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E39 2000 540i Msport

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15 hours ago, adro said:

oooOOOO look a shiny E39

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I may be a bit biased but have to say the E39 / E46 / E38 era was a very very good one for BMW design

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What does the shimmy feel like? Is it a vibration or more of a floating/disconnected feeling?

I'm defintely keen on this (if you're still selling) and would drive it back to Chch as is if it doesn't feel like it's trying to kill me ?

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On 6/14/2020 at 6:19 PM, adro said:

oooOOOO look a shiny E39

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Don’t need three V8’s, don’t need three V8’s, don’t need three V8’s. 
 

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228,XXXkm

A few things have happened. Having come so far I decided I didn't want to let the car go for less than my 7K asking price and have set about spending the money to try and get rid of the shimmy/seat vibration...which will mean I'm going to keep the car for a bit longer. Jon at Auto38 diagnosed some play in the steering box and some in the rear end. He swapped the original steering box back in which has really tightened up the front end and got rid of a weird knock at the 45 degrees mark, however the shimmy still remains.

In the meantime an OEM muffler came up on FB marketplace. $60 and 2 blocks from my house. This got installed by Midas (125 + gst if anyones interested) today. Feels like a new car, so quiet and no annoying drone at 2000rpm. It didnt drone on the motorway but round town getting up to 50km it was abit annoying.

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The tip looks alot nicer too than the rusty pipe.

Suspension parts have arrived from FCP and will be going in next week.

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Kind of glad you decided to keep it. I could see it heading down a dark path to destruction if it sold to the wrong hands. 

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To be truly classed as a nutcase (which I'm sure you actually already are), you'd need to take to the inside of the pipe with some wet n dry...

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1 hour ago, hqstu said:

To be truly classed as a nutcase (which I'm sure you actually already are), you'd need to take to the inside of the pipe with some wet n dry...

*cough*... Takes one to know one, right? ?

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2 hours ago, hqstu said:

To be truly classed as a nutcase (which I'm sure you actually already are), you'd need to take to the inside of the pipe with some wet n dry...

just drive it fast and hard for 500kms, should sort that out.

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2 hours ago, dennystone said:

I need to do my 540i chain guides, where did you buy them?

FCP euro. They have a few different kits for the job. I’d recommend doing the oil separator while you are in there too. 

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15 hours ago, adro said:

FCP euro. They have a few different kits for the job. I’d recommend doing the oil separator while you are in there too. 

Fantastic, many thanks.

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Ohhhh shiny. 

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228XXXkm

Rear end refresh. Jon at Auto38 did the work in a very timely fashion. Still needs a wheel alignment and a highway run to see if it’s cured the vibration. 
- Integral links

- upper control arms

- guide links

- sway bar links

- swaybar bushings 

- wheel carrier ball joints

Bit of a mix of Lemforder, Meyle and TRW 

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I also have put the roof racks back on to carry the bike since my desire for a wagon has been put off for a little bit longer. 

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How'd you get on with the vibration?

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22 hours ago, lemusa said:

How'd you get on with the vibration?

Nah, it hasn't had an alignment yet but I don't think it's cured. ?

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4 minutes ago, adro said:

Nah, it hasn't had an alignment yet but I don't think it's cured. ?

Is it Possibly drive shaft or guibo?

you may have checked this?

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10 hours ago, hunter said:

Is it Possibly drive shaft or guibo?

you may have checked this?

Be careful, not allowed to offer suggestions here ?

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10 hours ago, hunter said:

Is it Possibly drive shaft or guibo?

you may have checked this?

Thanks, yeah it’s been checked. I got a Guibo with the last parts order, so that’s standing by. I have some new rotors turning up today hopefully, will see if they make a difference. 

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229,000km 

alignment done. Car feels a lot better, rear end is really tight. Still chasing a small vibration though. Rear tyres are game over so currently pricing up replacement option. 
alignment sheet:

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Replaced all 4 rotors over the last few nights. ATE from BMworkshops parts dept. great price and overnight delivery. Inspected all the caliper pistons and seals. Everything looks in good order. Hand brake got a well needed adjustment too. 

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the fronts made a massive difference to the front end shimmy. It’s pretty much gone, not completely but for the most part. No shimmy under breaking down the gorge either which iv been using as a road test recently and was where I noticed the worst vibration at 80km downhill. Not sure if that’s because they weren’t bedded in at this point causing enough stress on the suspension arms or if the old ones had deposits making them hen vibrate. Guess time will tell. Haven’t road tested with the rears on yet. 

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Bike rack is on after getting hold of the Thule T bolts for the whisper bars. 

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roof racks finally being put to use for some work. 

I think tyres (rears at least) are next on the list. 

 

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Huh, I feel like someone suggested to look at the brakes and was shot down hard ?

Im glad its getting better, hopefully you have finally knocked it on the head.

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42 minutes ago, KwS said:

Huh, I feel like someone suggested to look at the brakes and was shot down hard ?

Im glad its getting better, hopefully you have finally knocked it on the head.

Thanks man. Motorway test this morning. Car is in good shape. Jon threw the rears on the balancer while he was doing the suspension arms and said there is a few flat spots so I’m guessing the minute vibration I can still feel is tyres (fingers crossed) 

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Outstanding!  Looking forward to the next encounter.  Good looking alignment sheet, too.

Buying backdrops, eh? ?

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32 minutes ago, Olaf said:

Outstanding!  Looking forward to the next encounter.  Good looking alignment sheet, too.

Buying backdrops, eh? ?

For sure! Even better, transporting backdrops to and from location. 

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Awesome. Looks like you've got the weather to enjoy it too!

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