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    Default Engine coming out, What to do??

    Pulling the engine out of my 94 540 Auto to re-seal, rebuild power steering pump seals and power steering hoses to try and eliminate all those pesky leaks.
    Pull and clean the fuel injectors will be included
    Engine has had compression checked and is good. 333,000 km on clock

    What else should i be doing with out spending too much?
    am not currently disassembling the engine so the piston rings/seals etc are not being done.

    Have been quoted $1200, 1500 is my budget.

    Thoughts and ideas appreciated.
    Timing chain; main bearings;
    1994 540i Auto

    live fast; die sideways
    13.3 @ 104mph (not in the 540)
    15.4 @ 150 Kph in the 540 (24/9/07)

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    drop the pan, count and reinstall the oil pump bolts that have fallen out.
    "The gas pedal wouldn't go to the floor if it weren't meant to be there"

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    HAhahaha! So common I forgot to mention this.
    Quote Originally Posted by Ross View Post
    drop the pan, count and reinstall the oil pump bolts that have fallen out.
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    Should have that picked up on the pan re-seal.

    come on guys,, got some money to spend, need direction
    1994 540i Auto

    live fast; die sideways
    13.3 @ 104mph (not in the 540)
    15.4 @ 150 Kph in the 540 (24/9/07)

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    The sump pan cover is so easy you do not need to pull the motor to do it.

    sump pan gasket (BMW changed it to a metal gasket)
    oil lever sender o-ring,
    front seal,
    rear main seal,
    valley pan (BMW no longer sells the gasket you need to buy a new pan),
    battery cable fixings above the valley pan (you'll find them all disintegrate to the touch)
    battary cable sheath (get it from Autozone)
    water pump anf gasket,
    thermostat housing and gasket,
    intake manifold gaskets, four pairs of little ones and two big ones,
    misc orings (four coolant pipe o-rings, two crankcase vent pipe o-rings)
    oil passage o-rings in the driver side engine mount,
    o-rings on the braided hoses to and from the oil filter
    rear coolant header gaskets.
    exhaust header gaskets, header nuts,
    valve cover gasket and cover bolt rubber cushions.

    These are on the top of my head.

    It's going to cost you unless you do it yourself.

    I doubt if you need to touch the timing chain, guide and bearings. If you do it is easier and cheaper to get a younger V8 from the junkyard.
    Last edited by yaofeng; 02-03-2009 at 07:44 AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stx133 View Post
    Should have that picked up on the pan re-seal.

    come on guys,, got some money to spend, need direction
    I'll PM my paypal
    "The gas pedal wouldn't go to the floor if it weren't meant to be there"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ross View Post
    I'll PM my paypal
    I am doing around 1000km a week, investing in reliable comfortable enjoyable transport is a valued priority, 'buying' people i can do on face book (if i had an account)
    1994 540i Auto

    live fast; die sideways
    13.3 @ 104mph (not in the 540)
    15.4 @ 150 Kph in the 540 (24/9/07)

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    Quote Originally Posted by yaofeng View Post

    I doubt if you need to touch the timing chain, guide and bearings. If you do it is easier and cheaper to get a younger V8 from the junkyard.
    You luck people in the states have much better (cheaper) access to seccond hand parts. a junkyard M60 would cost over $5k here in the wonderful land of Oz
    1994 540i Auto

    live fast; die sideways
    13.3 @ 104mph (not in the 540)
    15.4 @ 150 Kph in the 540 (24/9/07)

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