***Mileage Poll***

[bimmerd00d]

Post the model and year of your E34, what mileage you are currently at, and what major repairs/replacements have you done. Also, what oil brand and weight have you been running.

1993 525iM
*205,128 as of 12/5
*2nd transmission at 184k
*all the usual things fixed
*2nd set of coil packs at 200k
*Mobil 1 10w30, and 15w50. (Might switch to Royal Purple 5w30)

[Hypr5]

1990 525iA
*128,200 miles
*Castrol GTX 20w50
*no MAJOR repairs yet
*all regular maintenance.

[winfred]

90 535ia actual mileage unknown as the cluster was melted when i got it, i suspect around 120-130k from general condition when i got it, i installed a cluster with 104k that's now about to roll over 140k. head gasket barffed shortly after i put it back on the road and instead of changing the gasket i just grabbed another motor off of the shelf that had been sitting for a couple years but had only 79k on it (the salvaged black on black 535 it came from was a roll over and did stand in for a black and tan 530 that was in the movie lush that was supposed to wreck, filmed on north street in baton rouge at about 3am on it's roof) the motor cost me about $50 in op/vc and a few other gaskets but a head gasket job would of been over $150 in parts, i sold my old parts and made the shop several hundred bux, tim c has my old head and my short block is in a local 735. it runs on castroil 20w50 every 3000-3500 and don't use a drop plus the old oil comes out looking like it was in there a week, the tranny is a factory zf reman with id guess around 70k. the only parts that i've not removed from this car are rear subframe, diff (about to be replaced with 4.27ls) front subframe, trunk lid, gas tank, windshield, back glass, hard brake & fuel lines (some of the brake lines have been custom made by me to convert from 3 to 4 channel abs pump because i didn't have the correct later 3 channel pump that went with the 92 525 body harness i used and the one on the donor car had a locked up solonoid) radiator core support and sunroof channel (all guts have been out), all other parts have been off of the car at least once

[liquidtiger720]

1995 525ia
132,325 miles
at the moment castrol gtx 20w50. soon to be mobil 1 ow40 or redline 10w40
2nd tranny at 130k
new radiator when car was crashed by my sister.

[Paul in NZ]

euro 535is rhd dec 1989 build
p/o did clutch and gearbox after it was stolen and "driven"
all usual other stuff
lately castrol ll01 softec 5 w 30 run for full service interval

[ron56]

complete front suspension, otherwise nothing major, i wonder how long the tranny will last. i purchased car with 80, 000 miles and have never changed fluid , fluid is still nice color red, i felt if it's not broke don,t fix it, should i just leave it be?????. to bad but the clear coat os shot.

[Kev]

UK 525iM touring sept '93 build, maldivenblau ;111,000 miles.
bought in jan '02 with 94,000 miles and at the time I wouldn't have known a suspension bushing from a hole in the ground. but thanks to this forum ,Bruno's site and the bentley I've had the confidence to do the following in the past 10 months or so:replace water pump ,thermostat + housing, top & bottom hoses- thermostat was stuck open .Original water pump was ok at 10+years and 100k but there were some cracks in the impeller; replaced thrust arms & bushings(my friendly local stealer pressed the bushings into the thrust arms for me), control arms and bushings, front anti roll bar and links; installed EAT chip; repalced brake pad wear sensor;did an inspection 2 service last week used castrol gtx magnatec 10w 40 - still have to do fuel filter and final drive oil change. My big problem is that 10 scottish winters have taken their toll on the underside- my fuel lines are in pretty bad shape in places, cv joints don't look to hot either.

[E34-520iSE]

UK 520i SE March 1990. 187,850 miles. Brilliant red. Castrol GTX 20W50
Complete bottom end rebuild, new radiator & clutch @ 178,500 miles May - September '03
Apart from the block rebuild last year it's only had service parts replaced (viscous coupling, ignition leads, brake pads, discs, bushes, track rods, bulbs, tyres)
Still needs minor trim / cosmetic work

Cheers,

Shaun

[javanic]

151K miles
Mobil 1 oil
upper thrust arms changed, transmission case seals changed, all intake manifold seals changed, replaced fuel injectors with Bosch Design III, auxilliary water pump replaced.

[George Davis]

1994 525i auto, 102,650 miles, bought at 99,850 miles with rebuilt driveshaft just installed.
Rebuilt trans at 100,000, new water pump, thermostat, alu thermostat housing, radiator, belts, aux. fan resistor, thrust arms w/750i bushings, and rear upper shock mounts at around the same time.
Rebuilt starter at 102,600, plus 3 coolant hoses under the intake manifold.
Probably dino oil in it now, will switch to Mobil1 synthetic 10W-30 or 10W-40 at 103,000.