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You could use a parts catalog for bmw's i.e bmwfans.info lookup the exhaust parts of something like the e60 535d. The exhaust clamps should give you the measurements. Probably in mm. The e39 m5 exhaust is 2.75"

Sure. PM me.

That was the other M5... Sorry Russell !

New windshield wipers and a nose job. Before : After : Fitment is spot on. Not bad for Made in Taiwan

Where's the pix

Wheel alignment done!

Do it Michael.

Seems to have gained an extra 20whp

BS as in Bimmersport, right? ;-)

Spotted this at a Dealership in Auckland on Sat morning. Dealer did say it's not quite ready but will be asking around $40k. Very low Kms. According to carjam the mileage was at 79k kms April this year.

Maybe try re-bleeding?

Stinky fart egress.

Cool! When's the s54 going back in?

I'd go the 530i plenty of power for DD duties.

I love the 'no timewasters' part at the end of that novel..

Based on research this is more of an issue with the s54 engines. There is about 4mm of material between the cylinders of the s54 and s62 engines, so there is not much gasket material there either. The cause of this could be several reasons... lean mixture, faulty gasket material etc The rattling sound, under medium throttle in higher gears at lower revs produced a rattling type sound for many of the S54 owners, and I could only find 2 concrete examples of other s62 engines with the same symptoms that turned out to be the result of HG failure between the cylinders. I was lucky enough to find a sound clip of the rattling sound from one of the S62's with HG failure. I've added this as a play list with my sound clip to compare the sound, and it was quite the same. S62 head gasket failure : S54 head gasket failure :

Think I may have found a source of the rattle.. The header exhaust section connecting to the cats is of double-walled construction. The PO had removed the cats and replaced with straight piping. If I knock the exhaust around this area I can hear metal on metal rattling inside the exhaust. Bit of a pain as it means the exhaust needs to be cut, investigated and repaired. I did a lot of research on the rattling and it seemed to point to the early signs of head gasket failure, the type of failure where the gasket gets cracked in between the cylinders. I decided to do a compression test on the engine this morning and can confirm all is well. Results, Cylinder 1-8 in PSI 206 217 217 216 206 206 206 203

The car is already modified, the new owner may want to re-power again with an S motor...maybe install coil over suspension. Be a bit of a pain having to re-cert it again right?

Reckon it's got an issue with the front sunroof drain which caused the fuse box to corrode. From the ad description it doesn't sound too bad... Or is the owner economising on the truth?

Monthly Bath.

Front windshield cowl?

If that was the case then the other one would be twisted/broken i'd say. Along with the thrust arms as well.

Yeah i need a hoist to go over any loose heat shields, exhaust clamps etc. Doesn't affect drive ability, just a heinous rattle sound..

Uh oh. A noise has cropped up in the past 1000kms and I've decided to investigate. An interesting rattle that occurs only under high load in higher gears.

Love the RK's on the e39 Kyu!