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sofullofhate posted:TRIGGER PULLED ON Z4M I'm jealous as gently caress. Congrats and post pics/vids/etc.
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Kenny Rogers posted:I think part of the beauty of this shot is the evidence of *not* growing up, only older... =) I have every intention of owning a mint M3 of every generation (ignoring the M4, because it is an abomination unto BMW M GmbH, or whichever god you choose to pray to) Edit: not mint colored cars, mind...
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Confused_Donkey posted:I'm on here every day, just don't post much. Lemme know the next time you are in town. Will do. I need to pick up a client up there
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Aug 3, 2013 02:29
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Because pretty much every thing I have been running is using Rotella.... I was thinking about putting Rotella T6 in my E60 550i. I did some reading and it looks like it cant hurt anything for a shorter oil change, plus all the extra detergents would do good for my motor. Any reason why I SHOULDN'T do this?
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sofullofhate posted:TRIGGER PULLED ON Z4M Grats! Come back with pictures and 
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Because pretty much every thing I have been running is using Rotella.... Don't the anti-wear additives in diesel oil kill catalytic converters? I know that ZDDP does.
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Aug 3, 2013 14:11
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Well I have been using it in my Rover and its completely fine.... and it has 2 cats. But its also dependent on if your engine has massive amounts of blow by too. But I would rather shell out 1000 bucks on a cat then 4500-5000 or how ever much a replacement N62 would cost.
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Aug 3, 2013 14:32
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I thought the engines were pretty reliable on API SM oils--I wouldn't recommend BMW's service intervals, of course. When I had the M3 I changed the oil when the service countdown was half done, 6,000 to 7,500 miles. Of course this was with the ridiculous 10W-60 oil that they specified. I don't see the Rotella hurting the engine, heck I run it in my 68 Mercury, but if it ain't broke, why fix it? I just don't see much benefit in changing other than the reduced price of the Rotella. If one cat goes out, you've lost that advantage. That's about the only reason I can think of for not running it.
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Aug 3, 2013 14:57
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wallaka posted:Don't the anti-wear additives in diesel oil kill catalytic converters? I know that ZDDP does. ZDDP in excessive amounts does, and used to be in "gasoline" motor oils as well (and still it to some extent). There isn't enough in there to kill a cat unless you've got massive blow by or no valve guide seals left. The reason he and many of us are running it is BECAUSE of the ZDDP content. There just isn't enough for a flat tappet motor in a LOT of things that are plenty new to have cats.
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Aug 3, 2013 15:30
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That's why my Mercury 390FE drinks Rotella or Delo, whichever's cheaper. The N62 isn't flat-tappet, though, so I don't know if it would make a positive difference.
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Aug 3, 2013 20:20
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The main reason you would want to run Rotella in an engine like this is for the increased detergents, which might help clear up something like lifter tick or some light sludge/deposits. I don't know how effective it would be, frankly, but I can't see it being too harmful to the engine or its associated systems...certainly not if you run it every once in a (long) while.
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Aug 3, 2013 20:59
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I do have a lifter that is a little noisy. But I instead got Mobil 1 Advanced 5w-20 5 qt jug on sale at Walmart for 22... not a bad deal if you ask me.
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Aug 3, 2013 22:28
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So I'm looking at a ZHP 330i. Emailed the dude the usual "do you have maintenance recs and are you willing to let me take it to a shop for a PPI?" He replied yes to the maint recs but said he was uncomfortable with me taking it to a shop without giving him some money but replied with: quote:My son works at BMW of San Diego. They can do a 120 point inspection if that would work for you. I'm a little turned off that he wouldn't let me take it to a shop of my choice, but I suppose this is an ok option. Is there any way this is just a way to screw me over? I mean, it's an official BMW dealer so they wouldn't be sheisty would they?
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Aug 4, 2013 17:36
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Ask him to take it to the PPI shop of your choice that is near him and meet him there. You are paying for the inspection and you are not going to stab/rape him and drive the car into Mexico. He also can get a copy of the report that he can use in his ad if you end up passing on the car.
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GrAviTy84 posted:So I'm looking at a ZHP 330i. Emailed the dude the usual "do you have maintenance recs and are you willing to let me take it to a shop for a PPI?" e:f/b
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That. If he's not willing to do that, he is probably hiding something. I had zero issues taking my old ZHP to a well-known BMW shop when I sold it, I even took a half day off work and did the sale right after it was inspected.
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GrAviTy84 posted:So I'm looking at a ZHP 330i. Emailed the dude the usual "do you have maintenance recs and are you willing to let me take it to a shop for a PPI?" I think you've misunderstood him. You've asked if you can take his car for half a day without having any insurance or offering to leave any deposit in case of theft/damage. He's said "gently caress off". He is correct to do so. You nominate a PPI; if it's one that comes out, they go to the seller's place. If not, you ask the seller to take the car to your PPI place in their time. Make sure the seller doesn't see the report. That's your leverage, you paid for it. Arrange with the inspector in advance if necessary. If they still say "No", and won't use your PPI at all (even though you're paying), walk away. Captain Postal fucked around with this message at 06:05 on Aug 5, 2013 |
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Aug 5, 2013 06:01
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Koirhor posted:Anyone have good things to say about Dr.Colorchip? I got a nice half pencil eraser size chip on my driver side bumper. Sigh... Yes. The stuff is absolutely awesome. Take a look at http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1737704-Paint-chips-Professional-or-Kit Skip to the last post. Those are before and after shots of part of my hood.
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Aug 5, 2013 16:31
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Lost the crank pulley on the LCI 335 diesel... ~$500 dollar part - jesus christ. 2300mi out of factory warranty - nice.
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Aug 6, 2013 01:19
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Random question - how much does a set of used, good condition wheels typically go for as a fraction of the new price? I'm looking for another set of style 135s for my ZHP and have no idea what a reasonable price would be. I'm sure I'll figure it out after watching Craigslist for a bit, but any good starting guesses?
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Aug 6, 2013 02:13
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How terrible are mid to high mileage E39 M5s to run? EDIT: Do they really have clutch type LSDs from the factory? Ziploc fucked around with this message at 02:24 on Aug 6, 2013 |
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Aug 6, 2013 02:19
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Its definitely going to be higher costs, plus the usual wear items. But a well looked after ride shouldn't be to god awful to keep in service. Definitely have a secondary means to get around though unless you have some deep pockets. Budget around 3-3500 a year.
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Aug 6, 2013 02:48
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They are getting cheap near me. Not THAT much more than ZHPs. They tend to have lower mileage than a ZHP too. But on the other hand, tires/clutches/brakes will be hilariously expensive. And I'm not convinced that much car will be fun to drive on the street. Is the gearing on the long or short side? Youtube seems to show it reaching about 63mph in second. Which seems ok. I like shifting, so super tall gears would annoy me. (Must stop thinking about an M5)
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I've seen 5 year maintenance logs on various sites for E39 M5's hitting $18k+ so keep that in mind.......the $3.5k per year will add up.
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Ziploc posted:They are getting cheap near me. Not THAT much more than ZHPs. They tend to have lower mileage than a ZHP too. Where I am at too. Im having a hard time not looking into e46 M3s, e39 M5s, and C5 Z06s. They are all so fast and cheap. On that topic, how does keeping an e39 M5 running compare to an E46 M3? My parents have had an M3 for a while and its been pretty cheap to them.
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I drove an E39 M5 for an extended test drive back before I started the hunt for the E36 M3. After 45 minutes I was pretty convinced that it's a perfect car for Alex Roy to haul rear end across the country in, but would be terrible for pretty much everything else. Pulling a Boomerjinks with a blue one marked up as Polizei or Guardia Civil as a daily driver might be kind of fun for a year or so, though. Thus far in my life, my favorite car has been my E36/4. If I could get it in a wagon, it'd be perfect. Fast enough, and drives like it's on rails. Kenny Rogers fucked around with this message at 13:46 on Aug 6, 2013 |
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This post is confusing: http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/3963169760.html 5 speed ZHP? seems weird. Why is there no tach on the dial panel? I texted to ask if it was manual and they confirmed... strange.
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Aug 6, 2013 17:22
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GrAviTy84 posted:This post is confusing: That's not a BMW dash.
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GrAviTy84 posted:This post is confusing: ZHP also didn't exist before 2003. I'd take "ZHP trim package" as "I installed ZHP visual bits in a few places".
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She probably grabbed the wrong pic for her ad, email her. Looks like someone had added a chinese ZHP bumper and rims...not a show stopper at all since most of the folks that did that had them painted at good shops and bought the rims from a reputable source.
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wolrah posted:ZHP also didn't exist before 2003. I'd take "ZHP trim package" as "I installed ZHP visual bits in a few places". This man knows.
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She sent me the VIN and this is what came up on the VIN decoder site:quote:Type code AV53 I think this is a sports package maybe, not really sure though as there are a lot of there, and the wood trim was a premium package thing I thought. I do know that she's over valuing it quite a bit.
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Ziploc posted:They are getting cheap near me. Not THAT much more than ZHPs. They tend to have lower mileage than a ZHP too. Ratios are the same as the non-M E39 540i Getrag. It's pretty much the same trans. I can ballpark confirm the redline; the cool thing about 0-60's in E39's is that you only need one shift. Even my 540i has a _ridiculous_ power band. I can go 20 in fourth, or 90. Coming from an e36 5 speed, it basically felt like the E39's fourth was the E36's third, and so on. I do keep it out of 6th unless I'm doing a good solid 75mph though. I know the final drive on M5's is different, so take the speedo quotes with a grain of salt, but you get the idea.
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I know a bunch of people have asked me about this in years past, but is anyone interested in doing the Virginia City Hillclimb in NV this year? I've been working on getting the word out in various places, in years past it's been kind of an exclusionary event (yes, most Ferrari owners are assholes) but the event is open to all makes now, the rule now simply states that the car needs to be "high performance" to enter. I'm pretty sure most if not all M cars qualify, and we've had all kinds of things, evos, E30 M3s, old porsches and everything in between.
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Anyone know a BMW tech? I can't find poo poo for info on the internet about replacing the crank pulley / 'harmonic balancer'. The part is $500-600 from shopping around online and shops are quoting $900-1300 for part/labor. I want to know if this thing is held on by just the four torx bolts and it'd be an easy job or if - somehow - it's more involved and would lead me to shoot myself.
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GrAviTy84 posted:She sent me the VIN and this is what came up on the VIN decoder site: That's definitely not a ZHP.
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rscott posted:It's drained the expansion tank pretty much to the bottom a couple of times and I haven't let it get lower than that since I really don't want to truly cook the thing. So an update on this: Coolant loss seems to be RPM dependent. If I wring it out a bit and run in 3rd gear on the highway (3k-3500 RPM or so) I go from a full tank to the coolant light coming on in about 20-30 minutes of driving. If I really baby it and keep the RPMs around 2200 max the coolant loss seems much less, to the point where I've driven 3 days so far and the light has not come on yet. Friend of mine thinks it's the water pump so when it cools down a little bit I'm going to change the water pump and do the timing belt, valve cover gaskets, adjust the valves, etc.
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BlackMK4 posted:Anyone know a BMW tech? I can't find poo poo for info on the internet about replacing the crank pulley / 'harmonic balancer'. The part is $500-600 from shopping around online and shops are quoting $900-1300 for part/labor. I want to know if this thing is held on by just the four torx bolts and it'd be an easy job or if - somehow - it's more involved and would lead me to shoot myself. I just done that job on my manual e46 320d. I had just one bolt, to crack it off I needed a flywheel locking kit, as there was too much slack in the trans to do it without - it is on very tight. Very straightforward, I reused the bolt but I'm not sure if that was correct - you may need a new one. Belts were a piece of piss. I found a place on eBay that sold locking kits of £90 and rented them for less. Check the TIS for your car, the one for mine was quite useful. May be your car: linky Obviously your car is a newer 6 cyl and probably an auto so YMMV. I'm certainly glad my pulley was much cheaper! Edit: TIS link. I did want to kill myself doing this job without the locking kit, but with it, easy. Edit2: This is the tool I used, also fits your engine. stump fucked around with this message at 23:04 on Aug 6, 2013 |
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Jonny 290 posted:Even my 540i has a _ridiculous_ power band. I can go 20 in fourth, or 90. Coming from an e36 5 speed, it basically felt like the E39's fourth was the E36's third, and so on. I do keep it out of 6th unless I'm doing a good solid 75mph though. I know the final drive on M5's is different, so take the speedo quotes with a grain of salt, but you get the idea. Its downright scary as to the M62's ability to place the power where needed. I have said it before and I will say it again, the E39 540i is about the best car to do everything. Its comfortable enough for the open road, still carve a twisty road, and play stop light racer on the streets. I have been looking at Range Rovers with the BMW M62 in it, and really for a heavy truck (5500 - empty weight), its quite speedy. Not a rocket ship, but feels good.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Its downright scary as to the M62's ability to place the power where needed. I have said it before and I will say it again, the E39 540i is about the best car to do everything. Its comfortable enough for the open road, still carve a twisty road, and play stop light racer on the streets.
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