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    Does everyone with an E39 sport have staggered rims? The reason I ask is that my sedan does have staggered rims and the Touring I have just bought does not. I think I will pinch the wider rears from the sedan before I sell it. I also have to decide whether to keep the conti sports on the touring or swap to bridgestone re001's on the front. Both sets are near new <2000kms. Which is the better tyre?

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    All fixed and back together, I charged battery via under bonnet cables, took 20hrs+ until the charged light came on the charger. Car started 1st time and ran smooth, no hiccup from new vanos seals. I was a little worried when the rev counter, trip meter etc didn't work, but it all started working the 3rd time I started it up. I haven't driven the car too far yet, so can't comment on the vanos fix yet.

    Does anyone know how much water the cooling system holds? I only managed to get 6 litres into it, I thought it was about 10L?

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    Got a flat battery in my E39 530i touring

    Question: To charge the battery, do I trickle charge it by hooking up the charger under the bonnet on the + on the inlet manifold and the - on the rh strut tower as per the Haynes manual, or do I disconnect and remove the battery?

    Thanks

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    Vanos seals done, cooling system all but back together, just the fan and shroud to go, I have left these off for now while I fill and bleed the cooling system so I can raise the expansion tank.

    Turned the ignition on to set heater to hot and also make the small electric waterpump run and in 5 minutes the battery was flat! (The car hasn't run for 3+ weeks)

    Stink one, was hoping to get it going tonight.

    Question: To charge the battery, do I trickle charge it by hooking up the charger under the bonnet on the + on the inlet manifold and the - on the rh strut tower as per the Haynes manual, or do I disconnect and remove the battery?

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

    There is a small 00 in a long box and a small 99 in a long box written on the back. Not the usual circular date stamp. Its' the only number apart from the part number I can see on it. The car is 2001 so I guess it might be a 99/00 part. I think I will replace it to be safe.

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    I have now removed everything, all the cooling parts are stamped 2010, except the water pump 2001! it is absolutely stuffed no bearings left in it, knackered. It's a shame whoever replaced nearly everything in 2010 didn't bother to undo 4 nuts and do the waterpump!

    Should the fan clutch have a date stamped on it? If it's 2010 I won't replace it.

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    I started pulling the cooling system apart tonight, it looks like most things have been replaced in 2010, eg radiator, hoses, belts, expansion tank, so that'a a bonus.

    I am struggling to get the fan clutch nut off (yes I realise it's left hand thread) I have tried wedging a screwdriver in between the 32mm nut and the pulley nuts as described here.... http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/199986 but still no luck, gave it a few sharp blows on the spanner with the hammer but it is stuck fast. So sprayed crc all over it and try again tomorrow I guess. Any other tips?

    The waterpump bearing is destroyed as the pulley is on quite an angle to the engine, I found what looks like roller bearing pieces on the tray under the engine.

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    also which trans , jatco or zf as they fell different to drive.

    and yes do most of the coolant system , any plastics that look a bit grey or brown in colour are on there way out.

    yes and also get the vanos checked and aslo cam sensors etc

    Not sure which trans I have, the sedan is 2000 530i motorsport vin WBADT62030CE60342, the touring 2001 530i vin WBADS62050GL80548.

    Also how do I check to see all the options fited to each car? ie Build sheet

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    So I have just bought a 530i touring, received it on Friday, looks in great cond. 3rd time driving it I pull up to the lights and hear rumble rumble pop, I wasn't sure if it was my car or the trailer pulling up next to us, lights go green and I ease away and rattly sound coming from engine, then check coolant light comes on, quick u turn park and turn off. Probably had the car running for about 30 seconds from first noise. A trail of coolant is following the car and still leaking out when I hop out. It appears that the water pump bearing has failed and blown the seal at the same time. The fan is on a angle to the radiator also.(no contact though) Stink one.

    So it looks like I have some work to do.

    Option 1 Replace Waterpump, thermostat and belt

    Option 2 Replace Waterpump, thermostat, belt, expansion tank, tensioner, fan clutch, hoses and radiator. and any other bits I come in contact with. $$$

    It looks fairly straight forward to fix, anything to look out for?

    On a side note, the Touring feels a fair bit slower off the mark than my M530i sedan, lacking low down grunt, I realise it is a bit heavier but noticable? Maybe it has been driven around town too much in Akl.

    Any thoughts or opinions welcome.

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