M5 revitalized

[19birel]

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

[white out]

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.

[EasySpeed*Inc]

I have been incredibly fortunate with being able to daily this

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I know these have a bad rep for being unreliable but other than a clutch replacement this has been the most reliable car I have ever owned

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But with 150k I decided to do a bit of preventive maintenance

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Specifically the achilles tendon of the s62, rod bearing replacement

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The good thing about the s62 is as you take it apart you get see all the madness BMW was up to in the early 2000s

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I love ITB's so much

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The sub frame now needs to be removed to gain access to the lower oil pan

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Oil pan is two pieces

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Oil pump removal

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And we found what we were looking for

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Good news! completely normal wear!

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Given the visual wear I am going to plastiguage the old bearings to make sure they are in spec

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Also cleaning everything I take off

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Fresh parts!

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The goods

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That is it for now, I Plastiguaged all the old bearings and all were well within BMW specifications! not to bad for 150k miles