[Pri831]

Hi all

Thought I would share my recent purchase and dream almost come true...my 2001 M5 with 71k on the clock.






The car was advertised with a bottom end bearing issue and i bought it with the hope I can save it from the scrapheap!!

Right now to strip that sump off!!

 

[M5 London]

Nice purchase !

Whereabouts in London are you ?

 

[Pri831]

Good ol East London!!

 

[AGM5]

Welcome to the board and the M5 insanity. Good luck with the engine.

 

[technician117]

Welcome to the board. Plenty of knowledge here will help you either rebuild or replace your engine. First step is to drop the pans and find out for sure if it needs bearings... unless it's been absolutely verified already?

Glad to see a beautiful and clean M5 will live to see the road again! Good luck.

 

[afterburner]

Pri, keep us informed as to what you find! Thanks. Doug

 

[S62E39]

Looks in great shape cosmetically. Which seats are those? They look different from any I've seen in an M5.

 

[Mohum]

They are the comfort seats used in the 540i as well. was an option.

 

[S62E39]

They are the comfort seats used in the 540i as well. was an option.

Nice! OP--keep us posted. And I'd love to hear a review of the seats.

 

[Pri831]

The sumps haven't been dropped yet however all the telltale signs of big end bearing issues are there. We shall see once I open it up!!

Yes those are comfort seats...I havent really tried them out yet though loll.

The massage function is working fine on both seats however.

The car is absolutely mint so really will try my best to get it back to how it should be!

 

[vantaam5]

Nice one!
Good luck with the project!




If you need parts or help,let me know...

 

[Pri831]

Thx Vantaam appreciate it

 

[m3matty]

I saw this advertised and thought "I hope this goes to an M5Boarder"

Fantastic news

 

[DennisCooper]

Hi,

Hopefully the purchase price was 'suitably' low(er) to help offset the costs of fixing the engine back up nicely and well !

Recently, there's been a few E39's in the UK that have been picked up by proper enthusiasts - just been speaking to one such guy I know very well and he picked his one up a week ago to complement his E60 M5 ! a couple other's I know of have also been picked up recently for 'fantastic' prices seeing as 'most' of the people who want E39 M5's here in the UK reject ones which don't have certain equipment/options!

Pri831 - congrats on the car, and please do update the thread with your findings both for getting everything fixed and your views on the car itself etc

Cheers, Dennis!

 

[Pri831]

Looking at other M5's advertised with similar history mileage etc, I probably paid around half the price which I think is fair.

I've been busy with the kids so not had a chance to do anything apart from lock it up loll.

Hopefully this weekend I can get the sump and oil pump off

 

[aspiration]

Stunning colour! I haven't seen an E39 in dark blue before.

All the best for the engine rebuild.

 

[Pri831]

Stunning colour! I haven't seen an E39 in dark blue before.

All the best for the engine rebuild.

Its actually carbon black...the pics I put up were from the advert where I first saw the car. It was an all white showroom therefore creating some great pics for the camera.

Thx for all the encouragement so far guys

 

[Excoriar]

I have same color. It was confusing since the name of the color is Carbon Black, but the car was clearly dark blue. Congrats!

 

[MAZI]

Seen this when it was on eBay.
Keep us posted on the diagnosis