Hi all. I've been fighting getting another car for a while now as I love this car to bits. It's got a couple of problems, that I haven't got the space to fix. As the title suggests, its an Oxford green 1998/07 BMW E39 528i SE Manual with 130,000 on the clock. Its got full leather interior which is in great nick. There's sadly a few issues stopping it being the reliable car I need to get to work etc. I've bit the bullet and got a new car, so I need to work out what to do with this one. Just bought a new set of wheels for it too.
I made a thread a while back to try to fix it: forum.retro-rides.org/thread/193175/bmw-e39-528i-sounds-spanners
Edit: Worth noting it's quite a rare M52b28 Engine. It was produced in the 2-3 month sweet spot, where they had addressed the Nikasil bore lining issue ( as with the update TU M52) but it still has what I'm led to believe is the less problematic single vanos valve timing.
few extra pics:
Wheel not included.
Engine bay before air intake removal.
I've recently put in new: Ignition switch, cam position sensor, external chain tensioner, water pump, viscous fan & battery.
Still got to put in: new starter motor, replacement little offside rear window lifting block thing & a replacement Key barrel ( bought from BMW on saturday to replace the broken one currently in the car)
There's an airbag light on, a couple of rust patches on the boot and rear arch, the sills need welding. It's also got a small ding in the passenger door where some mofo clipped it without leaving a note. The main issue with it is over-heating related. I've just found out that the front aux. fan doesn't work at all and the car cuts out after a bit of a drive, then coming to a stop with no airflow. It starts again after a couple of minutes cooling down and runs a bit lumpy. There's no indication from the car that it's actually overheating though. Temp never gets over 104 degrees seen via the hidden diagnostic temp display on the dash.
It's cut out on me on the sliproad getting off the motorway twice in the last few days. bit of a brown trouser moment both times. Just thought, the clips holding the airbox just infront of the maf are loose as the bits on the airbox are broke. Maybe the airbox is moving forward when I'm reducing speed getting off the motorway. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.And its weirdly cut out twice going up the small, but steep slope into my doctors. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
You can see the broken plastik on the intake housing very bottom, middle of the pic. It makes the metal clip go too close to the MAF, stopping it from clipping up snug and tight. (clip should be about 5 mm back I reckon)
Well Either way, I've bought a new car now, a new posh one. so I'm going to have to sell it really. Any ideas of value other than scrap ? I'm off to put some leccy tape round the intake joint and have a rip up the motorway, there's hope for her yet.
Edit: Boooooo. Still cut out coming to a stop on a motorway roundabout. Sat like a lemon for a minute, then off I went. On a side note, I've been driving it so cautiously the last few months, I'd forgotten just how bloody fast it is. Might cry a little bit when I let it go.
I made a thread a while back to try to fix it: forum.retro-rides.org/thread/193175/bmw-e39-528i-sounds-spanners
Edit: Worth noting it's quite a rare M52b28 Engine. It was produced in the 2-3 month sweet spot, where they had addressed the Nikasil bore lining issue ( as with the update TU M52) but it still has what I'm led to believe is the less problematic single vanos valve timing.
few extra pics:
Wheel not included.
Engine bay before air intake removal.
I've recently put in new: Ignition switch, cam position sensor, external chain tensioner, water pump, viscous fan & battery.
Still got to put in: new starter motor, replacement little offside rear window lifting block thing & a replacement Key barrel ( bought from BMW on saturday to replace the broken one currently in the car)
There's an airbag light on, a couple of rust patches on the boot and rear arch, the sills need welding. It's also got a small ding in the passenger door where some mofo clipped it without leaving a note. The main issue with it is over-heating related. I've just found out that the front aux. fan doesn't work at all and the car cuts out after a bit of a drive, then coming to a stop with no airflow. It starts again after a couple of minutes cooling down and runs a bit lumpy. There's no indication from the car that it's actually overheating though. Temp never gets over 104 degrees seen via the hidden diagnostic temp display on the dash.
It's cut out on me on the sliproad getting off the motorway twice in the last few days. bit of a brown trouser moment both times. Just thought, the clips holding the airbox just infront of the maf are loose as the bits on the airbox are broke. Maybe the airbox is moving forward when I'm reducing speed getting off the motorway. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.And its weirdly cut out twice going up the small, but steep slope into my doctors. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
You can see the broken plastik on the intake housing very bottom, middle of the pic. It makes the metal clip go too close to the MAF, stopping it from clipping up snug and tight. (clip should be about 5 mm back I reckon)
Well Either way, I've bought a new car now, a new posh one. so I'm going to have to sell it really. Any ideas of value other than scrap ? I'm off to put some leccy tape round the intake joint and have a rip up the motorway, there's hope for her yet.
Edit: Boooooo. Still cut out coming to a stop on a motorway roundabout. Sat like a lemon for a minute, then off I went. On a side note, I've been driving it so cautiously the last few months, I'd forgotten just how bloody fast it is. Might cry a little bit when I let it go.