Year: 2001
Make: Bayerische Motoren Werke
Model: E39 540i
Price: $10,000
Mileage: 100,800 (75K on the new motor)
Location: Buffalo NY
Color: Black
Transmission: 6 Speed
Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Drive
Contact: You can PM me or Text/Call: 716 five 4 ate 0 sex 1 zero
I have a 2001 BMW 540i with the M Sport package that I am being pressured to part with.
Options that this includes are:
Heated Seats
Power Moon Roof
All automatic windows
Dual power seats / Steering wheel with memory
///M Seats, steering wheel and shifter
17” ///M Wheels (not sure what style #). I just replaced all 5 tires on the vehicle in July (full sized spare).
New Battery in February.
Interior is great. There is no rips or tears and only minimal wear on the leather. Basically the drivers seat has rub wear on the bolster. Dash is not cracked and is in perfect condition and the carpets are great. One of the mats is missing the velcro backing.
This car has been great aside from a few issues that I have aired out on the board.
Reference:
http://www.nyspeed.com/showthread.php?215252-BMW-Guys-Need-Help-Misfire
Based on that thread I got several new parts:
New Plugs
New Coils/ Boots
New CCV Valve (and all attached hoses)
Low and behold this failed to fix the issue and after giving them a write up and a video from Jason at Black Forest they agreed to take his recommendation and replace the motor.
New (used) Motor.
New Clutch & Flywheel
We ordered a comparable motor, upon inspection it was no good. He finally caved in and got me a motor with about 73K on the clock. I have added about 2K since having it installed. This motor has been nothing but strong and reliable. I have had ZERO motor issues since the swap.
Here is the thread for the motor swap:
http://www.nyspeed.com/showthread.php?218882-WWYD-V.-Blown-Motor
They did crack my radiator tank in the motor replacement process; I will have it replaced before selling so this is a non issue. I have checked the level every other day so the car has not been overheated at all due to this.
Current Known Issues:
Brake wear sensor is on. I will be replacing the brakes before selling unless someone buys it in the next 5-10 days and asks me not to.
There is one missing button and a couple of loose buttons on the hvac controls. This is a common issue and the buttons are readily available online.
Both sides of the car have a line of dings in the door. It almost looks like someone shot a bb gun at it or something. It is not a horrible thing but it could use a good smoothing.
The dash has the common dead pixel syndrome. It is not as bad as most and the mid is good, but there are dead spots and it is hard to read. I found no justification to spend $250 on a fix that is only guaranteed for 1 year.
The rear sunshade tabs are broken. The motor still works so all that needs to be replaced is two little plastic tabs on the control arms. I didn’t care enough to deal with it and I can’t imagine that you will either. Rip it out and call it weight reduction.
That is as much information as I can come up with. Ask any questions you like and I will do my best to answer. I love this car, but sadly it is not practical for me at the moment.
I do have one offer, but it is contingent so I am posting this but I will not under cut him or play price is right with a $1 more bid.
You can PM me or Text/Call: 716 five 4 ate 0 sex 1 zero
On to Some Pictures (I am in my office and will try and get more later today or tomorrow when I have more time):
car looks great, im looking at lesser nice examples for the winter.