M5 revitalized

[BlueSapphireTribe]

Thanks for the excellent pictures!!

[EasySpeed*Inc]

Timing guide part II

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Fresh guides never looked so good!

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My original guides were toasted! so toasted in fact that I chucked them without taking any photos, I think out of disgust

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Comparing old chain to new chain, basically nothing visually different (other than the color) no stretch or unusual wear ect..

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Reversal of everything I just did

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New guides, chain, tensioner, updated Vanos spring washer to later model (gets rid of that annoying Vanos rattle) and converted Vanos fasteners to grade 8 and a whole lot of other random wear items

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All together again

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What could this be?

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Hmmm 1/2" 316L stainless plate

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I am going to be making some headers for this bad bish!

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[nsogiba]

Love the attention to detail. (most) engines really are just stuff bolted together. Keep up the good work and keep the pictures coming.

[Johnny_Coleslaw]

Great pictures! really enjoy seeing the progress

[The Simps]

Great read a like you said at the start - fascinating pulling apart such an interesting engine!

[EasySpeed*Inc]

"This engine is just made entirely of bolts." Me

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Tear down (aka impact battery destroyer)
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Little vanos solenoids
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Mmm complexity
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Its complex but so interesting
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No shortage of grease and grime here
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Look at the length of those balancer fasteners
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Multi piece water pump housing
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There it is boys in all its glory! after removing every type of fastener know to man
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Did we learn anything today? If so comment below
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I know it looks complicated and it is, now if you don't mind I have many impact batteries to recharge

[LCG]

Another easyspeed thread, this is going to be good!

x2!

[EasySpeed*Inc]

Engine GTFO!

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I had forgotten how much gravity this badboy had

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Luckily the top portion of this job is relatively simple

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Thought I lost a jack! good thing I found it... nobody wants to be one jackoff

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No bad noises so far

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Quite the paper weight

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Yep still cool looking from back here

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Weight reduction is easy, just pull that dumb air pump out

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"I like this engine" 2 Chainz

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I feel the engineers at BMW solve every problem by just adding more fasteners, change my mind

[nsogiba]

Great car, keep up the documentation of your work. Sub'd.

[philohlean]

Great work so far, welcome to the life of preventative maintenance on M cars. Love E39 M5s. What are future plans, if any?

[EasySpeed*Inc]

I had no idea the intake manifold looked like that inside. Cool stuff when M was M.

E39M5 is one of the greatest cars ever. Sub'd.

I am a sucker for ITB's they just make everything better!

Love the E39 M5, glad to see you're doing your part to make sure this one stands the test of time!

It is going to be a long road but totally worth it!

Another easyspeed thread, this is going to be good! Very thorough already

I will try my best, thanks dude

going to keep my eye on this one! loving the photos :P

Thanks!

never knew that BMW did two piece oil pans. that's pretty cool.

It is cool but it's also just one more gasket you have to buy

[EasySpeed*Inc]

The spread of new bearings, Rod fasteners and gaskets!

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Old bearings gone, new bearings ready to go in

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Couldn't help but notice the wear on the oil pump tensioner/guide

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Looking groovy, but not in the good way

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Ordered a new one, the steel spring on the old tensioner also had lost quite a bit of tension

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That is about it for down here but I have much more work left (hint) timing chain guides

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[Dat_Yota]

never knew that BMW did two piece oil pans. that's pretty cool.

[mrmomoz]

going to keep my eye on this one! loving the photos :P

[whyisthernousernames?]

Another easyspeed thread, this is going to be good! Very thorough already