I need an Engine...its official

[saj3n]

For some reason my previous thread is missing.... so here's a new one...

For all of you who don't know, I have experienced first hand, one of the worst fears of E34, v8 owners. I have a 1995 530i, and while driving the car shut off...completely died! After having it stuck at a shop where the mechanic knew about 1/10th of what he said he knew for about 3 weeks, I finally got it towed to VAC Motorsports, AWESOME PLACE! 2 days later, due to the head mechanic, Armand, being out of town, I recieved the much anticipated phone call.....

...Engine dead, Nikasil block..... I need an engine!! Helpp...

[DaCan23]

There was a M60 4.0 on Ebay last week...

[DaCan23]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33615

[saj3n]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33615

How much work would it be for a mech. to use this engine with my 530?

[632 Regal]

there is more to it than just the block to concider like the transmission and trans computer.

I would really like to see some pictures of the top of the cylinders of that "failed" Nikasil block.

[DaCan23]

Do you know why your block was never redone by BMW? Where are you located? Was you exhaust problem misdiagnosed and your engine dying was the real problem?

[GS535i]

Was the 530 running OK until the point it quit? Unless something else failed within the engine, a compression and leak-down test should indicate if nikasil was an issue. I had understood that the classic nikasil failure was slow and progressive, with loss of compression near TDC ( thusly the leakdown test) leading to an engine that would not start .

[saj3n]

Was the 530 running OK until the point it quit? Unless something else failed within the engine, a compression and leak-down test should indicate if nikasil was an issue. I had understood that the classic nikasil failure was slow and progressive, with loss of compression near TDC ( thusly the leakdown test) leading to an engine that would not start .

The car ran great... it did have a little rough of an idle, which I assumed ok for a 10 year old car... When my 89 was 10 years old, it had a nice little idle as well. When I was driving the car it lost acceleration power and as I pulled to a red light, it turned off completely. After letting it sit for a while, I cranked the engine, it started.....then shut off again... let sit for another hour or 2, and started it again, it ran for about 10 minutes, still low acceleration power, and then I turned off. I had the vehicle towed home. After posint information on here, it was thought to be a fuel pump issue, i replaced the pump, same problem. A leak down compression test was done, and found that one cylinder has no compression at all.. 0% gone! I don't know why the owner prior to me did not replace the block. I just recently purchased from a dealer through an ebay auction 2 months ago, who stated the car was in perfect condition and not affected by the Nikasil issue....needless to say, I have filed all sorts of complaints and plan to take to small claims court for cost of repairs.

[pmlmotorsports]

For some reason my previous thread is missing.... so here's a new one...

For all of you who don't know, I have experienced first hand, one of the worst fears of E34, v8 owners. I have a 1995 530i, and while driving the car shut off...completely died! After having it stuck at a shop where the mechanic knew about 1/10th of what he said he knew for about 3 weeks, I finally got it towed to VAC Motorsports, AWESOME PLACE! 2 days later, due to the head mechanic, Armand, being out of town, I recieved the much anticipated phone call.....

...Engine dead, Nikasil block..... I need an engine!! Helpp...

I know where an engine is located cheap .........try this guy, www.geocities.com/bmrparts29/index.html his name is Ian
BUT DO NOT, REPEAT DO NOT, MENTION MY ID OR NAME. I had a bad experience with him selling a set of side skirts off of a 1995 5 series to another buyer after he promised them to me, and me drilling my car to accept them, only for them to be sold elsewhere. He is a fairly priced salvage yard, I can vouch for that, but nothing else, if not try this place, www.theeurodepot.com or call 1-800-494-part and ask for Rick

[saj3n]

I know where an engine is located cheap .........try this guy, www.geocities.com/bmrparts29/index.html his name is Ian
BUT DO NOT, REPEAT DO NOT, MENTION MY ID OR NAME. I had a bad experience with him selling a set of side skirts off of a 1995 5 series to another buyer after he promised them to me, and me drilling my car to accept them, only for them to be sold elsewhere. He is a fairly priced salvage yard, I can vouch for that, but nothing else, if not try this place, www.theeurodepot.com or call 1-800-494-part and ask for Rick

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