E30 Zone

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-540i-4-0- ... 4cfd72c59d

what a car! uber rare, not sure what sort of power they are? you could haggle it down i expect

Nice! I prefer the manual v8 e60's to the v10 m5's.

I have a complete b5 exhaust system that will fit a 540i/545i.

A manual 550i m sport is the one to have but very rare.

i believe they are about the same as my 4.4 at 286, as the larger 4.4 and 4.8 are in the early 300's?

That looks immense. Whack a 520d badge on the back and you can have some fun!

Its ok, but if you want a rare car then the 550 is the one to go for.

looks nice.

Beautiful

17mpg round town would take some getting used to though

I've changed the spark plgs in one. Not the nicest of jobs and I couldn't get to one at the end (forget which side) I forget what was in the way lol

The ad says 306 bhp!

does absolutely nothing for me,just another modern box of plastic

Spark plugs are the least of your worries, when you have to change the rocker cover gaskets!!!

17mpg around town buy give me one now, I'm lucky to get 15 out of my 39 540 round town!!!!

Tay wrote:I'm lucky to get 15 out of my 39 540 round town!!!!

Its obviously fooked!

DanThe wrote:

Tay wrote:I'm lucky to get 15 out of my 39 540 round town!!!!

Its obviously fooked!

a grinder on the cam lobes can significantly reduce the MPG ..

e30topless wrote:

DanThe wrote:

Tay wrote:I'm lucky to get 15 out of my 39 540 round town!!!!

Its obviously fooked!

a grinder on the cam lobes can significantly reduce the MPG ..

But improve the idle..

In fairness to it she is on a slush box!

mabz wrote:does absolutely nothing for me,just another modern box of plastic

Drive one!

Tay wrote:Spark plugs are the least of your worries, when you have to change the rocker cover gaskets!!!

Unbolt and remove the nearside engine mount to do the Offside gasket and vice versa to do the other.

Kieran_n22 wrote:I've changed the spark plgs in one. Not the nicest of jobs and I couldn't get to one at the end (forget which side) I forget what was in the way lol

That will be the nearside one and the A/C pipe and live terminal point cable in the way.

Fairone taking the mounts out but that's just extra work when it can be done with out doing that! Just a little awkward not to!!!!

The old 540i autos are a bit juicy around town - 15 mpg is about right and they'll average around 24 with 30 mpg on a long steady run.
The N62's love an oil leak but the later ones are better. The 550i M Sport with the DIY box is about the only E60 I can get excited about. The auto is nice as well, and a nicer car than the M5 which I could never get on with.

I've never seen a 550i manual for sale. Shame nobody bought any here.

Mobile.de have a few

http://tinyurl.com/84awl63

Blitz wrote:I've never seen a 550i manual for sale. Shame nobody bought any here.

Mobile.de have a few

http://tinyurl.com/84awl63

i've seen a couple

i think all they'd need is a proper LSD and job done

Blitz wrote:I've never seen a 550i manual for sale. Shame nobody bought any here.

Mobile.de have a few

http://tinyurl.com/84awl63

They were sold here, i seen two saloons of which i've driven one and one touring.

Tay wrote:Fairone taking the mounts out but that's just extra work when it can be done with out doing that! Just a little awkward not to!!!!

The 2 min it takes to remove one mount make it quicker than messing about and running the risk of damaging something by not doing it.

The official repair method is to remove the injector rail but its quicker and easier to remove the opposite mount to the side you are doing.

bss325i wrote:

Blitz wrote:I've never seen a 550i manual for sale. Shame nobody bought any here.

Mobile.de have a few

http://tinyurl.com/84awl63

They were sold here, i seen two saloons of which i've driven one and one touring.

Barry, if you see one for sale then please let me know. I know someone desperate for one.

Will do.