Just restarted my search, found this but for some reason am afraid....
I'm sure these are getting bought @ auction, whats the wholesale price on these?
Kj
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Dec. 11, 2011 11:52 a.m. Kendall_Jones Reader
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Dec. 11, 2011 12:01 p.m. jrw1621 SuperDork
$9999 expired on 12/5
$8999 expires on 12/12
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Dec. 11, 2011 12:38 p.m. 02Pilot Reader
CEL is on; finding out why is going to be key. FWIW, the M5 engine is known to carbon up the exhaust gas recirculation passages in the block, necessitating removing the engine and disassembling it to manually ream out the passages. Needless to say, this is not cheap.
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Dec. 11, 2011 12:40 p.m. Kendall_Jones Reader
Cafax says it was a repo, so maintenance may not have been on the po's mind....
Kj
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Dec. 11, 2011 12:57 p.m. njansenv HalfDork
Depending on where you live, the CEL may be mildly annoying or need to be fixed to renew registration. I have dreams of buying an M5 from one of the latter geographic areas at a firesale price (the carbon-ing does not affect how the car runs) and then drive it here with CEL.
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Dec. 11, 2011 1:20 p.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork
yeah, but after that it goes back to $13,500.
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Dec. 11, 2011 6:08 p.m. Keith SuperDork
02Pilot wrote:
CEL is on; finding out why is going to be key. FWIW, the M5 engine is known to carbon up the exhaust gas recirculation passages in the block, necessitating removing the engine and disassembling it to manually ream out the passages. Needless to say, this is not cheap.
Or necessary unless you need them clear to pass an emissions test.
It's not necessarily the carbon problem. These are complicated cars with much creativity when it comes to having problems. But it does seem the DIY crowd is moving in a bit, so there's getting to a bit more of a knowledge base on how to electrically test MAF sensor resistance instead of how to install $400 illuminated door sills.
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Dec. 11, 2011 6:18 p.m. njansenv HalfDork
Good to hear Keith. Which reminds me: are you still happy with yours?
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Dec. 11, 2011 10:15 p.m. Keith SuperDork
Yes. Although I'll be a whole lot happier when I figure out this driveability problem that's making it buck and stall at idle. We'll see what the next test drive says about my latest fix. I got distracted by a new toy this weekend, and the drive to work is too long for checking the problem out.
Come to think of it, I don't think I've heard the carbon problem discussed much on the M5 board. Much ado about MAFs though. That's what Beast owners are usually concerned with.
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Dec. 12, 2011 7:36 a.m. WilberM3 Dork
In reply to Keith:
at work we've got an e39 that would run like total crap with any sort of tip-in off idle cold and got a little better as it warmed up but never cleared itself out fully. swapped in a known good pair of MAFs and it ran great so we got a pair of the VW MAFs and swapped sensors and housings and the car practically transformed its driveability.
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Dec. 12, 2011 7:38 a.m. dyintorace SuperDork
Or you could buy mine, which is in pristine condition, for $20k and not have any concerns.
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Dec. 12, 2011 7:42 a.m. Keith SuperDork
WilberM3 wrote:
In reply to Keith:
at work we've got an e39 that would run like total crap with any sort of tip-in off idle cold and got a little better as it warmed up but never cleared itself out fully. swapped in a known good pair of MAFs and it ran great so we got a pair of the VW MAFs and swapped sensors and housings and the car practically transformed its driveability.
I've got new BMW MAFs in it, and the symptoms are a bit different. Unplugging the MAFs and going to the MAP-only operation doesn't fix it.
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Dec. 12, 2011 8:02 a.m. njansenv HalfDork
dyintorace wrote:
Or you could buy mine, which is in pristine condition, for $20k and not have any concerns.
Trust me... I very much want to! (I saw when you posted it) The price + timing just isn't working (or so says SWMBO :) )
