m30 mileage quick question

[beefy]

hi i found a potential donar car but the mileage is 200 000, what do you think about this should i stay away fron it

[MJG]

Meh, plenty in the US of gAy they run to 500k. It's getting fairly high but there is no specific reason why it would be shagged. As long as bearings/gaskets/timing chain+tensioner are all up to spec then there's plenty of life left in the old girl.

[gareth]

if it's cheap and a manual, have a look!

check condition of the coolant and under the oil filler cap to see if there is a sludge build up, if all is ok, go for it!

at the end of the day, the apparent condition of the engine is more important than the milage.
200000 serviced miles is better than 100000 miles if it's not looked after. often at this age, they don't tent to get looked after properly, the oil may be done every year but the coolant gets left in and in time, kills the head gasket and sludges the cooling system up.

is there proof of history etc with the car?

[DRIFTBOY]

My donor E34 535i had done 186,000 miles when I stripped the engine.

I took the crankshaft to an engineering company for a regrind and they told me it was a waste of time doing the job as it was well within tolerance so they the just polished the journals!

As Gareth said, if it's been well looked after it could well be quite alright.

[josh-hocking]

thats fine although its high ive seen and heard higher still going happy

[beefy]

cheers for the advice.

ive missed that one so start looking again there like rocking horse s"£*(e in manual.

[gareth]

my whole 98k fsh auto E32 735i donor car cost me £100 but the E34 manual box and E28 flywheel cost me £250

[hubble]

my whole 98k fsh auto E32 735i donor car cost me £100 but the E34 manual box and E28 flywheel cost me £250

Gareth liking your sig pic

[gareth]

look closer, that's no gingerbread lady

ever seen 'The Crying Game'?