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2000 BMW 525i E39. 2.5L Straight six 5 Speed Tiptronic Onboard computer Traction control 8 Airbags Electric seats with drivers memory Remote locking Dual zone auto climate control Rare motorsport model, transforms car from the standard model Motorsport electric adjustable seats Motorsport exhaust system Motorsport "Style 66" staggered 17" alloys Motorsport bodykit (bumpers, trim, boot lip) Motorsport suspension Regularly maintained, fantastic to drive. Good on gas, comfortable and a joy to drive when it gets twisty. New Valve Cover gaskets New Oil Filter Housing gasket Freshly rebuild Vanos (variable cam) unit (new beisan systems seals) Recent trans service Recent new alternator Aftermarket high flow panel filter Slotted and drilled brake disks all round Please dont be put of by the KS. It looks, drives and feels like its done less than half what it has. Engine is strong, and mint inside and out. Most of the KS are from long distance, hot running. Internals of engine looked great when valve cover was off, no sludge, little wear. All electrics work, including aircon and heater. Open to negotiation on price, and swaps. Please no time wasters, and test drive only with proof of funds. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=483443245 Price on TM is $8000 but it is most definitely negotiable as i have found a car i want to buy and want a quick sale. Car is in Wellington.

Would almost consider letting my E39 go 2000 525i Motorsport, silver, steptronic.

And i wish i could install a normal headunit... damn nav/tv unit.

like this?

Just found this (whilst trying to find out about the lumbar support, appears sport seats dont have it). http://forum.bmw5.co.uk/topic/64705-e39-lu...l-guide-how-to/ Its a retrofit DIY, but shows how it all goes together.

Make sure the battery is connected for at least 30 mins, from what i have heard.

Mine has a date on the back of it IIRC, near the nut.

Heaps of people in the states using 3M vinyl wraps on the trim, and it does come out looking good. Ill be doing mine when i can decide on either black or silver.

Purchased a few things from Gavin now, very happy with the service and the parts. Couldnt recommend him enough!

i got mine off with a couple of sharp hits with a claw hammer on a 32mm spanner. Just take care not to damage the shroud.

Type Value VIN WBADE62010BW73173 Type code DE62 Type 540I (EUR) E series E39 () Series 5 Type LIM Steering RL Doors 4 Engine M62 Displacement 4.40 Power 210 Drive HECK Transmission AUT Colour COSMOSSCHWARZ METALLIC (303) Upholstery STANDARDLEDER/SCHWARZ (N6SW) Prod.date 1997-11-25 Options Code Description (interface) Description (EPC) S204A ANTRIEBSAUSLEGUNG EXPORT Shorter final drive ratio S216A SERVOTRONIC HYDRO STEERING-SERVOTRONIC S223A ELEKTRONISCHE DAEMPFER CONTROL(EDC) Electronic Damper Control (EDC) S354A GRUENKEIL-FRONTSCHEIBE Windscreen, green-tinted upper strip S401A SCHIEBE-HEBEDACH, ELEKTRISCH Lift-up-and-slide-back sunroof, electric S415A SONNENSCHUTZROLLO FUER HECKSCHEIBE Sun-blind, rear S423A FUSSMATTEN IN VELOURS Floor mats velours S428A WARNDREIECK Warning triangle and first aid kit S431A INNENSPIEGEL,AUTOMATISCH ABBLENDEND Interior mirror with automatic-dip S438A EDELHOLZAUSFUEHRUNG Fine wood trim S441A RAUCHERPAKET Smoker package S459A SITZVERSTELLUNG, ELEKTR.MIT MEMORY Seat adjustment, electric, with memory S494A SITZHEIZUNG FUER FAHRER/BEIFAHRER Seat heating driver/passenger S500A SCHEINW.WASCHANL./INTENSIVREINIGUNG Headl.washer system/intensive cleaning S534A KLIMAAUTOMATIK Automatic air conditioning Code Description (interface) Description (EPC) S548A KILOMETERTACHO Kilometre speedo S602A BORDMONITOR MIT TV On-board monitor withTV S676A HIFI LAUTSPRECHERSYSTEM HiFi speaker system S694A CD-WECHSLER VORBEREITUNG Provisions for BMW 6 CD changer L807A JAPAN-AUSFUEHRUNG NATIONAL VERSION JAPAN S818A BATTERIEHAUPTSCHALTER Battery master switch S823A HEISSLAND-AUSFUEHRUNG Hot-climate version S845A AKUSTISCHE GURTWARNUNG Acoustic fasten seat belt reminder S875A INFRAROTFERNBEDIENUNG Infrared remote control S925A VERSANDSCHUTZPAKET Dispatch protection pack Standard equipment Code Description (interface) Description (EPC) S260A SEITENAIRBAG FUER FAHRER/BEIFAHRER Side airbag for driver/passenger S411A FENSTERHEBER,ELEKTRISCH VORN/HINTEN Window lifts,electric,front/rear S473A ARMAUFLAGE VORN Armrest front S510A LEUCHTWEITENREGELUNG ABBLENDLICHT Headlight vertical aim control S520A NEBELSCHEINWERFER Fog lights S540A GESCHWINDIGKEITSREGELUNG Cruise control S555A BORDCOMPUTER On-board computer V with remote control S853A SPRACHVERSION ENGLISCH Language version, English

The vanos kit is around $100 all up (including shipping) from Beisan Systems. I only needed the seal kit, not the rattle kit. I also did the valve cover gaskets, but im sorry i dont have the pricing for that on hand. Was pretty reasonable through the sponsor, EuroItalian.

Did you pull the boot on the wiring well up and clear of the cables? My old low k E36 was in great condition, only issue was the boot central locking stopped working one day. Checked the wiring, had to pull the boot up a fair way, and sure enough had one wire completely snapped and another 3 bare.

on a related topic too, anyone got any ideas for getting baked on silicon shine stuff off the engine bay? Degreaser? Dealer went apeshit with the shine when i got the car, didnt have time to clean it off and now its left everything looking manky (discoloured plastics, paint etc)

Isnt it as simple as, if its from Japan its got a Jatco, if its not (NZ new etc) it has ZF? Having just done the vanos on my own E39 525 i would highly recommend doing it, if it hasnt been done already. Chances are thats where the power has gone. Are the tourings much heavier than sedans?

yeah, both my pistons has side to side movement, and quite a bit of it too. Did another hundred or so ks today, still getting better.

So yeah, did the valve cover seals and rebuilt the double vanos unit today. Its as hard as i expected, but very time consuming. Wouldnt be too keen to do it again. The vanos failure mode on these is that the seals on the pistons stop sealing, and you end with with rough idle (mainly when cold), hesitation, loss of power. Mine was quite bad for the symptoms, and when i checked the clearance of the pistons in the bore they could freely move, in all directions. Guess thats what 250,000ks does. The vanos rebuild has had an immediate effect, with the idle being smooth and rock solid now. no more hesitation when cold and ive gained a bit of power up top but a huge whack of torque in the low to mid range. Ive only done around 60 ks so far, but apparently it gets progressively better until fully bedded in at 300ks. Seems economy it better too, the OBC is already reporting better milage, but ill give it a tank or two and average it. The valve covers on my car were basically solid plastic, barely sealed and leaked a fair bit of oil. Protip that really helped me, if you have stuck, plastic spark plug gaskets like i did, use a heatgun/hair dryer to heat them up. Makes them soft and you can pry/lever/pull them out easy (without heat they just chipped and cracked) Very impressed with the state of the engine too. At 250,000ks i kinda expected sludge and crap when i took the cover off. No such horror, just nice clean, golden, sludge free internals. I already knew it was really well serviced in the past, this just confirms it. One thing i regret is reusing the crush washers on the vanos pipe. i replaced both when i did the OHF gasket, and thought i could get away with reusing them again. Theyre now seeping oil >_< luckily easy to get at and cheap to replace. Just a couple of pics of the process. Sorry for the quality, used my iPod touch as i dont care much if i cover it in oil. Valve cover off Vanos unit off Vanos unit Back together

Dont think ive ever seen a motorsport diesel E39 before

You cut the harness?! FFS, not a good move. Take it to a sparky and get it done right, you obviously arent cut out for the task.

I loved driving my old 156 V6. The sound the engine made was amazing, and oh so rev happy. Even the 6 speed box was smooth and sweet to shift. I kinda miss it, but dont miss the 2 times it stranded me and the couple of grand i burnt fixing it in the 3 or so months i owned it. I want that engine and box in something more reliable... hmmm The 147s are good looking wee cars, and your example with the mods looks fantastic. Not a fan of the GTAs, only because every 147 GTA in welly seems to be owned by an atshole that cant drive (and think he can just cut everyone off).

Good to hear that my old display worked for you Its an OEM BMW 16:9 unit from either an E38 or E39, usually later model. I got mine through Ray at HellBM. Plug and play for the most part. Im still needing to fit a replacement video module to fix the 4:3 image on the wide display, but need to do my vanos seals first (which will be happening next weekend).

AFAIK the fittings are the same as E39? If it is, just did this on my E39 and it was straight plug and play. You may need to upgrade the Video Module to get the image on the screen to be 16:9 not 4:3 though.

pick up good used engine and get it going again? Pisses me off when people wreck a perfectly good car because they cant be arsed fixing it. Sell it on trademe as a complete car if you must, but dont part it.

Ordered Vanos seal kit... time to fix my lumpy cold idle and surging, yay!