 1990 BMW E34 535i, Anyone have any experience with these? |
 Oct 30, 2010 - 5:22 PM
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I'm looking at an E34 Bimmer 535i Auto Transmission for a daily while I fix up the Celi. Does anyone have any experience with them? I like the idea of an FR platform but I'm worried about prices on parts if anything needs fixed/replaced. I don't want another project just something reliable and somewhat fun to drive.
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Oct 30, 2010 - 7:36 PM
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Most of that sounds like normal wear or lack of maintenance especially the transmission issue. Seals and gaskets get old and that's just expected. This is a pre-1996 so it doesn't have the oil separator issue if what I'm reading is correct. I'm still going to go look at it but I'll definitely be going over it with a fine toothed comb.
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Oct 30, 2010 - 7:51 PM
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QUOTE (WannabeGT4 @ Oct 30, 2010 - 8:36 PM)  Most of that sounds like normal wear or lack of maintenance especially the transmission issue. Seals and gaskets get old and that's just expected. This is a pre-1996 so it doesn't have the oil separator issue if what I'm reading is correct. I'm still going to go look at it but I'll definitely be going over it with a fine toothed comb. well, the one i had was a 1994 with 76,000 miles. tread carefully is all i can tell you. The transmission issue is a common issue amongst the cars and is recognized amongst the community as a manufacturer defect, the new part is different and corrected from the OE part, along with the fuel sending unit iirc. the oil separator suffers the problem over and over again from what i understand every 80k. You asked for advice, im just letting you know it was one of the biggest mistakes ive made in my lifetime. I know ultimately you will do whatever you are gonna do, so good luck, i advise you do a lot of research on the issues i mentioned before you sign. http://www.bmwe34.net/Wiki/tiki-index.php?...What+will+break compared to my celica, its the most unreliable thing evar. 
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Oct 30, 2010 - 8:01 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 10, '03 From Wichita, KS Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
QUOTE (samir0189 @ Oct 30, 2010 - 7:51 PM) Oh... That's not good. Thanks for that link. Maybe I'll look for something else. -------------------- Project ST204.5 99.88946% complete... |
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WannabeGT4 1990 BMW E34 535i Oct 30, 2010 - 5:22 PM
samir0189 be very careful. things are not cheap for them. I ... Oct 30, 2010 - 6:18 PM
WannabeGT4 QUOTE (samir0189 @ Oct 30, 2010 - 7... Oct 30, 2010 - 7:56 PM samir0189 it seems to suffer a different problem in the tran... Oct 30, 2010 - 8:16 PM
richee3 Those cars can have those problems. I'll admit... Oct 31, 2010 - 1:58 AM |
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