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Good luck. I like BMWs and the m5x or s5x series of engines, but I'm not brave enough to tackle a N series. Thermostat, water pump or nearly anything is an easy job on a m5x
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I just found this post on bimmer https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?2150414-E61-water-pump-and-thermostat-DIY&highlight=thermostat quote:I just changed the water pump and thermostat on my 530Xi Touring (120K miles). There is a nice video from Bavauto on this DIY. However, it seems that the Touring (at least the 2007 model that I have) is a bit different. below are few items to take note. https://www.bavauto.com/tech-info/ I haven't ever been able to pull tech or vid from their site (such a pain to search), but searching BMW forums and places that have sometimes given me a direct link to a particular bavauto page as always worked well. Otherwise pelican tech usually has some sort of write up with photos And of course start browsing realoem.com for parts and very rudimentary diagrams It's worth looking this up because in my quick research about e60/61, expect $1000-2000 if you farm it out. This was the era where BMW ownership was ridiculous "german engineering", and the cars being ugly anyway 
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What did you use on the paint with the front door because seriously most tips I've seen suggested 1500grit sanding, which is something I wouldn't want to do on a newer car even if it had a bad orange peel effect. I did the 1000, 1500, 2000 grit sanding on my 2005 falcon ute because I was respraying it myself anyway, but I wouldn't do it on a car I wasn't already respraying. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 18:46 on Jun 13, 2018 |
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Jun 13, 2018 18:44
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Yeah that's pretty good stuff. I used that myself to get rid of any sanding marks I left on my ute.
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Seminal Flu posted:https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32862286377.html?pid=808_0000_0101&spm=a2g0n.search-amp.list.32862286377& I'm interested. What is the proper prep? Searching just gave me engrish. Can you use it on something you have just compounded and polished? Or is it strip everything back with fairy/dawn dishwashing liquid first?
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Applebees Appetizer posted:That all seems kinda redundant, whats the point of compound/polish if you're gonna wipe everything down with alcohol? Is that just if the paint is in crappy condition?
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I was hoping your update was going to be good news, but it seems you're further down the well. If your charger overheated it's got to be short rather than a grounding issue right? E: or maybe not because your charger should be fused? Fo3 fucked around with this message at 12:12 on Jul 5, 2018 |
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Jul 5, 2018 12:10
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I've had one since the 12a turbo rotary I had in 1993. Welcome to the future. Glad you got it running meatpimp. What caused the fuse to blow? Just IMO but that doesn't look like an original BMW fuse either, so it's happened before I think. Also it's pretty funny BMW still have an analogue style mpg meter like they did in the 80s. E: and that screen printing on the indicator stalk is almost exactly the same too. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 20:28 on Jul 5, 2018 |
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Jul 5, 2018 20:22
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Yeah but old toyota/lexus just don't look as good. I got my budget 525 to eventually do a budget m54b30 swap into. I don't mind the old lexus as a neighbour has a ls400 and we're like "1990 only old cars still standing in a sea of SUVs " crew though) But if I had spare cash (like, house was paid of kind of cash), I'd probably buy a 540 to use as a daily while I 1/2 jzgte swapped the 525 instead and while searching around for the perfect m5 as well. A boring cheap reliable car in australia is a falcon barra Fo3 fucked around with this message at 17:09 on Jul 22, 2018 |
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Jul 22, 2018 16:57
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Jesus, all this poo poo that has to be known is just mind boggling. The average BMW owner that has no clue about cars just trades them in because this poo poo would absolutely drain your wallet at the dealership. E: VVV For me it is. Hard to get aussie or local parts for a 28 y/o local domestic market only car, but as it's a euro, parts available from UK, europe, Asia and USA. If I had an aussie car then too bad and nowhere else sold them. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 12:31 on Jul 25, 2018 |
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In the BMW thread he said $1700. All this BS is for EPA mileage figures: E: well euro efficiency standards too, just got to edit that in so people don't think I'm blaming USA drat, now I know why some people are sticklers for m30s, m50s, or just lsx/1.5jz/rb25 swap the things - J/K I already knew and one of those options is already in my plans. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 17:35 on Aug 4, 2018 |
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I might give it a go on my interior then. I mainly bought mine to put on windscreen and door rubbers to stop the rot on my e34. For my interior I just used meguires interior cleaner and left it at that because I hate long term effect you can get from protectant sprays that end up greasy - attracting dirt, or foggy on the glass due to evaporation. At least it's not another product to buy - as I already have it. I've spent hundreds in the last year alone. My last buy was meguires plastic detailer which was great in some places. My greying headlight surrounds and windshield cowl trim for wipers and cabin air are now both black coloured plastic again. E: my next buy is going to be scratch-x. After polishing my car (took me 6 hrs of clean, polish, detail and wax), I parked it in the sun and saw a shitload of swirl scratches - though mainly on the boot/trunk lid - doesn't show up everywhere because my car is white I guess. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 11:28 on Aug 25, 2018 |
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Lexus really looked at the pre 1992-ish euro cars and built from there as a starting point. Lexus are the outliers, no other company (japan, US or AU domestic) could get into the euros and compete, especially trying to get close to the power and modern euro emissions that the euros did. If you have a lexus then congrats, it's probably the only better car than a euro but the sedans are grandpa looking.* But anyway, lots of engineering down for price or over-complicating things for emissions etc happened after 94 so I wouldn't own a new euro either on my budget. Pre 95 euros are better for reliability, you just have to bring your own turbo and skip all the emissions and stuff (seriously this is the biggest issue all stuff like emission controls to meet euro standards, canbus shortcuts etc). The basis of older ones are solid they just doesn't have enough power or fuel efficiency to be fun like meatpimps is. . But on a pre 94 simpler euro just BYO turbo (the factory seems to have forgot it), pretty much everything else is reliable. I haven't had to even change a lightbulb or ignition coil and it's all 28 years old. *ps The only person I talk to about cars that lives on my block has a lexus - they are cool in their own way and I thought about getting one as I wanted a 4dr that wasn't a domestic. I still want to chat to the barra boys around the corner E: If you remember AA I made a joke about a chat up line for guys with a workshop and lift. They had heaps of aussie ford falcons in the yard and now it seems they are doing something interesting with toyota chasers (maybe barra? maybe they are into 1jz as well?). Fo3 fucked around with this message at 14:29 on Dec 3, 2018 |
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