V8 owners Poll Nikisil/Alusil

[632 Regal]

[Hijackin threads is cool lately since the board is slow.... as for following contours of the road theres a bunch of stuff worn out in your steering you should have it inspected as steering componants are maintenance items and usually you replace all at one...good for another 10 years or so. Yes vanos is a 6 cyl thing. QUOTE=Boom n Zoom]632Regal,

Thanks for the clarification on that, I wasn't sure if they were Vanos or not. So Is the Vanos system specific to the I6's?
My apologies for my ignorance, I wanted to be sure is all as my Bro was mighty impressed with my 540i as he has an '84 Auto and now an '82 Manual 928 Porsche. He seems to think that the E34 is more than a match for his '82 LandShark

Once we have both cars sorted (Him a gearbox rebuild and me getting the upper and lower control arms replaced as she wanders and follows the contours of the road and possibly new shock absorbers) we plan to have a meeting at a track day to find out. Should be interesting

Boom n Zoom.

Not meaning to hijack the thread here. Sorry if I have.[/QUOTE]

[Mike-AZ]

I replaced all of the intake manifold gaskets (lower, front, rear, and new pvc plate) back in November and now my 540i is running smooth again with a steady idle. -- Mike

[Bean]

133,000 Alusil. No probs aside from O2 sensor and valve gasket covers.

[Oxford5er]

What are the symptoms of a bad O2 sensor? I just had the head gaskets replaced a couple of weeks ago, and the technician noted that the Check Engine light came on a couple of times. Since I got it back, the Check Engine light has come on a few times when I'm idling in traffic, but as soon as I get the car moving, it turns off. My 530i has 110k miles on it...and passed the leakdown test at about 70k miles.

[dacoyote]

Where is the "I wish I had a V8 to complain about" choice

[632 Regal]

right here
http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?p=136864

Where is the "I wish I had a V8 to complain about" choice

[bmcdanold]

My 530i has 230,000 miles on it (120,000 after Nikasil was replaced) but now it has a leaky head gasket. So 110,000 so far on the replacement Alusil block.

[mamilapon]

My "failing" nikasil turned out to be the valve cover gaskets.

Hi guys, I'm not very regular on the forum (permanent night shift) I'm really keen on a '95 530i with 160000km but dealer serviced all its life. Looks a million bucks and owned privately.Just looking at the Nikasil poll gives me a little confidence but i'm not sure whether i'll ever sleep peacefully after buying it. What do you guys(particularly you Aussies) reckon about the chances of the engine failing due to Nikasil?I'm in Sydney. Cheers

[Sweetwater]

My '95 530ia is presumably a Nik which spent it's life in the Bay area till April 2004. Came to me with 59K miles and now running smoothly at 71K miles.


What's up with the gaskets and O2 sensors and when do I need to get concerned......?

[632 Regal]

when you keep getting codes that the reboot dont help. the gaskets dry and shrink when old especially in the cold.