Hi guys.
Seems like I've broken bk05921. Driving Saturday, at ~`70 mph, cruising home, 5th gear. One cylinder went away.
Drove 50 miles to work Monday, because that's where my tools live/
Cylinder 4 has, essentially, no compression, per repeated compression tests, including wet. Borescope (which has straight-on and 90 degrees) shows what appears to be correctly closing valves, plus a piston that's so black and wet I can't tell you if there's anything wrong there)
Leak down is 95%; seems like the noise is out the intake, but valves show closed via borescope, and I really just "FEEL" the piston is missing a piece of compression ring.
Car drove the 50 miles just fine, but it has 5 cylinders.
Gearbox works just fine, but 3 and 4 give a "grrr" going in, in some circumstances. 4 used to balk, but not much for the last year. I have no idea why the car fixed itself,
Car has salvage title, but it's dead damned perfect straight. Paint is 5 years old, and passenger "C" pillar paint only sucks, the sealer didn't take, my fault.
Suspension is Bilstein Sport /H&R, G/C rear links, 27/19 custom sway bars, maybe RD? Strut brace, poly front UC bushes, new.
Besides this, all front control arms, center and tie rod links are brand new, as are all sway bar links. Have new center diff mount. New brakes, race or street, including rotors and pads. Two or three sets of tires and wheels available, depending on your needs, I keep the rest.
A/C inop; consider it will need compressor, evaporator, and condensor, and drier. All original parts present. I may have thrown away the air pump, but may have it. Cruise control missing.
Car is magnificent, and I love it dearly. Pisses on everything, in the wet, on a racetrack. Oh, ~190k miles. Oil pump and lower end bearings replaced at 104k, because that's a nice thing to do.
Car has been ridden hard, but very well loved. Anyone care to buy it ? I can't see myself having the money and time to fix it, right now, because I need transport for the winter.
Best offer?
bmwdirtracer@att.net
I'll remain at this forum, and you'll see me in another S38 E34, ASAP. Best car I've ever loved.
Meanwhile, I THINK I'm buying an '01 740iL to get to work. The ML500 '02 Mercedes would get me home in the winter, where the one-wheel drive Bimmer won't, even with the finest Blizzak snow tires.....but hell, I just can't quite bring myself to buy the Merc....
Chris
If no one buys the car, I will make it very fast, but it will take a while. It is greatly loved.
Sorry if this should have been in a sales thread. I can't quite believe I'd ever offer this magnificent car for sale.
Seems like I've broken bk05921. Driving Saturday, at ~`70 mph, cruising home, 5th gear. One cylinder went away.
Drove 50 miles to work Monday, because that's where my tools live/
Cylinder 4 has, essentially, no compression, per repeated compression tests, including wet. Borescope (which has straight-on and 90 degrees) shows what appears to be correctly closing valves, plus a piston that's so black and wet I can't tell you if there's anything wrong there)
Leak down is 95%; seems like the noise is out the intake, but valves show closed via borescope, and I really just "FEEL" the piston is missing a piece of compression ring.
Car drove the 50 miles just fine, but it has 5 cylinders.
Gearbox works just fine, but 3 and 4 give a "grrr" going in, in some circumstances. 4 used to balk, but not much for the last year. I have no idea why the car fixed itself,
Car has salvage title, but it's dead damned perfect straight. Paint is 5 years old, and passenger "C" pillar paint only sucks, the sealer didn't take, my fault.
Suspension is Bilstein Sport /H&R, G/C rear links, 27/19 custom sway bars, maybe RD? Strut brace, poly front UC bushes, new.
Besides this, all front control arms, center and tie rod links are brand new, as are all sway bar links. Have new center diff mount. New brakes, race or street, including rotors and pads. Two or three sets of tires and wheels available, depending on your needs, I keep the rest.
A/C inop; consider it will need compressor, evaporator, and condensor, and drier. All original parts present. I may have thrown away the air pump, but may have it. Cruise control missing.
Car is magnificent, and I love it dearly. Pisses on everything, in the wet, on a racetrack. Oh, ~190k miles. Oil pump and lower end bearings replaced at 104k, because that's a nice thing to do.
Car has been ridden hard, but very well loved. Anyone care to buy it ? I can't see myself having the money and time to fix it, right now, because I need transport for the winter.
Best offer?
bmwdirtracer@att.net
I'll remain at this forum, and you'll see me in another S38 E34, ASAP. Best car I've ever loved.
Meanwhile, I THINK I'm buying an '01 740iL to get to work. The ML500 '02 Mercedes would get me home in the winter, where the one-wheel drive Bimmer won't, even with the finest Blizzak snow tires.....but hell, I just can't quite bring myself to buy the Merc....
Chris
If no one buys the car, I will make it very fast, but it will take a while. It is greatly loved.
Sorry if this should have been in a sales thread. I can't quite believe I'd ever offer this magnificent car for sale.