What did u do to your E39 today?

[sickdeathshappe]

i remove fuse #3 because the horn switch was being gay...made 20 bucks muahhaha

[mharover]

... driven over 1000 miles in a snow storm and ice storm (see below) and returned home.

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv43/okemo29/IMG_20110118_203725.jpg

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv43/okemo29/IMG_20110118_203700.jpg

YIKES! How could you even drive in that?! All that ice had to add a lot of weight too.

Replaced Oil Filter Housing Gasket, snugged up pwr steering hose clamps, pwr steering reservoir o-ring replace, windshield moulding, headlight adjusters, turn signal sockets. Most I have ever done at once.

[dd007]

Had a full alignment done at the dealer, installed a new front tire, put on my new 2003 M5 steering wheel with tri color M stitching and had my mechanic install a new X5 cluster to match my specs and mileage and replace all my dead pixels yeah!!!!!!

[staystackin]

oh man thats nice, whats the new cluster look like in reference? and how much did it cost to buy/install? sounds like a great mod

[OldSkoolBMW]

Installed a new rear window regulator.. no more whistling from the gap where the window wouldn't go up.

http://www.bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/WindowRegulator/regulator.htm

made life easy.

[bmwhiteman]

threatened to beat it with a sledge hammer and then give it away for free

[staystackin]

blasphemy!

[jimmythecow]

pulled drivers and passs seat out to reattach the side controls the previous owner had removed.

[dd007]

200.00 for the cluster and 50.00 to install after hours BMW dealer/mechanic. All controls work now and matching mileage. I still have the M5 cluster with gray faces if i want to use from time to time. I have some M5 clusters for sale?

[eunique]

January 14, 2011
I changed all interior bulbs to LEDs...

much brighter and better color spectrum!

January 17, 2011

Installed my Dynavin unit....
works like a charm and am very happy with it. Probably the best bang for the buck for a system...and still leaves plenty of room for future upgrades!!!


January 19, 2011

applied hack to the Dynavin and
also upgraded NAV program from help through these forums

[bmwtuner325is]

more info on dynavin???

[spencercat]

I installed a Grom audio adapter where my CD changer was. Now have to work out some glitches but am enjoying 16GB of music when it works.

[jrum51]

i just found out that my oil seperatar was bad and bmw wants to charge me 1600 bux to fix it...:help

[bmwtuner325is]

yikes, have you looked into any indys? if you need references pm me

[jrum51]

yikes, have you looked into any indys? if you need references pm me

i talked them down to 1000 with an oil change... theyre also replacing some gaskets that blew out with the pressure of the bad ccv - valve over, oils filter housing. not too bad and theyre giving me 2 year unlimited mileage warr on parts on labor. so factor in not doing the labor myself in mid-winter and getting to rock a free 2011 335i(drove over weekend) and now driving a 2010 535i(driving until my 53oi is done on weds) i guess its not too bad... :cashwalle:dunno

[leeuga11]

just ordered:
valve cover gasket
bmw syn oil
oil filter
air filter
2 cabin filters
auto trans filter kit
ss brake lines
zimmerman drilled rotors and axxis ultimate pads w sensors for front and rear
ngk spark plugs
ac tensioner and pulley
injector cleaner
matching e brake boot, handle and shift boot

Trying to keep her up!

[pahhhoul]

dropped it off at the shop (http://www.bmwrepairberkeley.com/) today because the CEL came on.

Replaced spark plugs with the 4 prong NGKs FTW!
Replaced burnt out socket and light bulb for rear deck lid brake light
The shop cleared the CEL of all faulty codes.
And drove it for once after 3 weeks of it sitting.

[springer454]

man oh man I love my RIDE.... Who's tips are those? Anyway I can't wait to hear the wake up call of THE BEAST.......tired of hearing the same old whoosh exhaust.......stock s*%#s (s@%#s) !!!!!

[spoilboy1]

SO the right rear door would not open. took apart the door with it closed...(not a simple task) messed around with the lock mechanism forever...never got it open.... hooked the battery terminal back up and it worked! So while I had it apart replaced the window regulator and motor. Also replaced the center engine compartment closing panel, part no
51718158237 , then the windshield cowl screen part no 51718159292 and the two little parts on either side COVERING
51718193201 and 202. All parts came from ECS tuning..very good service:redspot Now tracing down water in rear floor board and starting to think about the front window regulator along with the seat covers that house the adjustment controls...and the darn sun roof needs fixin as well. So thats on the list.:banghead:

Last week replaced the outer tie rod ends and put the factory 15 wheels back on and took off the Breyton 19s The ride has improved much! Anyone looking for some used 19s with almost new low profile tires?:help

pm me a price on the wheels

[guttershark]

Cleaned some snow off her and took her to work.
Just another storm today for the NorthEast... :rolleyes

[mickeylex]

General wallet massacre the past two weeks.

Coolant flush, rash repaired on one style 42 and seat twist fixed on our slate green touring.

Cooling system full overhaul, vc gasket, oil filter housing gasket and all pulleys and belts replaced on our blue touring. Next up for the blue one - front brake job.

[jimmythecow]

pulled the rear seats so i could continue the top to bottom cleaning. probably pull headlights so i can startt the smoothing process

[Cracker]

pulled the rear seats so i could continue the top to bottom cleaning.
So how much change did you find?

Finished up installing amp & sub box in my NON-dsp trunk:redspot

[fflaherty]

Two wheel bearing, two valve cover gaskets, two timing cover gaskets and an oil change. $1200.

[bmwtuner325is]

Two wheel bearing, two valve cover gaskets, two timing cover gaskets and an oil change. $1200.

jeebuz, im in business in the wrong state

[cc528]

Installed Depo projector fog lights for pre face-lift e39's. They look good but the actual light projection is HORRIBLE. The OEM fogs are about 3 times better. I put the stock fogs back in. When I upgrade my fogs to HID then I'll re-install the depo's.

[patrick houston]

While visiting a friend at his shop, we hooked my 540 up to this machine and ran it for two one hour cycles. http://www.motorvac.com/products/CarbonCleanMCS245.html

This machine works very well. Smoother idle, all cyls roughness are basically non existent. Pre-clean Cyl 6 and 2 were reaching 300 or so, while all other cyls bounced around.

Well worth doing, and didn't cost me a penny to boot! :D

[Hivolt540]

2011bmw you may want to make a new post for your issue, not sure it will get noticed here.
I changed my fog light bulb today, woohoo! lol

[02bmw530i]

I spun the tires for the first time today and took it thru the car wash

[e39series]

went to service and found out that the car is all good,just a bit short on oil...so,heading to shop,to get her some oil...

[mr540ia]

Finished shadow-lining my windows with the tape...looks like I'll have to redo them in the spring when it's a little warmer out. Side moldings are finished in plasti dip, can't even tell. That bend in the rear window kill me, but over all from a few feet away it looks like it was made with the car. Over all taking everything apart was easy, its just giving it the professional look is hard if you've never done it before. The front driverside was painted by the bodyshop for some reason..and it looks almost exactly the same.

[jimmythecow]

So how much change did you find?

Finished up installing amp & sub box in my NON-dsp trunk:redspot

I found $0.35 in the back seats, mostly old pens and biz cards

[staystackin]

hit 141k and still shredding.

[e39series]

washed engine and going out to pick a new color for her.

[legitsnowe39]

Noticed it hit 180,000k as it was sliding down the road sideways. :)

I've had it for exactly 2 years yesterday, and I could not ask for a better first car. 528i is enough power to play with, but not enough to get you killed!

[TKoenig]

cleaned the ICV (which was NASTY) but its working good now. was gonna do it last weekend but saw the the boot was ripped so put it off untill i got the boot.. shes idling smooth as butter now. also changed out the crappy bosch spark plugs to new NGK multi grounds. about to order a new radiator, think i bumped it when i was pulling the intake box and now the neck has a ver slight leak.. these bmw cooling systems are crap!

[spencercat]

Been gathering parts for two big jobs - the valley pan gasket leak and a new suspension. In the interim I started on another problem that's been bugging me - the SRS light which has been on since I bought the car. I made a diode to fool the passenger seat sensor (I had read the code earlier) and treated the passenger seat to some Leatherique while I had it out of the car. The diode fix is described here:

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=435963

Not sure if the diode will work since the seat is still in my dining room. Guess I'll figure it out tomorrow one way or the other.

[sergdman]

Looked at her in my garage and told her "your welcome." Thank god that she's in the garage in the winter. These pot holes in NJ are crazy. Was driving my E46 with 16 in rims and think I have a bent rim now. It could of been her, the E39, then I really would have been depressed.

[eunique]

I looked at it and said a bunch of very bad words cause my T stat housing started leaking right on the week of the local e39 meet. than drove my VR6.

Hey Volodka...

where are you located?
I am in NorCal also...
San Jose.
and where do you guys meet?

completed cooling system overhaul just over 1,000 miles ago.
went on round trip to San Diego and back.

[Kevin Da Clean1]

While visiting a friend at his shop, we hooked my 540 up to this machine and ran it for two one hour cycles. http://www.motorvac.com/products/CarbonCleanMCS245.html

This machine works very well. Smoother idle, all cyls roughness are basically non existent. Pre-clean Cyl 6 and 2 were reaching 300 or so, while all other cyls bounced around.

Well worth doing, and didn't cost me a penny to boot! :D

Hmmm... I will have to look into that system.

[BLJ]

Hummm.... Do you really wanna know? Well its been snowing the last three weeks here in South Jersey, so I shoveled my drive way out and cleaned the snow off my baby girl. Have not had her out on the road going through with draw. :(

[e39series]

removed "wood styled" parts from dash board,doors and around gear lever,and going to paint them in same color as car.

[97bimmer540i]

Today my car hit 130,000 on the odo. thought it would be a good time to do some stuff to the car seeing as an oil change was in order. So started with that, then moved on to the tranny oil and filter. even though i have the orange sticker which means i didnt ever really have to do it but thought it was the best way to go.
After finishing that did brakes all the way around pads and discs. stops on a dime like always. while up front decided to do the upper and lower control arms. Car is mint in and out and i couldnt be happier with her after my first year of ownership. :redspot 97 arctic silver 540i 130,000

was wondering what you have for wheels and those rear lights? i am planning on putting similar rims this spring. Thinking i am going with one of the Beyern wheels. love how deep they sit. was wondering also your tire sizes and what spacers your running. thanks

[cals]

What I've done to it in the last few weeks..............:
December 2010
Cooling Overhaul: waterpump, pulleys, belts, thermostat, temp sensor, .....

[AnotherGeezer]

Took her to the car wash to diminish the alkaline component of the road salt used around here and then quickly sped over to my shop to speed wax the finish and knock off all the ice crystals that formed after the car wash. Silicone-sprayed the window channels to keep them from seizing up an silicone rubbed the door jam seals to keep THEM from sticking shut in the morning. :D

Tomorrow and Wednesday, it snows again. :mad

[Doyler09]

Bought my first E39 from the car garage today. Picked up a 2002 525i sport in Sterling Grey. Cruised her the whole way home, the garage was about 80 miles away which gave me a good chance to get to know the car and I must say, I am in love!!!!! Just mad I didn't buy one sooner. A big thanks to all the members of this forum for all the excellent information on the E39, the knowledge and experience that all of you share on here regularly. Is priceless! Cheers

[mr540ia]

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs046.snc6/167687_10150393480740722_513465721_17139112_340286 2_n.jpg

FTW!

[gkirk]

I got a replacement climate control unit because mine had a short. Swapped it in tonight, put in a new fuse, and bingo! Fans work again! WOOT! Thanks Asmodeus for the part!

Now I hope its warmer than 8 degrees tomorrow so I can put the dash back together. I'd taken it all apart to look for a chaffed wire.

[wahvtec]

clay barred and polished the paint fix my dads damage to my front bumper and started to investigate mysterious brake rattle

[jimmythecow]

pulled the intake box and elbow (torn needs replaced) yanked the plugs in the neverending quest to figre out the leaky head gasket issue.. im startin to think its the CCV valve the more and more i read it. not that it doesnt need a re build anyway, its deff suspissios, im going to run a copression check tomorrow and see what numbers i find..

whats normal for a 97 528i i6? figure anything above 120 is fine, like most cars.

also contimplated the rear brake light/fog light mod... butnope..

bought a new bimmer badge for the front, and some LED strips for under the door handles.

loveing and loving this thing every day

[cals]

....more recent changes:

> Fan Clutch,
> Fan
> Oil Filter Gasket repair is next.....

[jimmythecow]

pulled my iac valve and cleaned it... put it back on, more to do tho.. intake has to come off

[jmai86]

Made arrangements to sell the car to my brother. :/

[cswrc]

Bought a '98 528i, changed the valve cover gasket and installed the DJ Auto HIDs.

[iDrift]

Installed a cone filter. Fixed my hood latch but still seems to act up :/.

[626er540i]

thinking of going with kw coilovers,,, what do you guys think?

[mhjiha]

removed my front bumper to have it replaced. 2002 540I

[Doyler09]

Started looking for a replacement cup holder for a right hand drive, big money for something that will probably break again in a couple of months. Good job everything else on the car is class!

[Mark@EAC]

went and got something out of my trunk and found it was full of snow! Apparently one of the 4 fasteners holding the trunk lid on worked itself loose and fell into the drip channel, leaving the one corner unsealed to the elements. Quick fix to put the bolt back, but now I have to bust out the shop vac later and suck the snow out.

Also noticed one of my clear turn indicators on the fender appears to have been tampered with, the lens is missing. I'm going to convince myself it just fell off because I don't even want to think about what would happen had I found someone trying to take something from my vehicle.


thinking of going with kw coilovers,,, what do you guys think?

Go with our EAC coilovers. All the features of the KWs except the price tag.
Knowing what I do about these, I personally would not consider any other e39 coilover out there right now. Nothing comes close to this value.

https://eactuning.com/eac-tuning-e39-coilovers-p-540.html

[mr540ia]

Also noticed one of my clear turn indicators on the fender appears to have been tampered with, the lens is missing. I'm going to convince myself it just fell off because I don't even want to think about what would happen had I found someone trying to take something from my vehicle.


One reason why I have my CCW. Although not justified to shoot, I am aloud to show, and that should be enough most of the time...never had to do it yet.:D

Also waiting on drag link, tie rods and sway bar links to show up..fedex is taking their time today it seem..

[blt4424]

In the middle of shadowlining my window trim with blackout tape. There's only one or two very tiny bubbles that can't be noticed unless your face is 3mm from it :lol:

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/856/img20110203164724.jpg

Does anyone know of an easy way to get the top window trim (the curved piece) without removing the weatherstripping then undoing the clips? Seems like a pain in the ass. Perhaps I'll just put the tape while the trim is on the car. I'd rather take it off though since it's freezing.

[Cracker]

Spent the past 1 & 1/2 hours taking apart the center console to clean it, the switches, and the ashtray because my dumb*** thought a small latte would stay in the novelty cup holder. I've washed my hands 3 times and they are still tacky and smell like vanilla latte.

[jimmythecow]

pulled the headlights ans sanded the hell out of them, polished them up, now im installing angel eyes CCF rings and waiting for my hid's to arrive...

[spencercat]

1. Received parts for new valley pan gasket job and new shocks/strut/rods ($$$$)

2. Pulled out passenger seat and bypassed the weight sensor.

3. Used leatherique on seat after cleaning it.

4. Put seat back, pulled codes and found two new ones which will keep the SRS light on. :(

5. Had the MID/radio and much of the dash quit on me while driving. Figured out that it was my Grom audio adapter that somehow froze up the whole system. Unplugged it and replugged it and all was well, for now.

Still a love/hate relationship, as is usual I guess.

[626er540i]

Go with our EAC coilovers. All the features of the KWs except the price tag.
Knowing what I do about these, I personally would not consider any other e39 coilover out there right now. Nothing comes close to this value.

https://eactuning.com/eac-tuning-e39-coilovers-p-540.html[/QUOTE]

how low can i go with those coilvers..? compared to the kw and belstien?

[mr540ia]

Does anyone know of an easy way to get the top window trim (the curved piece) without removing the weatherstripping then undoing the clips? Seems like a pain in the ass. Perhaps I'll just put the tape while the trim is on the car. I'd rather take it off though since it's freezing.

I went thru the hassle of taking the trim off and bringing it inside to tape up. Around the back window corner it's a little umm not perfect, but not noticeable either, unless you know that it was originally chrome, and you look for the imperfections.


Also I replaced drag link, tie rod ends and sway bar links last night in 10 degree weather:buttrock. After an hour or so, and 2 beers down, I had to come in and layer my socks. Hardest part was getting the damn drag link back in the pitman arm..threw a couple wrenches but finally got it:mad. It's in the shop now for the alignment. :redspot

Oh man....drives amazing! Straight steering wheel..feels new again..now need to get new shocks/struts springs!

[Mark@EAC]

Go with our EAC coilovers. All the features of the KWs except the price tag.
Knowing what I do about these, I personally would not consider any other e39 coilover out there right now. Nothing comes close to this value.

https://eactuning.com/eac-tuning-e39-coilovers-p-540.html

how low can i go with those coilvers..? compared to the kw and belstien?[/QUOTE]

You will not find any limitations to how low you can go from the EAC coils, rather your car will determine that by things like scraping, tire rub etc. If you want to run a really slammed look these coilovers will get you there.

[changbang]

Hey guys just bought a 1999 528i last week. Mistakenly replaced a rear wheel abs sensor to clear abs lights and cell and BMW doesn't refund electronics. Further investigation revealed that it was a bad ABS unit so pulled and sent it out for rebuild.

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/674/img20110201162825.jpg

Ordered set of speakers which should be coming in today. On the lookout for a set of 18s.

[Chris Fields]

replaced the waterpump and thermostat and upper hose on my 03' 530i

[lilmadherb]

fix the leak in my washer fluid and replaced the pump for the washer as well. it was 29 degrees F when i was working on it but let me tell you it is totally worth it since i live in the northeast coast and all the snow and salt hit's your windshield, nothing worst and dangerous if you can't see.

[Papabear]

I drove it and marveled at how wonderful a winter car it is, at least after the streets were cleared.:)

[calwilly1]

Installed a new set of NGK Spark Plug BKR6EQUP (3199). Took almost two hours taking my time. The original plugs (Bosch) looked pretty good after 95k miles; however I thought I noticed a small improvement on idle RPM and acceleration.

[e39hamann]

installed new rear ate premium one rotors with akebono ceramic pads. also put a new brake sensor up front that finally put the brake light on my dash off.

[jclanin]

Bought her! 1st day of ownership...

http://www.doubledome.com/540/1.jpg

[jimmythecow]

finally installed my CCF light rings, broke 1 of the cables right off the bat so looks like im running 2 out of 4 now. lol

also got the hids today so i'll be installing some of that too

[ganzibye]

havent done anything to my e39 lately..not even take it out for a spin...
when the weather clears out in next few days, i would want to wash it and wax it...

[lyonne]

I put the aux audio input mod in. It works great for being free. I used the instructions at http://jcrowell.info/bmw-aux-in.html.

[dcotti]

Replaced both the AC and alternator belts. I removed the fan shroud and fan as there just wasn't enough room with them in place. I had bought the two fan wrenches off eBay and they worked well. Replacing the belts took minutes. Removing the air box, fan shroud and fan for access took ages.

[sappw1]

Ordered bently manual:buttrock

[e39hamann]

Got backed into!
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/oakley1991/IMAG0048.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/oakley1991/IMAG0047.jpg

[mr540ia]

Got backed into!
Sucks! I always wonder what people say to themselves when they hit a BMW. I'm thinking along the lines of "Oh s***! of all cars, I had to hit a BMW"
regardless of what year or model.
They have insurance?

[e39hamann]

Sucks! I always wonder what people say to themselves when they hit a BMW. I'm thinking along the lines of "Oh s***! of all cars, I had to hit a BMW"
regardless of what year or model.
They have insurance?

Well they had an A8 haha, but they did have insurance. From what I can see I'll need a new door and that's it.

[dareckibmw]

Got backed into!


Nice stickers ! :stickoutt

[StrictlyBimmer]

I had my cam timing reset, replaced my vanos, put in a new can position sensor, replaced my dipstick tub vent hose, and had my drive shaft rebuilt.

Next week I will have the ABS unit replaced and the ball joints put in the rear. I hope the ABS unit will fix the tranny. (have to go from 3rd to Drive to get it to shift.

[jamesdc4]

Sucks! I always wonder what people say to themselves when they hit a BMW. I'm thinking along the lines of "Oh s***! of all cars, I had to hit a BMW"
regardless of what year or model.
They have insurance?
Before I bought the 540, I hit a 3 series in my Acura Integra. I had (and still have) excellent insurance through AAA, but I still had the reaction you point out above.:embarrasm


:D

[mjbauman]

http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/oakley1991/IMAG0048.jpg
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/oakley1991/IMAG0047.jpg

I second dareckibmw, NICE "bimmerforums.com" STICKER!!! I'd actually put that on my car, just like ^^^ very subtle and classy:buttrock

[e39hamann]

thanks for the comments on the stickers guys! the "m" on the bimmerforums sticker is messed up though, i'll probably have to buy a new one if i end up needing a new door

[staystackin]

http://www.staystackin.com/photo/cleanmw.JPG

cleaned it up nice. my wheels are in desperate need of a refinish (bought it that way)

i am thinking of just getting new wheels instead though, which means new tires cause i want 18's not 17's. so this means a project delay, money. haha.

[cals]

removed MID to fix pixels with new ribbon cable.....

[528i 0WN3R]

Bought her a kn air filter and a new front lip, will install this weekend.

[cals]

flushed power steering fluid...was brown and murky...now briliant red.

[andershhDK]

Installed LED angel eyes today (3Watt), but it generates fault codes. Says CHECK LOW BEAM, CHECK FRONT FOG LIGHTS, CHECK REVERSE LIGHTS etc...

I have tried with two different brands but with the same result - anybody got a solution how to solve this?


E39 528 96'

[cdb3113]

Got backed into!

New door time!

[NYZ93]

Cleaned inside and out (hadn't washed it in 3+ weeks:( now its sooo clean:))
and fixed my muffler it came loose and was dangling so i reconnected it now its looking GOOOD :)

[626er540i]

so i took my car to the carwash, did it myself of course, took my time and realy got in the zone of washing it and detailing it. I never thought to check the weather... so the following day it rained the whole entire damn day!! .. texas weather sucks! good news is that i started polishing my wheels and man let me tell you, they look awesome! ill post some pics later this weekend when im all done.

[Geets]

Fixed my ambient temperature sensor

[cals]

started putting it back together .... after flush fluids, alternator,...

[e39hamann]

Last night when i started it up the temp, and gas gauges didn't work as well as the speedometer and tach. Disconnected the battery for 10mins today and that fixed it!

[bmw nz]

Drove to work and will do some coding for the LCM hopefully tomorrow. Love my Wagon..

[cals]

change alternator cable and replaced air filter

[FlipredE36]

Stupid expensive dual mass flywheel not included in pic.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/FlipLegend/Misc/DSCF0348-1.jpg

[spencercat]

I picked up my car from the shop where I had new suspension bits installed. I'd rather not tell how much the parts cost :eek:, but I got the labor for $1000 to replace the following:

4 Bilstein HD shocks/struts/mounts, etc.
front wheel bearings/hubs
front thrust arms
front control arms
adjust steering box
front tie rod ends
rear upper control arms
alignment

Some might be able to do it in less time (10 hours), I just didn't have any time to do it myself.

My 50 mph shimmy is gone and I like the feel of the Bilsteins. Firm but not harsh. I can feel bumps more now but they are cushioned, unlike with the original 139k shocks. :cool

I'm happy with the results, not so thrilled about the costs, but I have made the decision to keep the car for a while so it should be worth it in the end.

[bmwtuner325is]

went WOT for the first time in a while....i ALMOST forgot how good a 540i/6 sounds with no res. and one muffler :)

[RPLB530]

Replaced OEM battery (kind of a hassle) and drove it for the first time since Dec 25! (winter sucks)

[Doyler09]

Replaced the front left hand side fog light it had been out a while. no problems putting it in, drove it around today and on the way home got the message on the dash that I just blew a brake light. back to Halfords tomorrow for more Bulbs. :eyecrazy

[cals]

found a new oil leak................guess is back to square one (had replaced the oil filter assembly gasket)

[davloh]

sent my abs module to be rebuilt ($180 ebay) and refitted it. sent my gage cluster to VDO for pixel repair and reinstalled. tranny fluid change differential fluid change. replaced the windshield seal (very easy). ordered parts for cooling system rebuild. drove it with no bad pixels or odd warning lights on for the first time:redspot. busy week.

[easymoney]

Replaced the front brake pads with Akebono's.

[e39hamann]

put a new passenger side mirror glass on today

[cswrc]

Modded My DJ Auto Lights turn indicators to accept dual filament bulbs. :)
Replaced thermostat and gasket; it's still leaking at water outlet, will be using RTV the next time around.:(

[sappw1]

Ordered parts for cooling overhaul..vanos seal..ccv..and a bumper set.

[RasKayoz]

Root's, Rock, Bimmer!! to those who bump those reggae tunes
Bad Man Wagon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyioH3T9AwY#

[dgkirkman]

i repaired my broken tail light :: it had a couple of broken tabs in the socket witch made me have no running or brake lights on the passenger side. i fixed it by soldering a wire to each of the metal bars that hold the plastic bulb sockets than pluging it into the back of the wire harness plug...works great saved me 250 bucks...:buttrock

[Reefin Dude]

installed Intravee II and Alpine 420i in my touring. this thing is fantastic. well worth the money.

G~

[eunique]

I installed a subwoofer amp and cutom sub enclosure with Boston Acoustics subwoofer in the stock location of my Touring

I have not had a chance to carpet the box yet though...

[cbouchez]

Dinan suspension getting installed on my 540it

[rroutlaw]

Dropped the car off at the body shop to have this little incident repaired. Hit and run in a parking lot. Didnt see it happen though...:(

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o105/RRR250/North_Hempstead-20110214-00062.jpg

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[coachjon]

took it through the car wash since it was finally nice out (and the forecast isnt terribad)

[mr540ia]

Changing oil today. Filled up tires to proper PSI..somehow getting 28-30 mpg on highway with cruise on.

[bemmaboy]

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r320/moty_2007/IMAG0310.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r320/moty_2007/IMAG0311.jpg

head gasket blew.. been doing this for 2 weeks now..

[mr540ia]

head gasket blew.. been doing this for 2 weeks now..

sucks. I sold mine for $1000 when the gasket blew. It was dead of winter, no garage, and no tools. Didn't have much of a choice:(

Flushed coolant..it was mostly orange, with a hint of green..what gives?? lol

New Mobile 0w-40 oil...ahh sooo quiet!!!

[wahvtec]

installed ebay cup holder after removing butchered stock one that was held shut with old folded receipt paper....

[bagodonuts68]

repaired the wiring (soddering several wires in tight spaces feels like surgery) that caused my tailgate window microswitch to fail. this became necessary after the tailgate door stopped working (fixed with a zip tie). Great feeling!

:buttrock

[newton22]

Towed it home.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/newton22/IMG00039.jpg

[izzyinstl]

I replaced the rear driver side abs sensor. Fairly easy job. I took a chance on a$26 china made part. It worked!

Bot it at Auto Parts Warehouse
Part #: REPB272405
Replacement Speed Sensor Speed Sensor 528i|Base
Replacement
Qty: 1.00 Price: $ 26.50

Wow how much did I save? Well orig OEM goes for about $135 and I don't know how much dealer would have charged for labor.

Before I got wise, I went to an indy and was charged 299.56 for the front sensor to be replaced. 135.381 for sensor and 142.50 for diagnostics plus 10.75 sales tax.

All ABS lights now out and spedo and odom now working!!

[jacjr]

Put 19s on.....

[jacjr]

By the way can anyone tell me what brand they are?

[cals]

nothing....tracking an oil leak but will wait until tomorrow to get work on............

[tivoli]

for everyone who said the never made a 540 with an lsd from factory...well your wrong.... I just bought and installed a rear diff off a 2002 bmw 540 6 speed m tech. and yes its lsd from the factory with 2.81 gear ratio and im loving it. so much more control.

[mjbauman]

replaced the old timing chain tensioner with a new genuine bmw one!

[mr540ia]

Washed inside and out..talk about filthy!

[cswrc]

Hardwired my radar detector and took care of my rear brake rattle.

[e39alpine5]

Let's see.. being going on a couple weeks now. New ceramic brake pads and slotted rotors, pioneer p3200 dvd/cd player, new subs box and amp, ccv valve and all corresponding hoses, oil filter housing gasket, new power steering hoses, new belts and water pump pulley and tensioner pulleys, new radiator fan shroud, fan clutch and blade( yeah happened to leave a tool under the hood and got into the belts and pulleys...NOT a good idea), vanos seals and new VCG. Should be running quite well now!!:buttrock:redspot:alright

[Silver5i]

put on my one piece in the front and slammed it....(stance is Key)
http://i54.tinypic.com/2m4rfdk.jpg

[alrivers]

1/28/11 - bought it

2/18/11 - swapped the M-Pars from my E24 to the E39

[tfs104]

Used the center jacking point for the first time, and changed the PS reservoir and pump to reservoir hose.

Hopefully it stays this clean, don't want more leaks to chase.

369532

[530eye]

I changed the radiator, water pump, water pump pulley, thermostat housing, surge tank, all hoses and sensors associated with cooling system. I even pulled the tensioner and idler pulleys and cleaned all of the old grease out of them and repacked them with Krytox RFE bearing grease. I should never have a problem with these bearings as long as I own this car. :D

[pahhhoul]

Installed new Bremi coil packs and boots along with NGK spark plugs.

[FlipredE36]

Double Vanos seals
Oil filter housing gasket
Waterpump

And all necessary replacement seals/grommets that go along with them.

[pahhhoul]

took it to the shop to have some codes cleared.

[dd007]

looked at my new exhaust tips i am going to install (quad tips) received my Alpine White painted kidney grilles from China (paint job looks awesome great deal $75.00 and last received my new LED Mtech license plate lights. Cant wait till wednesday to install.

[bmwtuner325is]

picked up my new transmission and brake booster...got a HUGE day planned on saturday

tranny install, brake booster, fuel filter, adjust rear parking brakes and im sure some other things will come up along the way

picked up my new transmission and brake booster...got a HUGE day planned on saturday

tranny install, brake booster, fuel filter, adjust rear parking brakes and im sure some other things will come up along the way

[dm88]

prepped style 5's for polishing

[316driver]

picked up my wheels.got them painted in matte black.

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7828/veljed006copy.jpg

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/2551/veljed007copy.jpg

[ME264]

Pulled one of my two part rims apart and sanded/polished. Looks good enough so I'm going to do the other three.

[nerotxc]

no more straight pipes...

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nerotxc/bmw/172938_136787323053389_100001663663024_238430_3301 63_o-1.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nerotxc/bmw/176048_136858746379580_100001663663024_238902_3519 263_o.jpg

[IndiansFan]

4 new Brembo rotors
Axxis Metalmaster - front axle
Axxis delux - rear axle
2 new sensors
$293. w/ free shipping from BMA.

Install this weekend.

[staystackin]

02 sensor replaced, valve cover gasket is next on the list


debating getting my style 32's refinished, or just getting some m-pars instead

[e39hamann]

got a new diamond style key to do a retrofit for my car with

[staystackin]

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x74/wesleypants/cleaninside.jpg?t=1298586107

cleaned up the interior :)

had to replace an 02 sensor, expensive little part. lovin the car though

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x74/wesleypants/bmwcloseupfrontview.jpg?t=1298586208

[LuisGT]

New OEM rubber floor mats

[oldskool023]

got my new to me driveshaft and a new center bearing as well install this weekend

[cals]

ready to change oil filter gasket

[andershhDK]

Oil service.
sparkplugs.
air filter.
Valve cover gasket.
sump gasket.
540 brake conversion.
complete rear brakes.

And changed from 15" winter to 18" summer wheels finally !!!

[jimmythecow]

ordered a bunch more parts for the build, thermostat etc.... the parts pile up more and more...

[FlipredE36]

Tint.
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/179810_10150113610524415_584154414_6283732_5678565 _n.jpg

[blt4424]

In the process of switching over to black sport trim. Doors done. Rear bumper pieces seem like a bitch to get off. Tips?

Also need to finish shadowlining the top trim of the windows. The clips seem flimsy on top under the weatherstripping, I may wait til it's nicer out and just apply the vinyl with the trim still on the car.

[Doyler09]

FlipredE36 what % of tint did you get? I am looking at getting it done and your looks like the right amount, just what I am looking for.

[spencercat]

Partially removed the trunklid wiring harness to find a short causing the trunklid to open by itself. No luck, since the wires were in good shape. Checked the switch by the hood release, and the relay under the glovebox, still no luck. Will test it out today to see if the fiddling did the trick. If not, then I'll try a new key or key battery.

[OldSkoolBMW]

Got the rubber isolators on the oil filter assembly replaced.. changed the oil.. changed out the plugs.. 104k on the stock ones... nice easy day.

[cdb3113]

Repaired my oxygen sensor damage from teh rough winter. Snow chunks and a broken road cone removed the plug box on the drivers side, which damaged the sensor plug by dragging it on the road.

Removed sensor, cut old plug off old sensor i had, wire together, installed. Got a new plug box from a friends parts car, installed it.

CEL is off. :)

[spencercat]

1. Trunk opening issue seems OK today.
2. fixed busted wire going to rear speaker.
3. installed Grom bluetooth mic into sunroof switch spot, moved sunroof switch to other opening.
4. used leatherique on back seats and headrests while they are out of the car.
5. bought a cheap light gray shirt for fabric to recover my C pillars - someone had removed the fabric.

[walt525tour]

washed off the winter salt from Tuesdays storm. cleaned her up real good. Vacuumed and treated the leather.

[FlipredE36]

FlipredE36 what % of tint did you get? I am looking at getting it done and your looks like the right amount, just what I am looking for.
35% all the way around.

[mr540ia]

Exhaust leak came from out of nowhere..right under the floor board so it's not even like its going out the rear..sounds beastly, but I think I'll get under there and figure something out. Any recommendations?

Update:
So I crawled under there, to find all 4 nuts holding the pipes to the converters had rusted completely off...strange how all 4 would rust off, but must have been the salt or something. 4 new m8-1.25 nuts and its good to go!

[cals]

changed oil filter housing gasket...for second time...lets see if leak stops now....

[mcung13]

Hi. I am new here. I have been proud owner of bmw for 2 months now. Today i changed all 4 midbass speakers with alpine sxe-1325s speakers, added an 4 channel fli fl900s amp and loc to my non-dsp bm54 radio unit, routed all speakers trough it and added vibe bav12 subwoofer. Only to find out, that boot lid makes more noise, than i can hear bass inside the car.

[spencercat]

Cut and spray glued fabric from a grey dress shirt to cover my C pillars; the PO had removed the fabric. Looks better than it did before, but has a few glitches. The seams from the yoke of the shirt are visible, but not noticeable.

Did two leatherique treatments on my back seat and headrests. Will do it again once it heats up and I can cook it in the car. When I do that I will redye the package tray too, since it's all faded. Put seats and headrests back in.

Next up: oil and filter change!

[rroutlaw]

Washed it really good and got under the car with the hose to get off as much salt and winter grime as I could. Oil leak is getting worse it seems, the little drops of oil I would find in the garage are getting bigger and bigger every time I wipe them up. Looks like its time to track that down this weekend...

[H3adBussa]

Maybe this should be in a thread, "What did you do to your E39 this week?" Either way, here goes.

I installed my Laser Interceptors on Wednesday :redspot. 3 sensors up front and one in the rear. See pics.

Today, I direct wired my 9500ix to get rid of the annoying cable hanging on my dash and looking, in general, ugly! :buttrock Sorry, no pics, but did I really need any of this simple process?

Next, I need to wipe her down.

[Cyrix2k]

Got pulled over for a broken windshield. Yay.

[cdb3113]

Maybe this should be in a thread, "What did you do to your E39 this week?" Either way, here goes.

I installed my Laser Interceptors on Wednesday :redspot. 3 sensors up front and one in the rear. See pics.

Today, I direct wired my 9500ix to get rid of the annoying cable hanging on my dash and looking, in general, ugly! :buttrock Sorry, no pics, but did I really need any of this simple process?

Next, I need to wipe her down.

Actually, it would be nice to see the pic of the interior install. Also, if you DO get pulled over and the cop sees them there sensorz, won't you be in the proverbial crapper?

[H3adBussa]

Actually, it would be nice to see the pic of the interior install. Also, if you DO get pulled over and the cop sees them there sensorz, won't you be in the proverbial crapper?

There's not too much to see as far as the interior. Just the 9500ix sitting under the RVM with the cord going up into the roof. The LI stuff is hidden behind panels under the driver side dash, right above the hood lever.

As far as getting pulled over, they aren't illegal (in Georgia). 2nd, They also work as parking assists. I have a switch that changes them from Jammer to P/A. Also, I don't plan to jam to gun as I pass the LEOs, I just want to give myself extra time to slow down to a reasonable speed then cut the jamming off. If it just so happens that it I DO JTG the LEO, then, well, I deserve to be messed with. Either way, I'd have the damned things in P/A mode when he got to my window.

Anyhow, just to satisfy your curiosity, I took a few snaps of the RD on the windshield and the mute button/power indicator. Hope you didn't want them On also. If you wanted to see where I installed the LI gear...Well, I'm not taking apart my lower dash anytime soon but next time I do, I'll add the wires and box to my photo album of the install!

If there's anything else you'd like to know, PM me. I'll gladly explain.

[Cyrix2k]

Actually, it would be nice to see the pic of the interior install. Also, if you DO get pulled over and the cop sees them there sensorz, won't you be in the proverbial crapper?
They're legal.

[5tre5i]

I straight piped my 540i yesterday (cause it needed cats and I couldn't afford them)....then got a fix it ticket the same night...

[Cetus]

did is what happened to mine not long ago T.T
as you can probably guess it, 2003 540I M-pkg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k559/Cetus1/IMG_1994.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k559/Cetus1/IMG_1992.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k559/Cetus1/IMG_1995.jpg

[e39beast]

Not really today but this past weekend I fixed my rear power sunshade :alright and fixed my right rear door handle cable. :redspot Also detailed the interior then washed and waxed after the diys Now I have those working again looking to get some time to fix my front passenger seat twist issue...

[Dangeruss]

I pulled out the DVD Nav unit to see why it wasn't working. I found out that there is a small flat 6wire strip that connects the unit to the front facia and it was unplugged. Undid some screws and voila it came back on. However, now it will not load the disk. The mechanism that rolls the disks in and out is not functioning. I'm getting a red light which is very irritating so I guess I'm going to have to start saving for a replacement. ><

Russ

[jcsax400]

Did a bumper cut out and Hung a Magnaflow 14816 kudos to Buscuitnd for the DIY post.

[Fiya]

Lots of repairs over the last 2 weeks, but today I added clear side markers. Kinda funny i payed xtra for chrome bulbs,they were yellow with chrome cover. still looked like egg yoke so i left the original clear lights in and they look great!:buttrock

[mr540ia]

Installed dj auto headlights.look amazing .
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185746_10150426059980722_513465721_17600528_217176 2_n.jpg

[ELMachoPrieto]

Changed my fuel filter, CDV delete, and put my nice new emblem on.. Looks great.. Now all I need is to do the grilles. they simply keep coming out...

[Whiterhythm74]

I drove it to the DC Metro station. On the way there, I was reminded about the Sunroof issues, the Rear window regulator problem, the broken front cup holder, the pohone I need to replace, and the front bumper I need replaced.

I shed a tear as I left her with all those ugly cars.

I can't wait to see her again.

[bunk1320]

woke up nice and early this morning. Headed over to the Indy picked a few things up then got to work. (stopped at autozone on the way home as well)

today done list.
Seafoam
filter housing gasket
oil and filter change
spark plugs
valve cover gasket
water pump
thermo
belts
then a few brews and some mixed drinks

[walt525tour]

Changed oil and filter.

[daveycrocket]

Tomorrow I will be replacing the center tie rod as well as ends. Then Tuesday off for an alignment. :redspot

[mcung13]

Re glued the vapor barriers

[Cyrix2k]

had a new windshield installed. Apparently this is #3 because the other one was installed like crap.

[Acs 535]

Just changing the V housing gasket,Pan valley rubber gasket,and upgrade M62 4.4 Intake manifold .

[chiefwej]

ROAD TRIP!

Last week we drove up to San Francisco to visit my daughter. With side trips and around town while there...just shy of 2k miles total. Car ran perfect, smooth, quite. Just reminded me of what a great trip car it is. Absolutely no cooling system issues. The NPG (zero pressure system) is great (http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?p=19541111#post19541111). Opened the radiator cap at almost every gas stop. Never any pressure, never any drop in coolant level.

The only negative is driving and parking a 6-speed manual E39 in the city of San Francisco. My daughter owns a house right in the city, on one of the steep grades, near, but not quite to the top of the hill. On street parallel parking there with a manual trans can be a bit of a challenge. She even gave up and bought her first car with an auto when she moved there.

[dkarmol]

Passenger fog light was completely blown out- (I mean the whole assembly missing)- when I hit a raccoon coming home from work a week ago.
Ordered a set of fog lights from ebay, and the set arrived yesterday.
Today I installed the missing unit, compared it to the remaining original, drivers side unit, which seemed noticably less bright and somewhat dull. So I went ahead and replaced the driver side unit as well, and will keep the usable but used driver side assembly as a spare. And hope the next raccoon takes out the driver side unit!

[Papabear]

Last Saturday changed front pads from OEM to Akebono & sensor. Tomorrow, gotta' fix vapor barriers in rear doors if there's a even a hint of sunshine--spring's coming.

[guttershark]

Oil and filter change, hardcore detailed the interior. It was a windy day, but warm! Thank god spring is coming

[ME264]

Redoing my Style 19s using the DIY. It's going to be about 4 hours per wheel. Did one today and it's a big improvement over 15 year old narly looking rims.

Also replaced the timing chain tensioner. Old one looked fine but reading this forum makes one do things!

[e39hamann]

did some spring cleaning, a good once over with a magic eraser, then cleaned the windows and vaccumed. also used a bissell carpet cleaner to clean the floor mats, the water afterwards was a pretty nasty color.
also took some of the old brake fluid out and replaced it with ate super blue racing fluid.
tomorrow i'm going to put some lexol on the seats and possibly change my thermostat housing back to the oem plastic one as the aluminum one is leaking.

[Coolrydes]

chopped out 30lbs of useless stock mufflers and replaced them with some straight pipes and stainless tips. Oh yea notched the bumper and staggered the tips to look like a M3 exhaust tips. It sounds very nice!

[ELMachoPrieto]

I finally changed my vavle cover gaskets, went pretty smoothly.. also did the spark plugs, boots and fuel filter.. cleaned throttle body.... put some new splash guards on front wheel wells, and also balanced all my tires... Just in case since this is my new ride..

[Theend]

replaced the stock sliding arm rest with a lifting arm rest with cubby hole.. 5 minutes install. And only $130.. Oh.. and detailed the entire car.. wish that only took 5 minutes..

[westlotorn]

Working on replacing the Blower Motor, not done, having trouble removing the center vent duct. A shaft runs through it keeping me from removing it. It has stymied me so far. Any Ideas? The shaft and the motor that turn it are right below the vent on the left and the shaft enters the vent on the right of the picture, this is the Center vent in the dash that needs to come out to gain access the the Fan Motor for replacement.
I hope someone has done this and knows the secret. Thanks







http://sz0037.ev.mail.comcast.net/service/home/~/?id=91160&part=2&auth=co&disp=i

[daveycrocket]

replaced the stock sliding arm rest with a lifting arm rest with cubby hole.. 5 minutes install. And only $130.. Oh.. and detailed the entire car.. wish that only took 5 minutes..


Where did you purchase your new arm rest setup?

David

[DJKapeesh]

Put on a pair of CCFL Angel Eye Retro fit lights and wired them into my city lights. Then placed a white LED strip above the license plate and wired it to the license plate bulbs.

[Cracker]

Swapped in one e38 lighted interior door handle. 24 degrees is a pisser to work in and worry about interior plastic cracking, so the rest will have to wait a few weeks.

[GrizzlyBear]

I just purchased a 2000 528i with sport package. The poor baby has needed lots of attention so it's been a daily event working on her each evening. Tonight I used the new "Turtle Wax Black Box" kit to wax and shine her. Fantastic product by the way. Well worth the 20 bucks. My wife say the car looks new. We differ on that opinion but it does look GREAT! I'd post up a pick but I'm a newbe here and haven't looked into posting pics as of yet. Tomorrow its a carpet shampoo and window regulator trouble shooting before a 500 mile road trip. (first drive over 50 miles since I saved it from the clutches of an abusive used car dealer last weekend)
Chow :0)

[Az636]

Ordered some LED Halo bulbs, bought new washer fluid hose kit, and coilovers... productive!

[staystackin]

Where did you purchase your new arm rest setup?

David
i second this, i want to do that mod ASAP haha. it looks to be one of the most worth your money mods for the e39.



also, put on my new wheels today!
http://www.staystackin.com/photo/mpar.png

[BaDiNfLuEnCE]

took my wheels of and sold it to this guy ^^^^^^^^^.. lol

[BimmerGoon]

The other day I deep cleaned the interior. Next step replacing my hood roundel
:-( and cleaning the leather seats.

[Macumba]

I bought an E39 today for $300 with only 150,000 miles on it.. It's my secondary car.. :)

[ohheny]

i've only had my e39 530i for about 3 weeks and finally made my first change. I replaced the business CD with an MP3 compatible business CD from a newer X5. Although it was only about a 2 minute job, i am proud to say i made my first modification hahaha

[rdomingu24]

I installed a Limited Slip Differential which also changed the final gear ratio to 3.91 and it is Glorious!! :buttrock

[ohheny]

what brand lsd did you put in?


I installed a Limited Slip Differential which also changed the final gear ratio to 3.91 and it is Glorious!! :buttrock

[CBILL7]

540i "Dinan 5" 6 speed --- trans fluid flushed and replaced with MTF-2 per mechanic who read TSB for difficult shifting, with some improvement, then driveshaft center bearing replaced this week ... whole driveline feels tighter, I think the degradation in shifting esp 3rd gear had some relationship to the driveshaft problem, as I've had the car since 2003 (45k mi) and done religious Redline MTL flushes, now 120k mi ... my other mechanic thought it was trans output bearing problem ... I also got Mike Miller's generous opinion twice on this ... (I had already spent too much time online looking for a used Getrag trans) he thought it was simply synchro wear related to abuse of the car before I bought it ... anyway I'm glad its got its true personality back ...

[E39 GaGaN]

got it smogged!! damn california smog laws!!! ...... and then came home and washed it. so its all shiny now!! and then checked the weather .. and suppose to rain tomorrow. So basically saying wasted my time and water.

[CBILL7]

I bought an E39 today for $300 with only 150,000 miles on it.. It's my secondary car.. :)

how did you get it for this price ?

[oldskool023]

stared at my e39 wishing for my taxes to hurry

[bemmaboy]

540i "Dinan 5" 6 speed --- trans fluid flushed and replaced with MTF-2 per mechanic who read TSB for difficult shifting, with some improvement, then driveshaft center bearing replaced this week ... whole driveline feels tighter, I think the degradation in shifting esp 3rd gear had some relationship to the driveshaft problem, as I've had the car since 2003 (45k mi) and done religious Redline MTL flushes, now 120k mi ... my other mechanic thought it was trans output bearing problem ... I also got Mike Miller's generous opinion twice on this ... (I had already spent too much time online looking for a used Getrag trans) he thought it was simply synchro wear related to abuse of the car before I bought it ... anyway I'm glad its got its true personality back ...

sorry for the noob question but. isnt the MTF lifetime?

[e39hamann]

sorry for the noob question but. isnt the MTF lifetime?

the MTF fluid is not lifetime but the ATF fluid for autos supposedly is. I have never changed mine and i'm almost at 260k on the original tranny and fluid. But you should change it anyway I just feel at this point I don't want to open it up and risk something bad happening.

[cowboys9]

Dropped it off at Eurosport to get:

A/C Condensor fixed
front ball joints replaced
rear tires mounted and balanced
cooling system checkup
left rear window actuator replaced
Oil changed


oh and wallet cleaned out.

[rdomingu24]

The LSD was made by Performance Gearing. http://www.performancegearing.com/

[rdomingu24]

The LSD was made by Performance Gearing. http://www.performancegearing.com/

[CBILL7]

sorry for the noob question but. isnt the MTF lifetime?
there is no such thing as "lifetime" ... I assume you're talking about BMW's fallacious concept of lifetime fluids ... reading all knowledgable BMW maintenance sources, there are thoughtful time schedules for fluid changes ... the "lifetime" concept was introduced when "free" maintenance included was introduced, in order to reduce costs to BMW ... but effect is to decrease durability and lifespan of components ...

... though I am shifting better with MTF-2 than with MTL ...

... and still have my delusional goal of keeping this car "forever" ...

[bemmaboy]

there is no such thing as "lifetime" ... I assume you're talking about BMW's fallacious concept of lifetime fluids ... reading all knowledgable BMW maintenance sources, there are thoughtful time schedules for fluid changes ... the "lifetime" concept was introduced when "free" maintenance included was introduced, in order to reduce costs to BMW ... but effect is to decrease durability and lifespan of components ...

... though I am shifting better with MTF-2 than with MTL ...

... and still have my delusional goal of keeping this car "forever" ...

i know that, but when i was underneath my car on the tranny it said lifetime oil. it kinda fool me for a little bit and i started searching and i see alot of u guys flushed it... i also have difficult shifting problems 1 2 3. when is cold.. where can i buy the fluid. btw im new to bmw thanks..

[LuisGT]

Finished overhauling the front suspension

[jnyost]

Finally found the source of my DSC problems. There was a broken pin in one of the speed sensor sockets.

[pilotskillse30]

oil and filter change(flushed)
spark plugs/valve cover gasket
fuel filter...still had original in there.."yikes"
fixed mat sensor with a simulator from bimtronic
water pump, radiator, u/l hoses, all new and flushed cooling system
ignition switch
trans filter and fluids
ccv and hoses
both tierods

LONG and satisfying week. wash and wax tomorrow.

[guttershark]

I changed my oil and filter,
Replaced my extremely bald rear tires (BF Goodrich super sport a/s) with a pair of new Continental DW's (not the DWS),
Then gave her a quick wax in the shade.

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s93/vwp88/025.jpg

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s93/vwp88/026.jpg


Now I'm contemplating chopping off my scuba tanks tomorrow for some sweet M62 music! :devillook
Say goodbye to these guys http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s93/vwp88/007.jpg

[Theend]

Where did you purchase your new arm rest setup?

David

Got it from getbmwparts.com. This package deal includes a black vinyl, continuous (no phone tray) armrest, tilting/non-sliding base, and a storage tray. Part number # 51167140702. Was inspired by this post http://www.bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/Armrest/armrest.htm

[autophile]

Blew the radiator!

[staystackin]

Got it from getbmwparts.com. This package deal includes a black vinyl, continuous (no phone tray) armrest, tilting/non-sliding base, and a storage tray. Part number # 51167140702. Was inspired by this post http://www.bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/Armrest/armrest.htm



i want to do this mod, but i want badly to keep my phone tray (original armrest)... all i want is the storage tray and the tilting not sliding base.

im not having much luck finding if this is possible or what i would have to do to attain it. the phone tray is pretty awesome, i use it for my cellphone (i mean who the hell uses a carphone?!)

[kashill]

Flushed brake, changed engine and diff fluids...

[LuisGT]

Finished replacing the passenger side Wheel bearing

[e39hamann]

Put a new thermostat along with a new housing in, and bled the system

[Knightrider07]

an oil change and inspection. went to junk yard and got some 2001 headlights but plugs dont match up.

[Winkie]

Finished checking brake pipes etc for MOT all lights where working yesterday
and to day my low beam on the passenger side started to play up again some times on some times not couldnt get it to work today at all it is Xenon
So I took of the high volt unit and pluged it in the other side and it would not light that bulb either next I took the unit apart and found a big chip in the middle of the ciriut board which corrosion on one side cleaned it and add some new solder bingo light now working
just hope it passes MOT tomorrow because the rear metal brake pipes are a bit rusty I cleaned and painted them a few weeks ago

[keefy6]

Meguir's Colorex - for those of us who have Black E39s this is a must to finish off your wax job or even after a professional detail. Smoothes out a substantial amount of surface scratching. Keeping in mind the end result depends on the original condition of your existing paint.

Topped off the coolant - thankfully the only fluid that i really have to check
Semi Detailed engine

Stared at my S52 cams that i'm itching to put in for a little bit..

[daveycrocket]

from the resevoir to the pump and cooler coil. Also replaced the resevoir since it was original and seemed to leak somewhere in the housing.

Next up...

Center, right/left tie rods.

[CBILL7]

i know that, but when i was underneath my car on the tranny it said lifetime oil. it kinda fool me for a little bit and i started searching and i see alot of u guys flushed it... i also have difficult shifting problems 1 2 3. when is cold.. where can i buy the fluid. btw im new to bmw thanks..
look up on internet, many retail sources ... I used Redline MTL for 8 yrs, but I'm thinking this MTF might be better ... there are other favored products too ...

[EBlue540]

A long crappy winter. Finally dry roads on a day when I was home...

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[bunk1320]

i stripped her down to notta !!!! if it was rubber plastic. I took it all out. inspected and decided what to clean and/or replace. on day two but all is going well.

[trek]

did 2 weekends ago
-brake pads
miles: 88650

did it this all on sat :buttrock
-radiator
-power steering lower hose
-upper & lower hoses
-expansion tank lower hose
-thermostat & housing
-waterpump
-hydraulic tensioner for ac belt
-fan clutch
-serpentine belt
-ac belt
miles: 89100

-spark plugs last night :alright
miles: 89150

[kashill]

5 qt of trans fluid on its way...

[dcotti]

Thrust Rod Bushings
Sunroof Tilt Arms (2nd time in a year)
MID replacement due to loss of pixels

All covered under extended warranty.

[clamasters]

Used the 3M headlight restore kit on my headlights...turned out perfect. Last weekend, I changed oil/filter and detailed the engine bay quickly. This weekend will be transmission and diff fluid change.

[clamasters]

Used the 3M headlight restore kit on my headlights...turned out perfect. Last weekend, I changed oil/filter and detailed the engine bay quickly. This weekend will be transmission and diff fluid change.

[Rodney Scott]

Replaced the thrust arms and control arms. Took me about 5 hours from out the door this morning until I put the last tool away. At 185k miles the thrust arm bushings were shot. Taking it for an alignment tomorrow morning but the 50 mph shimmy is gone.

Rodney

[kashill]

Cut out rear bumper cover and installed square dual tips...looks great!

[540i6e39]

I did a 3" catback with a Magnaflow, K & N drop in filter and a Stage 1 Dinan Software, Also dynoed it. Dyno numbers were 255hp and 289.45tq. They said my dyno numbers dropped at 4500rpm and so did my AFR. My AFR is sub 10.0 after 4500, they said it should be 12.5 and that im losing about 10-15 hp/Tq because my CVV/PCV is bad(which would explain the smell in my car and howling my car makes when i floor it) So im wondering if anyone has had this issue, i thought a bad CVV/PCV would lean your car out not make it run rich. i'm new here if you cant tell... ha ha

[daveycrocket]

Completed replacing my outer tie rods and center link. I also pressed in a new bushing on the idler arm. I drop it off at BMW to align the front end and on to the rear suspension.

[mr540ia]

Stripped transmission fill plug:( replaced my front rotors!!! soo much better:)

[kashill]

Look what I found on my door steps this week:

Sport shocks
M5 rear sway
6 qts trans fluid
valve cover gasket


...can't wait to get the shocks and sway installed...wonder what I will be doing this weekend???