Just bought myself a 525i off UK ebay

[Tiger]

USA... LOL... That's an awesome deal on that car you got... The wheels alone is worth that price.

[DaveVoorhis]

I BELIEVE THE CAMBELT WAS LAST CHANGED AT 135K BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE SERVICE HISTORY WAS LOST BEFORE I TOOK POSESSION OF THE CAR DURING A HOUSE MOVE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER.

Cambelt? That should have an M50 engine. No cam belt.

[tnt525i]

Cambelt? That should have an M50 engine. No cam belt.

i believe he said he also changed the HT leads i assume he means the spark plug wires, so that would mean it's an M20 not M50

[DaveVoorhis]

i believe he said he also changed the HT leads i assume he means the spark plug wires, so that would mean it's an M20 not M50

Yeah, that's odd too. If it's a 92 model year car, it should have an M50. The claimed 192 BHP suggests an M50. AFAIK, the M20 was phased out of the E34 during the 90 model year.

Maybe it's a 90 MY car first registered in 92. A picture of the engine would resolve this.

[cooljules]

Yeah, that's odd too. If it's a 92 model year car, it should have an M50. The claimed 192 BHP suggests an M50. AFAIK, the M20 was phased out of the E34 during the 90 model year.

Maybe it's a 90 MY car first registered in 92. A picture of the engine would resolve this.

here it is, looks exactly like my 94 and 96's

[DaveVoorhis]

That's a non-VANOS M50. Hence, no HT leads or cambelt, for sure. Looks like there are no clips to hold in the radiator, either!

[tnt525i]

yup thats an m50 for sure, so what's with the changing of the ht leads and the cambelt?

[cooljules]

USA... LOL... That's an awesome deal on that car you got... The wheels alone is worth that price.

i know, previous days on ebay while looking for a car, some went for more than i paid for the car!