E39 EWS?

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johnl320
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Post Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:38 pm

Just a quick one chaps, I've picked up an 1998 e39 525tds, does this model come with any ews stuff I need to know about before its gets its heart ripped out and chucked into a Discovery?

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Post Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:02 pm

Iirc anything post 94 has EWS, this being a 98 would be EWS 2 (maybe EWS 3)
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Post Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:03 pm

Is it the same engine the disco has? M51?
Loom swap 8)
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Post Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:03 pm

All E39's have EWS.
http://www.bmrperformance.co.uk

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Post Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:28 pm

Thanks chaps, Dan no idea mate. One of the lads at work saw some landrover with the tds lump in it, South african i think. Well he wants to receate it, mental but might be interesting lunchtime project.
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Post Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:28 am

I know the strangerovers had the M51 but not sure about the discos
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Post Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:26 pm

Got the car today, far too good to scrap still got t&t so will be used until they run out and go from there