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Originally Posted by dannyzabolotny (Post 1100221)

That's because the S62 is a very overengineered version of the M62tu since it was built for more intense usage. The BMW Motorsport engineers took the M62tu and fixed a lot of its flaws when building the S62— they installed a dual-row timing chain which solved the chain guide issues, they installed a better cooling system, they installed a lower temperature thermostat that prolongs the life of the cooling system, and they reinforced a lot of the engine internals.

I think that the S62 is what the M62tu would have been if the bean counters hadn't stepped in. All of the technologies in the S62 were already available when the M62tu was created (double-Vanos was on the Euro S50 M3 engines, dual-row timing chain in the previous M60 engine).

True I love the double row timing chain. My 1995 540i 6 speed (M60B40) engine had the dual row timing chain. I had the alusil block in mine and it was a stout motor.

Hah! Lots of e53 fish in the sea. You'll find one relatively quickly that suits your needs.

You should've offered him $3500. :thumbup:

If you see my thread on replacement after the other one got wrecked, we looked at a BUNCH of X5 replacement candidates. The one we ended up with looked great, but had a list of replacement items required immediately.

We looked at one similar to the one you saw, with water leaks, and moved on.

There are a lot of them out there, but you have to sort through some to find one you can live with.

We saw one online that looked great. The salesman told us it needed some paint upfront, and they'd take care of it prior to delivery. We drove about 25 miles to look at it, and the front bumper was hanging half off, and the area the needed paint had a bad paint job attempt to cover major rust underneath.

It is a journey - good luck.

Get them to throw in a warranty if possible, even a short one, in case you find yourself in our situation.

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Originally Posted by DiscoStu (Post 1100495)

Well I went to look at this one and walked away very disappointed, especially given the color/options that it had. The engine, and everything under the hood for that matter, was in great shape. The issues I saw though were the fact that it had very badly mismatched tires. The front tires were nearly bald and the back tires appear to have been replaced recently. I know it's bad for AWD car to have mismatched tire diameters so I had concerns about the transfer case. The vapor seal on the rear driver's side door was also ripped, so there were water stains all over the rear interior. The bolts holding the drivers seat were completely rusted too. I didn't even want to know what else could have been hiding under the carpet.

The icing on the cake though was when the salesman went to open the driver's door for me, the handle broke :rofl: He was embarrassed, but I wasn't really bothered by it. Just X5 things...

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Originally Posted by DiscoStu (Post 1100495)

Well I went to look at this one and walked away very disappointed, especially given the color/options that it had. The engine, and everything under the hood for that matter, was in great shape. The issues I saw though were the fact that it had very badly mismatched tires. The front tires were nearly bald and the back tires appear to have been replaced recently. I know it's bad for AWD car to have mismatched tire diameters so I had concerns about the transfer case. The vapor seal on the rear driver's side door was also ripped, so there were water stains all over the rear interior. The bolts holding the drivers seat were completely rusted too. I didn't even want to know what else could have been hiding under the carpet.

The icing on the cake though was when the salesman went to open the driver's door for me, the handle broke :rofl: He was embarrassed, but I wasn't really bothered by it. Just X5 things...

Hey you could have knocked $500 or more off the asking price. :bustingup