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    Thumbs up Nikasil is long gone

    As you all know I have a '94 740iA with 305k original miles, I still have the factory nikasil block and she idles and drives like a dream. The lowest compression number is 170 psi. When I bought the car the owner gave me a massive binder housing all 3 keys, the original window sticker, the buyers brochure in perfect shape, and every receipt/invoice of everything done to the car down to a light bulb change. After reviewing and documenting every recipt into an excel spreadsheet not once did I see an engine replacement and or a rebuild. Therefore I believe my car is the proof that nikasil blocks are not an issue.
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    1996 Oldsmobile Aurora; 194k miles but with a bad paint job and dented fender resulting in a payout to buy the 740i

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    No nikasil in U.S.A

    Not entirely true, the Nikasil is just a sleeve in the cylinder not the entire block. The Nikasil sleeve would deteriorate with levels of high sulfur in gasoline leading to oil in the combustion chamber. from what I have heard about the Nikasil issue is that there were no Nikasil engines brought to the U.S M62 or M52 there are no Nikasil engines in the U.S.A. MYNAMEJEFF
    Last edited by MyNameJeff; 11-21-2017 at 08:06 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MyNameJeff View Post
    Not entirely true, the Nikasil is just a sleeve in the cylinder not the entire block. The Nikasil sleeve would deteriorate with levels of high sulfur in gasoline leading to oil in the combustion chamber. from what I have heard about the Nikasil issue is that there were no Nikasil engines brought to the U.S M62 or M52 there are no Nikasil engines in the U.S.A. MYNAMEJEFF
    You are right on the sleeves but the car the PO has is an M60. Those did come with Nikasil sleeves MY1993 - 1995 on E32, 34, and 38 cars.
    Wade

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    Right, mine is the M60 never swapped to an Alunsil. My point was pretty much that Nikasil isn't really an issue at least these days with my car being the proof.
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    2011 Audi A6 Avant 3.0T prestige. 1 of 368

    ----FOR SALE-----
    04 BMW 325xi 143k


    The Fun car:
    94' BMW 740i 308k miles

    Fresh 72k mile engine with all new seals. True E34 Manual Trans Engine Harness. 6spd Transmission Swap, Getrag 420G. RHD LW Single Mass Flywheel. E39 M5 Clutch. E39 M5 Shifter. Factory Car Phone. Factory 6CD Changer. Factory Electric Sunshade. Not So Factory Factory Electric/Heated Rear Seats. E38 Heater Valves. E43 M5 calipers/brakes

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    1996 Oldsmobile Aurora; 194k miles but with a bad paint job and dented fender resulting in a payout to buy the 740i

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    As per a chat I had with a BMWNA rep a while ago, the Nikasil issue really only occurred in the southeast US (Georgia, Carolinas, a couple of Gulf states and some parts of Florida, in which obviously everyone had money to complain). The furore over it is, in my opinion, overblown. Besides, any engine that's made it this far without issue clearly hasn't been affected--if it didn't blow by 2000 or so, it isn't going to. I think I recall seeing something like 2% problem rate over all of North America.

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    That would make some since, my car was first imported up in Minnesota and lived its first 100k in North Dakota (I even have the first owners address). According to the two BMW master techs of 20 years that I know these M60s are super difficult to kill and love being driven hard.
    New Daily:
    2011 Audi A6 Avant 3.0T prestige. 1 of 368

    ----FOR SALE-----
    04 BMW 325xi 143k


    The Fun car:
    94' BMW 740i 308k miles

    Fresh 72k mile engine with all new seals. True E34 Manual Trans Engine Harness. 6spd Transmission Swap, Getrag 420G. RHD LW Single Mass Flywheel. E39 M5 Clutch. E39 M5 Shifter. Factory Car Phone. Factory 6CD Changer. Factory Electric Sunshade. Not So Factory Factory Electric/Heated Rear Seats. E38 Heater Valves. E43 M5 calipers/brakes

    Sold:
    1996 Oldsmobile Aurora; 194k miles but with a bad paint job and dented fender resulting in a payout to buy the 740i

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    Quote Originally Posted by yukon101 View Post
    That would make some since, my car was first imported up in Minnesota and lived its first 100k in North Dakota (I even have the first owners address). According to the two BMW master techs of 20 years that I know these M60s are super difficult to kill and love being driven hard.
    Extremely hard to kill

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    Quote Originally Posted by XAlt View Post
    Extremely hard to kill
    This is so true, I don't treat mine very nicely and when I took my intake off my valves were spotless and I have even accidentally drifted my car with how much power it still puts out.
    New Daily:
    2011 Audi A6 Avant 3.0T prestige. 1 of 368

    ----FOR SALE-----
    04 BMW 325xi 143k


    The Fun car:
    94' BMW 740i 308k miles

    Fresh 72k mile engine with all new seals. True E34 Manual Trans Engine Harness. 6spd Transmission Swap, Getrag 420G. RHD LW Single Mass Flywheel. E39 M5 Clutch. E39 M5 Shifter. Factory Car Phone. Factory 6CD Changer. Factory Electric Sunshade. Not So Factory Factory Electric/Heated Rear Seats. E38 Heater Valves. E43 M5 calipers/brakes

    Sold:
    1996 Oldsmobile Aurora; 194k miles but with a bad paint job and dented fender resulting in a payout to buy the 740i

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