E34 535i front driveshaft yoke question

[Brad1138 0]

Is the front driveshaft yoke from the 535i 1988 interchangerble with a 530i 1990?

And how bullet proof are the 535i manual 1988 as a car if they have high kms

[rxsumo 33]

And how bullet proof are the 535i manual 1988 as a car if they have high kms

Are you asking about the engine or the gearbox?

I'm assuming the gearbox.....

Do you know the history of the car that the box has come from....has it had any work done?

Our gearbox, in our 535 required work at around the 150K mark. The problem started as a very occassionally jumping outta first gear.

Once the gearbox was pulled down, the jumping outta gear problem was assumed to be causing by a slight amount of movement in the bearings, however it was discovered that the synchro rings were just about completely worn out.

So if the box has no history, and you cant have a drive using the box, I'd be inclined to have the box checked out by a gearbox specialist prior to putting into the car (unless you like pulling gearboxes in and out that is).

If the box has problems, you better have deep pockets, mine was done by GearTech in Palmerston North (and I can recommend these guys), under a vehicle warranty. Due to the nasty contract, I ended up paying for the Synchro rings, and they were $500, Anton (the owner of GearTech) reckoned I got away lightly, because he reckons the bearing were FN expensive, and well and truely exceeded my bill.........

[Brad1138 0]

what about the engine and the rest of the car? how good are they once the cars got 200km on the clock

[kiwi535 538]

as far as the engine itself goes 200k is nothing as long the car has been looked after.Brent has a e 28 535 that has done 400,000 ks.I am assuming you are looking at a UK import 530 with the m30.If it is a uk import look out for rust altho the e 34 is mostly galvanised.The E34 has quite a complex elecrical system.Mos of your problems will likely be associated with that.

Look here.Dont get discouraged by that list tho they dont happen all together and all the time

[rxsumo 33]

what about the engine and the rest of the car? how good are they once the cars got 200km on the clock

We have just pulled the bearing caps off a E23 735 engine with 230K on the clock, and my mechanic reckons there is at least another 100K + left on the engine.

This car was brought off some of the "boys" in Gisborne, and based on the state that the discs were in, maintenance wasnt high on the menu. Since the gotcha on the M30 is good maintenance, I'd be guessing that I wouldnt be worried about owning a car that has over 200K with a service history.

But as Paul has mentioned, watch the English and SE Asian (not Japan and South African), imports because they have their own unique set of issues...rust...electrical problems

[BM WORLD 1264]

the manuals are normally good . i havea 468000km M535i e28 1986 and also a 1988 535i with about 300000km on it seams ok to . but i did have a red 88 535i a few years ago it had a prob with jumping out of first gear sometimes . the previous owner had the box pulled apart checked out , did some work to it , then put it back together still had the prob but was better . i just drove the car , didn't bother me .

then i sold it .