWS/10w60 and you will have no issues.
You will not find a better car for the money they now go for - though buy one that hasn't been looked after, then like anything you will pay. In fact, you will be hard pushed to find a better all round car.
There are several on M5 Board with 200k miles +!
And they look OK too:
Maintenance? Well i have had mine a year, and it has cost around the same as previous much lower performance cars including Scooby, LCR, VR4 etc. In fact, mainly consumable items. So whilst they aren't cheap (diesel) to run, they are far from expensive, and I would say reasonable.
Fuel isn't a problem, in 10k miles I have averaged 21mpg. Got as much as 35+mpg on a run easy. It has immense amounts of torque, stick it in 6th and it just cruises. Compared to a high powered scooby or Evo it is much better on fuel.
People assume they don't handle as they are big and relatively heavy - myth. Mine handles and grips better than my old M3, and I will stick with any 4wd car round the twisties in the dry. In the wet, leave the traction control on and it stops you ending up in a hedge - very clever.
Oil use can be an issue on pre-2000 models, post 2000 had redesigned piston rings. Use the right oil - castrol TWS/10w60 and you will have no issues.
You will not find a better car for the money they now go for - though buy one that hasn't been looked after, then like anything you will pay. In fact, you will be hard pushed to find a better all round car.
There are several on M5 Board with 200k miles +!
And they look OK too:
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From: The Ghost Town. Drives RS6
I did one but it's crap sound off a camera - youtube search for e39 m5 eisenmann and you'll get an idea - best sounding exhaust I have ever heard, and pretty loud cause of full decat.
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