I just came back from looking at a 94 540. The guy drove an hour to meet me halfway. When he got there, the car was idleing smoothly, temp guage in the middle no prob. (it was about 85 or so today). After 10 minutes of talking, I got in and it fired right up, took it on the highway, ran her up to 80 or so. No smoke at startup or on highway, tranny went right into gear, shifted smooth, no probs. We drove about 20 minutes with the air on, when I got back to my truck I noticed the car was running kind of rough at idle.
Question is, with the nikasil problem, will the rough idle come and go. This car did have the engine replaced (with another nik in 95 or 96). It had a pre inspection on it and it does say it needs motor mounts due to a power steering leak (fluid eats at rubber).
Other issues, clearcoat on bumpers not to good, slight vibration at around 70 (guibo, on list) Little bit of vibration when coming to a stop, shop says bushings and links (had lemforger and 750 bushings done a little over a year ago, along with springs and struts) It also needs the powersteering hoses replaced, powersteering felt good, no noise, just leaks. Car has about 160k on it now, interior is perfect, everything works, no dents or dings. I can get it for right around 4k-4.4k Sound alright or pass cause of miles and engine?
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