Hi guys,
The old E30's given me the BMW bug and I'm looking at a '93 E34 540 but I'm woried about the nikasil problem. It's absurdly low mileage (60k documented), mint and not a lot of money. However... It has the slightly rough idle indicative (apparently) of bore damage/wear, either that or I'm paranoid!
The owner reckons his mechanic thinks it's 'ok' but I want to know for sure. If it has a nikasil engine I'll get it tested fully by a good mechanic.
Any idea how to confirm if it has nikasil or alusil linings? I have the engine No. I plan to ring the dealer but am expecting I'll get nowhere fast! Engine No. is: 50460589 Chassis No. WBAHE62060GF20618A
Anyone know a good uk E34 forum?
Buying an early E34 540i - Nikasil gamble
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wasnt that problem sorted by bmw in a product recall? if it was then your bmw dealer should be able to tell you .if you recon its running rough at only 60k miles then theres obviously some problems as thats not even run in yet.would it cause it to run rough? ive had problems in the past with bore damage and it ran fine but was a little smokey.
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Isn't there some other problem with oil leaking past the seals around the spark plugs and causing electrical faults with the coil packs too?
Guess that might cause some idling roughness if it's had the engine done?
Guess that might cause some idling roughness if it's had the engine done?
)Cheers guys,
The idle just seems a little lumpy when left standing, this may be due to the low ish 500rpm but I doubt it with the weight of the internals.
It also doesnt pull as hard as I'd expect up to about 2000-2500rpm at anything other than full throttle, that may just be the weight of the thing and the tall diff though, having never driven one before I dont know, maybe my expectations of the V8 are a little unrealistic.
Sounds like a paln is to call the dealer (it's a 'local' car so they should have a record if they've swapped the block) and get my mechanic mate to do the blow-by test for crankcase pressure.
As for fast... what an awesome engine, would be even better in an E30
The idle just seems a little lumpy when left standing, this may be due to the low ish 500rpm but I doubt it with the weight of the internals.
It also doesnt pull as hard as I'd expect up to about 2000-2500rpm at anything other than full throttle, that may just be the weight of the thing and the tall diff though, having never driven one before I dont know, maybe my expectations of the V8 are a little unrealistic.
Sounds like a paln is to call the dealer (it's a 'local' car so they should have a record if they've swapped the block) and get my mechanic mate to do the blow-by test for crankcase pressure.
As for fast... what an awesome engine, would be even better in an E30
