@alexmair3613 thank you! That is one of the reasons I'm really happy I got an m54 car but occasionally I do really wish I had the power and sound of the v8 cars
@@limestonemax9949 The M54 is a tractor of an engine too :/ Driving one of the newer gen engines (N52 / N62) really makes you realise how antiquated the M5X and M6X platform feels in an E39 or E53, even E46
@nvl2691 ill take the simplicity of an m54 over the n52 in this case, even though the n52 is a great engine is wouldn't mind owning a car with one at some point
@@limestonemax9949 Honestly, having owned and pretty much redone everything on both, the N52 is simpler and objectively more reliable. It has literally no vacuum lines, the CCV is simpler and better designed, the VANOS system is more efficient and doesn't need a rebuild, and the Valvetronic components are very reliable. The M54 literally has a lot more going on in the engine bay. And driving them, well, numbers speak for themselves. A healthy N52 feels like an S54 in terms of character, the M54 is a lot less enthusiastic in general despite having very good torque
Just found your channel. I also have a black 530i with sport package. I was wondering where you found the cold air intake? I have been searching for a while
@terellethomas8051 it's cosmoracing.com it's basically just a copy of a dinan intake, they may ship you one that doesn't put it in the bumper and just puts it in the engine bay still. That's what they sent me and I added some more tubing to get it in the bumper, I talked about it in the $1000 e39 update video
next time you do a vide like that, please, do two things that are very important 1 - Wash your damn car bro 2 - Pick up all trash out of the car so its not flying around NIce rig 👍
Question: How reliable are these things? I know you take care of it, it takes care of you and all that but I'm asking is it industructible? How far away is it from Toyota reliablity is basically what I'm asking. I'm planning on getting either this or a 540 next year. Just want to know what to expect from someone who actually owns one
@thomaschristopherwhite9043 i bought it at near 165k. I've since put 25k miles on it and all I've done maintenance wise to the engine is a water pump, thermostat, and resealed the oil pan and oil filter housing just becuase they had been leaking. Parts are relatively cheap and with websites like fcp euro you're getting a lifetime on EVERYTHING even maintenance items like brake pads and oil. Like you said take car of them they'll take care of you, if you get one I'd suggest you just inspect it once a month and make sure you arent leaking anything and that all looks good, following maintenance schedules is a little more necessary than a Japanese car like a Toyota or Nissan. If you want straight reliability I'd say get any of the inline 6 ones I know the 540s can be very finicky and give you issues. If you do get one I suggest getting a lower temp thermostat in it, it'll put a lot less stress on the cooling system and you'll have far less a chance any of the plastic bursts. If you get a manual one they're great and very reliable. Not to mention they are built really well and pretty simple to work on if you're mechanical inclined
@thomaschristopherwhite9043 also mine has no service history, when I did the water pump and thermostat they were oe parts, so they lasted about 170k miles. When you do replace things on these I do recommend oem or equivalent though, autozone parts will generally fail over and over and leave you with a bad experience
@@limestonemax9949 Thanks a lot man! I really really love the look of these cars. Especially given what BMW are designing now a days. I wanna get one before they eventually get pricey. Just wanted to know if they were a pain in the ass to an unreasonable level which I guess this is when BMWs really made things to last. But thanks anyway! Appreciate the time you spent writing a very detailed advice.
@charlestaylor6883 sorry to hear about your 530, at least you've got that v8 power now! I'm awful at filming my work since I get so focused on working but I'll try to at least post a good update soon a ton has changed on the car
@marioenzo29 It's just the factory cluster with silver overlays to look like it, I always liked silver clusters and had to open it to fix the pixels anyways
@@limestonemax9949 Amazing! Would you mind telling me from where did you order that overlay? Been searching for them but came only into low quality chinese ones. Thank You!
@marioenzo29 I think the website was germanautotech.com, I tried ebay at first but was sent an overlay for an e46 instead, same company makes the e39 one though it's still cheap but it seems decent in the cluster
How fast a car goes at the top of each gear doesn't mean that it's a fast car Economy cars (VW Polo for ex) have super long gears and their slow as shit
@@nvl2691 dunno, it depends on a gearbox and a driver. Rarely getting passed on a road. Love this car. Its not a v8 sure, but i6 is very smooth engine.
Keep up with the videos. I also own a 530i
Wish my e39 540i with the 6 speed had the steering rack 😒. She's a beaut!
@alexmair3613 thank you! That is one of the reasons I'm really happy I got an m54 car but occasionally I do really wish I had the power and sound of the v8 cars
@@limestonemax9949 The M54 is a tractor of an engine too :/
Driving one of the newer gen engines (N52 / N62) really makes you realise how antiquated the M5X and M6X platform feels in an E39 or E53, even E46
@nvl2691 ill take the simplicity of an m54 over the n52 in this case, even though the n52 is a great engine is wouldn't mind owning a car with one at some point
@@limestonemax9949 Honestly, having owned and pretty much redone everything on both, the N52 is simpler and objectively more reliable. It has literally no vacuum lines, the CCV is simpler and better designed, the VANOS system is more efficient and doesn't need a rebuild, and the Valvetronic components are very reliable. The M54 literally has a lot more going on in the engine bay.
And driving them, well, numbers speak for themselves. A healthy N52 feels like an S54 in terms of character, the M54 is a lot less enthusiastic in general despite having very good torque
Well it and get a 530i m54 and do the basic performance upgrades all your losing is the V8 sound that's it
Just found your channel. I also have a black 530i with sport package. I was wondering where you found the cold air intake? I have been searching for a while
@terellethomas8051 it's cosmoracing.com it's basically just a copy of a dinan intake, they may ship you one that doesn't put it in the bumper and just puts it in the engine bay still. That's what they sent me and I added some more tubing to get it in the bumper, I talked about it in the $1000 e39 update video
Thank you for your response bro. I've been trying to find the Dinan one but it's discontinued and very hard to find
@terellethomas8051 yes and when you do find them they're not the cheapest. I'm glad to help!
next time you do a vide like that, please, do two things that are very important
1 - Wash your damn car bro
2 - Pick up all trash out of the car so its not flying around
NIce rig 👍
@Junior_A95 this was extremely last minute I had no plans on filming initially I was just going to grab some parts
Question: How reliable are these things? I know you take care of it, it takes care of you and all that but I'm asking is it industructible? How far away is it from Toyota reliablity is basically what I'm asking. I'm planning on getting either this or a 540 next year. Just want to know what to expect from someone who actually owns one
@thomaschristopherwhite9043 i bought it at near 165k. I've since put 25k miles on it and all I've done maintenance wise to the engine is a water pump, thermostat, and resealed the oil pan and oil filter housing just becuase they had been leaking. Parts are relatively cheap and with websites like fcp euro you're getting a lifetime on EVERYTHING even maintenance items like brake pads and oil. Like you said take car of them they'll take care of you, if you get one I'd suggest you just inspect it once a month and make sure you arent leaking anything and that all looks good, following maintenance schedules is a little more necessary than a Japanese car like a Toyota or Nissan. If you want straight reliability I'd say get any of the inline 6 ones I know the 540s can be very finicky and give you issues. If you do get one I suggest getting a lower temp thermostat in it, it'll put a lot less stress on the cooling system and you'll have far less a chance any of the plastic bursts. If you get a manual one they're great and very reliable. Not to mention they are built really well and pretty simple to work on if you're mechanical inclined
@thomaschristopherwhite9043 also mine has no service history, when I did the water pump and thermostat they were oe parts, so they lasted about 170k miles. When you do replace things on these I do recommend oem or equivalent though, autozone parts will generally fail over and over and leave you with a bad experience
@@limestonemax9949 Thanks a lot man! I really really love the look of these cars. Especially given what BMW are designing now a days. I wanna get one before they eventually get pricey. Just wanted to know if they were a pain in the ass to an unreasonable level which I guess this is when BMWs really made things to last.
But thanks anyway! Appreciate the time you spent writing a very detailed advice.
@thomaschristopherwhite9043 of course man good luck on your search. You can still find pretty cheap ones now
Someone totaled my 530 so now I gotta 540 but think I’ll miss the handling of my old car. Keep posting e39 stuff tho there’s never enough content
@charlestaylor6883 sorry to hear about your 530, at least you've got that v8 power now! I'm awful at filming my work since I get so focused on working but I'll try to at least post a good update soon a ton has changed on the car
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Did you fix the engine oil pump?
@alexissalguero5751 yes i had to do the oil pan gasket and while I was there I put red loctite on the pump nut and wire tied it to the gear
More videos of e39
Is your cluster from an M5 or did you mod it to look like it?
@marioenzo29 It's just the factory cluster with silver overlays to look like it, I always liked silver clusters and had to open it to fix the pixels anyways
@@limestonemax9949 Amazing! Would you mind telling me from where did you order that overlay? Been searching for them but came only into low quality chinese ones. Thank You!
@marioenzo29 I think the website was germanautotech.com, I tried ebay at first but was sent an overlay for an e46 instead, same company makes the e39 one though it's still cheap but it seems decent in the cluster
@@limestonemax9949 many thanks
Calling it not fast - its doing 100kmh in a second gear bro 🤦♂️
It weighs 3500lbs and makes 230hp it's not a fast car, it's not slow but definitely not fast
How fast a car goes at the top of each gear doesn't mean that it's a fast car
Economy cars (VW Polo for ex) have super long gears and their slow as shit
@@nvl2691 believe me, e39 530i is a fast car. It smokes alot of new cars still..
@@Itachi8179 I had one 3 months ago. They're not fast by any means, but they're not slow either
@@nvl2691 dunno, it depends on a gearbox and a driver. Rarely getting passed on a road. Love this car. Its not a v8 sure, but i6 is very smooth engine.