mossline 15 Report post Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) BMW E39 540i 230,000km 4.4ltr V8 Loads of power and torque. Keeps pulling the whole way through. Full repair history from me and previous owners. Cooling system has been overhauled in the past year. Few issues that need addressing: Wheel bearing needs replacing. I have a bmw wheel bearing. It just needs to be fitted. Needs new rear tyres, fronts only have 2000 kms on them so practically brand new. Goodyear f1's asymmetrical Drivers side seat connector has broken so the driving position is stuck in my position (good if you have long legs). It just needs reconnecting. drivers side front skirt got caught on a kerb and came off. I still have this so the new owner can repair should they want to. Has slight shudder around 80kms. Have replaced a lot of the steering and suspension components (receipts to prove) but havent managed to get rid of the shudder just yet. Also has steering shake when braking. in the mornings especially when its cold the engine idles a bit rough. Vacuum leak perhaps?, easy to fix but never did as once its upto temp it runs fine. The steering wheel material has started to rip which is more of an eyesore than anything. An upholsterer should be able to fix easily enough Never had any issues with the engine or gearbox. Good thing about the earlier E39 540i's is they are slightly more powerful than the 99 onward models and does not have the vanos (variable valve timing) as these can be prone to failure and resulting in eye watering repair bills. This does not have it so that is a very big plus! Air suspension was pulled out and replaced with coilovers by a previous owner. Beautiful comfort especially on the open roads! Taken this from Wellington to Auckland on many occasion and always been a fantastic drive and comfortable. I upgraded from the wood trim to the titanium brushed trim and upgraded from the small nav screen to the bigger widescreen and accompanying tv module. I still have the wood trim if the new owner wants to revert back but it has been painted over (failed attempt at making it silver) so would need the paint to be stripped off it. Have a set of style 65 wheels (no tyres) spare as I found original style 65's for cheap and swapped to them so if the new owner wants them they can have them hard wired for V1 Removable Towbar (not been used for towing but for photography purposes) All interior bulbs replaced with LEDs Retrofitted LED angle eyes which looks great. Other than those things its ran like a dream for me the past 2 years. Ive loved owning her but I need a 4x4 so going for a Range Rover vogue mainly because they are an E39 underneath so i know the engines and gearboxes are bullet proof. Looking $6000 and open to offers as im looking to get the vogue soon so need the garage space. This is a photo from a little while back. Will get some more taken this week and anyone who wants them, send me your email address and i'll get them to you. [email protected] 021 079 1172 Cheers guys, would be good to see it go to another E39 enthusiast. Chris Edited January 20, 2013 by mossline Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allanw 1071 Report post Posted January 20, 2013 Ive loved owning her but I need a 4x4 so going for a Range Rover vogue mainly because they are an E39 underneath .... Hmmm...some of them do - about 2002 to 2006 - the early 3rd gen ones. Some are Jaguar or Ford powered! Get the right one! (or an X5 ) GLWS! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mossline 15 Report post Posted January 21, 2013 Id love the jag supercharged one but looking more like a 2002-2005 model. Hmmm...some of them do - about 2002 to 2006 - the early 3rd gen ones. Some are Jaguar or Ford powered! Get the right one! (or an X5 ) GLWS! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mossline 15 Report post Posted January 22, 2013 Please feel free to make an offer! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mossline 15 Report post Posted February 5, 2013 Bump! All offers considered. New car is here and this needs to go! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mossline 15 Report post Posted March 5, 2013 Still for sale with photos this time: http://www.mossline.com/Other/bmw-e39-540i...4&k=JCD9Rkn Looking for 4k and open to offers feel free to contact me on 021 079 1172 or email me at [email protected] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted March 6, 2013 Hey mate where abouts are ya? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mossline 15 Report post Posted March 7, 2013 Im down in Wellington fella Hey mate where abouts are ya? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
