I wonder what dumping some marvel mystery oil or seafoam into the gas would do to help the valves, piston tops and cylinder heads? Some folks swear by the stuff.
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Flat out the best post I have ever read on any topic! You did an incredible job with this Mert. The forum definitely owes you a debt of gratitude. My hat is off to you, sir!
Bill
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Flat out the best post I have ever read on any topic! You did an incrediblejob with this Mert. The forum definitely owes you a debt of gratitude. My hat is off to you, sir!
Bill
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I know that you don't want to say much about another persons car, but can you tell us what year it is?
Chuck
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Just an FYI for those who may have the SES on because of a p0411 code, YOU CAN STILL PASS SMOG IN CA. All you need to do is warm up the car, clear the codes, drive about 10 miles, check the DME that all systems are complete and you'll pass. The key is that all systems have completed.
Obviously staring at an SES light is annoying at the least, so I would still suggest doing the powerchip or bmw fix, but if you have smog coming up at least you know now.
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what a horrible, horrible design. I am curious though, why does this problem not appear often on the e39 540i which shares a very similar secondary air system?
So what does all this mean to a guy like me:
I live in S. Florida where a cold start is 55F
We don't have emissions testing any longer
I just bought my M5 10 mos ago it has just over 20k miles.
Its driven daily now and I enjoy the full sweep of RPM
If I wanted to avoid this early-what should I do. Powerchip workaround? Do nothing?
Exactly that. As a percentage of M5s out there, the ones affected by this issue is very small. Forget about it and enjoy the car.
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OE 9.5" rear wheels all around & 275/35-18 Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec for street
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questions:
1. any idea if the car ever had the "implausible coolant temp" error code (i.e., thermostat stuck open)?
2. do you have a rough idea of the owner's driving style?
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I still wonder if the fact that most of our cars burn 1+ quart of oil per 1000 miles doesn't have more to do with this than the fuel. This motor looks just like the insides of the passages of a rotary Mazda motor (which by the way injects oil directly into the combustion chamber)
Just a hunch.....
RR
PS do you know the oil consumption on this motor?? and thanks so much for the info!!!
WOW ....looks like someone just SH!T on the engine. Does seafoaming the engine help at all getting out some/most of the carbon? Have you guys tried it?
Last edited by ppatel9; 12th November 2008 at 06:53.
....looks like someone just SH!T on the engine. Does seafoaming the engine help at all getting out some/most of the carbon? Have you guys tried it?
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