540i repair advice

[yaofeng]

well then I still dont get the hard bit. It took half an hour. it was easy unless your in a wheel chair maybe. how hard is it to do a quick mod to a tool? very sorry for offering to help. If u you do make one of those tools sharpen the end of it stick it where it fits mate!!!!! if that happens to be too hard ill come to the states and sort it for you. by the way do you have trouble with shoe laces?

regards

mattyb

Yes. I do have problem tying my shoe laces in my wheel chair. I also converted the 540 to a 6 speed by removing the drive train also in my wheel chair.

[mattyb]

well if you can do that why is it so hard to do the mounts? you obviously must have some considerable skill and a level of mechanical / engineering competence.

[yaofeng]

well if you can do that why is it so hard to do the mounts? you obviously must have some considerable skill and a level of mechanical / engineering competence.

I have a feeling we are talking apples and oranges, even on the same M60 V8.

Let me get this straight, sitting in the car, which side (right or left) is the following component attached to your engine:

oil filter housing,
alternator,
power steering pump,
brake booster,
brake booster linkage,
ABS unit,
the steering box,
power steering reservoir,
all of the hoses for power steering and between the oil filter housing and the engine.

These are all on the left side for M60's sold in the US.

[yaofeng]

I have a feeling we are talking apples and oranges, even on the same M60 V8.

Let me get this straight, sitting in the car, which side (right or left) is the following component attached to your engine:

oil filter housing,
alternator,
power steering pump,
brake booster,
brake booster linkage,
ABS unit,
the steering box,
power steering reservoir,
all of the hoses for power steering and between the oil filter housing and the engine.

These are all on the left side for M60's sold in the US.

http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/405142

Geting no answers from you Aussies on this pissing contest about how easy or hard to do the V8 driver side engine mount, I found out why. It is easy because your right hand drive V8's do not have the brake vacuum booster on the left side of the engine.

Next time you Aussies say again how easy it is to do the left side engine mount, please qualify it with where the steering wheel is located so you do not mislead people. This is just to set the record straight.