Hi all, I’ve got a rare NOS Pebra tow hook cover. hoping to get this into the hands of someone that needs it :)
*This if for the cover plate only, I don’t have a lip sorry
DM me if interested
Recently acquired this 84’ 528e earlier in the summer. It got a new heart shortly thereafter alongside a bunch of other little things. And now finally put back together, just in time for the end of the season haha! Bonus points if you can guess the engine from the last pic.
Looking for a little advice here, although I know the ‘safest’ answer - but has anyone here successfully polished the crank, cleaned out the oil pump, measured the rods, and just put in new rod bearings, without a bottom end rebuild?
History: This is an s54 swapped e28 I recently acquired. No history of rod bearings, Vanos had been inspected but not serviced. Estimated 80,000 miles on the engine.
After driving it home 15 miles, I immediately changed the oil, checked the oil filter for contaminants, and sent oil out for lab testing. Came back with copper at 7, iron 14, lead 21.
I checked several times and did the ‘screwdriver to ear test’ for vanos and knocking noises - nothing apparent. So I figured, it’s time to book rod bearings & VANOS, but not an immediate park it scenario.
Drove it about 40 miles around town twice, keeping it under 3k rpm to be safe. Then 60 miles to the mechanic shop, he pulled the pan and boom, already 2 spun bearings.
I suspect these were spun before my ownership, but it’s odd to me that there were no symptoms, great low end power, no knock, etc. A smooth ticking s54 - also not my first s54 car.
So now I have to decide if we try salvaging what’s here and just drive it fingers crossed, or pour more money in. I know the safe bet is to do a tear down, but I’m curious if anyone else took the risky route and had success, and if so, any advice?
For anyone that’s done a teardown and bottom end rebuild - did you just clean out the oil pump, or buy new?
Reminder that your primary driving touch points are worth splurging on - it really changes the whole driving experience.
Officially graduated (up) to an e28 in life. After many, many e30s, I can firmly say the e28 is far cooler in all areas - except perhaps interior fit and finish.