engine - rebuild or replace - need referral

[robbx5]

Originally Posted by m5james

The problems I learned with my 7 is that while they're all V8's, there were suttle differences between each year, so years being their own setup and can I could only use that year of engine, ie...96-97 was it's own production run, 98 and 99 were their own individual years, then 00-01 was it's own as well.

I'll call you later this evening Rob. In the meantime, I bought my engine through www.bavengine.com and went with their performance option and then some. At the time though, they we're doing their own work, nowadays they apparently outsource their work. When it was all said and done, I was about $13k for engine and paying a shop for the labor (I had a normal job at the time and only played with my own cars) vs my career now which is working on everyone elses BMW's.

thank you m5james ... i have called bavengine and they do not do 'anything' with an 'X' in the name ... they do have a used one ... will not gurantee the mileage .. or... even care to know the mileage .. they do some testing .. dyno (not a real one), leak test and pressure test.. one of the few that do .... HOWEVER ... with what happened to my 'very well cared for engine' .... i would really like to know the mileage .... the internal parts .. 'plastic tensioner' for example cause me to be verrrrrrrrrrrrrrry hesitant on a used .. unless i can be guranteed mileage.

thanks again m5