Thread: "What did you do to your E39 today V2.0."

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    Scored High Gloss window trim, M-Sport sills, and black grab handles, visors, and lights off a '03 540i M-Sport that showed up in my local salvage yard. Need to go get the struts off it too...

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    Finally took the 540 out Saturday. Took it to the shop to replace the plugs and put my street wheels on.

    While doing the front, noticed the driver coilover raised itself up an inch. So had to reset that.

    Doing the driver rear, i go to take the wheel off and it's wiggling the while hub excessively. Pulled the wheel off and saw played in the upper control arm on the knuckle side. Looks like the nut got lose. So i went to tighten it, and it's just free spinning. Apparently the threads on the nut completely pulled out, with no damage to the ballpoint threads. Replaced with a new nut and all is nice and tight.

    Dont forget to pull everything off every so often and check torques. Even though this was torqued to spec, ive got about 2000 street miles and 7 track days since and even with pre- and post-op checks, things still happen.

    Also wiped her down after and did a quick photo shoot with a buddy of mine. Enjoy!

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    Jesus Christina Aguilera what a weekend.

    In the middle of a ton of stuff I was supposed to do mid-day Saturday, suddenly I got a call from one of my boys that a dead '01 540i I have been long aware of was headed to the 'yard this week, and another vulture or two might be headed over at some point, so if'n I wanted stuff.. I better get over there A2theSAP.... Soo....

    Drop EVERYTHING, luckily junkyard toolbag is in the car already, run over in the vert cuz thats what I was driving at the time the call came... including having dog in backseat... and proceed to just savage the poor old girl for a couple hours trying to beat the sunset and rain.

    By time I was done the M3 trunk was overflowing like "gently but firmly close the lid to cram it all in" and "pile of stuff on the passenger seat so high that a radiator shroud kept sliding into my face on turns"... Thankfully I only had to drive few miles to drop the stuff off at the other house in the basement for now...

    Dog was definitely all "WTF I hate this little car already and now you're cramming me in here with dirty junk?!?!". Yep. Sorry dog. Eat your kibble you'll be fine.

    Pretty good results though, well worth it.

    Got a load of modules for spares - stuff I didn't have like IHKA(HVAC) and radio... a MID w/ a recent BBA-Reman sticker - will probably toss that in actually because its a non-DSP and, not actually having DSP anymore, I like the idea of the cleaner buttons.
    Some basically like-new factory M sill covers (badge-engineering! M sill covers = +1.37whp),
    Biggest score was a factory radiator+exp-tank+shroud+hoses all w/ 2016 dates on 'em that I think probably went in barely a year ago... If I'd have had time I mighta grabbed the water pump too, it was new also...
    Used working DSC/ABS module - no codes in the car when it was junked - but at worst case, if/when my ABS needs it (cuz they always do) I'll either have a core to send to BBA-Reman, or, swap this in while my core goes to them for rebuild...

    Naturally I got a couple other things that I'd JUST PAID MONEY FOR at a junkyard... and these are cleaner/better than the yard ones (SMH DOH). Typical.

    If I had longer I'd have taken another set of TU valve covers for 2nd set of spares, but... that's longer/messier job than I could tackle at the time... Also mighta taken a crank pulley as I've always wanted a spare to make into a crank-holder by welding a bar up to it... but definitely that was on the 'not urgent' list...

    At this point though I need to totally re-org my basement "E39" shelves. As a non-car friend said to me after "you must have like a whole car down there, aside from the frame!" (by 'frame' she means 'body' and if I hadn't already tossed a bunch of stuff like seats and things, she'd be about right...) Only probably have 2/3 of a car down there really...

    Then in the midst of that my domain/web/email host provider crapped the bed on me... all my personal emails were being bounced for 3 days, so in between things I'm putting in tickets and crap - which they ignored so that turned into prolonged "shop for new hosting provider, then migrate to new hosting provider, then test new hosting setup etc.".

    BTW if anybody notices any problems with any of my pictures or attachments in old threads let me know.... but I think its all restored and working good (better even) now...

    Hell of a weekend. Yesterday crazy too. Might need a day off today...
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    Yo! GroinGrinder! I did get your email asking me a bunch o crap, just been wickedly busy.... and too lazy. Have not had a chance to reply, dint want you to think you were just another lump of coal in my junk folders.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BimmrMeUpSnotty View Post
    Yo! GroinGrinder! I did get your email asking me a bunch o crap, just been wickedly busy.... and too lazy. Have not had a chance to reply, dint want you to think you were just another lump of coal in my junk folders.

    LOL. ^^ nice! Amazingly I haven't heard that one before! Maybe I'll actually change my name TO that!

    No worries man. Almost texted you a pic while I was tearin' stuff apart on Saturdday. Can't remember why but something made me think of you. In end I didnt take any pix. Too frackin bizzy!
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    Grr. My 10,605mi Behr M5 radiator cracked today. Leaking coolant from under the upper hose connection.

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    Listed mine for sale

    Want to turbo my e36 so the touring has got to go..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thrifty S50 View Post
    Listed mine for sale

    Want to turbo my e36 so the touring has got to go..

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    Nooooooooo......

    Looking for an E39 belly pan , passenger front inner fender liner …

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    Quote Originally Posted by rjjablo View Post
    Put the Blizzaks on, Cleaned out the interior. Made a promise to my buddy this spring that I would sell it to him this fall because I would be done with my 1991 BMW 850 by now. Well the 850 needs a new transmission so the wagon is getting sold and I will drive the PU truck until the 850 is done.
    For those of you that drive wagons in the snow with snow tires, do you also load the rear cargo area with weight (Sand bags, etc) for potentially added traction?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dvbimmerk View Post
    For those of you that drive wagons in the snow with snow tires, do you also load the rear cargo area with weight (Sand bags, etc) for potentially added traction?


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    I drove my 530D with everything thrown out
    What's the fun on driving when you have traction


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    Quote Originally Posted by nike32 View Post
    I drove my 530D with everything thrown out
    What's the fun on driving when you have traction


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    Good point...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jason5driver View Post
    Nooooooooo......
    Haha I know, but ill enjoy every second of it until it does. And if it doesnt oh well, I get to hang with you folk and the turbskies will get slapped on eventually I just know how I am and instead of prioritizing the turbo build I'll be like "the wagon needs some new wheels" *poof* goodbye manifold moneys lol.

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    Would rather have an E39 wagon than a turbo E36, but I've never been one for turbos so that's just my preference.

    Rolled over 217k in the 540it today, sweet!
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    Yesterday did motor, trans, charger fluid changes, then topped off everything else incl tires.

    I think id been running royal purple in the tranny.. came out surprisingly thin looking and a little dark. This time I got adventurous and went 1/2 MTL 1/2 D4+. Holy crap car shifts SO much better. I guess I can corroborate the reports that RP “wears out” over time. Even the LWFW gear noise is way improved.
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    Put on winter tires today. Had a chat yesterday about wheel bolt locks, I think I lost mine after putting on the last wheel and forgetting to take it off the bolt. Hoping I can find it outside in daylight tomorrow.

    If not, how do I find the one I need? I know there are different versions of them, it's this one: 36136776076-2.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by geargrinder View Post
    Yesterday did motor, trans, charger fluid changes, then topped off everything else incl tires.

    I think id been running royal purple in the tranny.. came out surprisingly thin looking and a little dark. This time I got adventurous and went 1/2 MTL 1/2 D4+. Holy crap car shifts SO much better. I guess I can corroborate the reports that RP “wears out” over time. Even the LWFW gear noise is way improved.
    I used to run the RP on my old 540i6. Hated our cold desert winters because it was so sluggish in the morning.

    Went the D4 route on my current and I absolutely love it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by setho View Post
    I used to run the RP on my old 540i6. Hated our cold desert winters because it was so sluggish in the morning.

    Went the D4 route on my current and I absolutely love it!

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    I've been running RP syncromax. Willing to change to something different. What's D4?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Santaclaus4 View Post
    I've been running RP syncromax. Willing to change to something different. What's D4?
    Red line D4. Far superior to synchromax. I track my Supercharged 540i6 at least once a month and its holding my 217k mile 420g together just fine

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