Who says BMW's are unreliable? Project E34 disintegrates on its first drive! Part 8
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- After months of fixing everything wrong mechanically on my 1995 BMW 530i manual V8, the thing decides to self-destruct within 20 minutes of me driving it! Turns out M539 Restorations isn't the only channel to have BMW engine issues on the first drive...
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Flip it? Flip it? Sacré bleu! Are you nuts? This baby is a classic dude, you even get e39 owners stopping to admire and acknowledge the elegance that is the e34. Despite several missing pieces of trim she sounds sweet and virtually silent. She's even psychic dude, she saved you from being stranded on the freeway by breaking down in a nice convenient place, this baby is looking out for you dude! These e34's are going up in value and yours is particularly rare being a short production run V8 530i with manual gearbox...and she's pretty! Notice how I repeatedly use the pronoun 'she' for what is in essence an inanimate object in order to make you feel guilty at even suggesting 'flip'ing it. Keep it bro and enjoy!
That’s just the kind of emotional pep-talk I needed to hear!! Thank you
I’m the original owner of a 1995 e34 525i 5 speed. Couple years ago I replaced the suspension with Bilstein B6 struts and shocks. Very happy with the results. A little more responsive without sacrificing comfort. Replace the plastic water pump pulley with aluminum pulley and replace the plastic thermostat housing with a metal one. You will thank me later. Good luck eh! George Kern your cousin in Detroit. Cheers!
Thanks George! Metal water pump pulley is already en route, metal water pump housing will be next on the list. Did you go for lowered springs with the B6’s?
No I didn’t lower it. I’m a pretty much straight up stock guy. I’ve done all my own wrenching on it since new. Just finished the vanos seal refresh
Good for you, wrenching on it for over 20 years that’s amazing
The E34 is a classic and I would certainly hold on to it, not only because it is almost bulletproof but also because it drives well and the prices are increasing. I own an 1991 E34 Alpina complete stock and in mint condition and am very happy with the suspension setup. It is sporty without losing to much comfort, thanks also to Bilstein.
Keep it up, restore your car and enjoy it for years.
Thank you sir, your alpina must be a beauty!
My E38 left me stranded at Costco after gassing it up. Car would not start. Had it towed home. Found that the electronically controlled thermostat coil had shorted taking in the process a few fuses leading to the ECU. Fairly easy fix. Now I carry some spare 30A fuses with me just in case.
Good learning experience, smart to carry spares!
So many things to appreciate here, a nice cruise up Toronto's finest street known as VP strip and the 5 series looking out for you by breaking down right before the 401. All things considered BMW owners are a lucky a bunch! :)
Couldn’t agree more!
i would say keep it and restore it, put M-technic suspension on it those where original on the M-tech edition and made the ride more sporty with more road and steering feel without ruining the comfort wich could happen easy with hard aftermarket stuff
I completely changed all the suspension components and installed Bilstein shocks to the standard specs. These components just get old over time.
It probably doesn’t seem so but keeping the 530 would make sense in the long term since there already hard to come by especially with a manual I personally only seen
I think you’re right, long term they will only get more rare as more e34s unfortunately rust out especially on east coast
I had a worn starter solenoid on my E34. I would drive it to wherever and come back to a no crank situation. Would wait half an hour and it'll crank right up again. I did this for about 2 months before I got the starter replaced lol. Easily could have screwed myself.
Well I’ve heard enough, its on the new parts list for me! Thx Peter
The e34 is the high-water mark of BMW production. Simple, yet modern and safe in operation. It lends itself to daily operation, if required, and parts are readily available.
The 530's ZF310/320 gearbox is bulletproof and 100% rebuildable (all parts are available), unlike the increasingly problematic 6 speed Getrag 420G used on the e34 540i, that cannot be rebuilt. I'd be inclined to swap a pampered M60b40 (from an e32/e34 or '95 e38) in and keep it forever. That would make for great content.
BTW...there is an aftermarket aluminium water pump pulley made by Uro. It'll solve that cracking plastic vulnerability.
Thanks Francis! The Uro pulley is coming tomorrow thankfully, I thought about m60b40 swap but my motor has such low kms and rare would be a shame to rip it out altho the extra power would be welcome! Agreed overall, the e34 is the pinnacle of 90s bmw engineering
Nice video! You just gained a sub! I am also from Ontario with an e34 530!
No way, nice!!
I loved my E34. You could turn the wheel by several degrees either way before any realistic movement at the front wheels, it leaked oil from every gasket, there was a crack in the fuel tank that meant that you could only put 10 litres of fuel in it otherwise it leaked, the Vanos was knackered.
I sold it for parts in the end.
Sometimes the most frustrating things are the ones you love most! 👍
@@DeadEndRestorations Absolutely. It was a fantastic beast with the straight six… but far too gone for my pocket at the time. That’s life!
I have a e46 and was replacing the ccv intake manifold off job, was taking the fuel rail off and the fuel line just came straight off now I know that fuel line is not supposed to pop right off but me being me I reused the part and boy did I regret it, drove couple days no issues one day there’s a very bad smell of petrol I assume ah it’s an oldish car they do smell sometimes big mistake, drove it the smell was extremely strong and my fuel gauge was just going down at an alarming rate, I knew exactly what the issue was. Luckily my friend was nearby he grabbed the fuel line out his project 46 and came to the rescue and we replaced it in the rain. Avoided burning my baby to ground and I’ll never allow myself to put faulty parts back on a car for times sake.
That’s another painfully important lesson, glad to hear you got it sorted out in time! Drive safe and enjoy that beauty!
Buraz prodaj ga i kupi Ducati BABY continue to GREAT WORK pozdrav iz BGD-a ; ) and yes thanks god the BMW did not disintegrate on the 401
Thank you BMW motorrad expert!
Were any kittens harmed in the making of your video?
Only those that prefer to drive in an audi
Ha-ha
I need new socks also. It is my distance cruiser. I think I am going with the stock shocks. All the other bits have been replaced
I wouldn’t blame you for going stock, its just so comfortable!
I think Bilstein or Koni make a stock shocks
I have a 2006 Saab 93 aero I rebuild. I purchased a Koni shock that was aggressive. The car handles great but my wife does want to ride in it
I just drove my 1995 530 manual with 72000 miles to Wisconsin from Detroit and back. Right at the end of the trip I could feel the shock damping was going.it bounced twice instead of just once.
My go-to for socks is H&M, not sure about their shocks tho…
You need to keep it !
Seems to be the concensus, thank you!
Hey man. Nice video - you mentioned a tensioner there, can you explain where is it located exactly?
On the front of the engine, there are two idler pulleys that the belt passes around, and the tensioner id between those two pulleys. Its a black spring about 10cm long
Watch my part 5 i disassemble it there but dont replace it
@@DeadEndRestorations Ah, I am so stupid. Of course the tensioner on the accessories. I replaced that along with the belt but still have that noise. Guess it turns out it is the pump itself :(
Unfortunately it looks like it, but on rockauto.com its about same price as the tensioner so not terrible
Keep it. No selling it! I know the pain, i have 520i that im restauring, and want to buy 525i. Stays still until you get the money to do some stuff, but if it is not taking your bread away from your mouth, even if it stays and rusts, keep it because they are rare and getting up in value quickly! Keep it.
Thanks Roberto! I would only sell once finished to buy another project car, likely another classic bmw or something european
@@DeadEndRestorations understand that! It would be okay because you could do more projects, get more views and build your empire just like Sreten did! I know we are not from the same country but i am too from balkan, Croatia, so: Sretno sa projektom, gledam svaki video! Živjeli!
Make it a clean vip car. Lower a little on good bbs wheels, paint it all black or something, tinted windows, tinted lights etc
I have oem e34 m5 throwing stars in the trunk waiting for a refinish and new coat of paint 🤟
You barely broke it, reading the title I thought it was time for an LS swap
Haha not quite that bad!
Ewwwwwwwwwww
Seriously, an LS in a 90s bmw what sacrilege and blasphemy!
More power, torque, displacement, available parts, better sound, hmmmmmm
I think you forgot the title of this channel contains ‘restorations’ not ‘hick transformations’ 😂
keep it
Thanks Salma!