Covered all the common faults and straight to the point. Subscribed.
@carchaps Жыл бұрын
Thanks !!! Be sure to read the guide we wrote in the description if you need a more detailed breakdown !
@carboretta Жыл бұрын
We need more Darren
@carchaps Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@TheKARMMARK Жыл бұрын
I am subscriber number 221. Darren should have been up for a BAFTA (best actor). Great videos as I am considering buying a E39 M5.
@carchaps Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the subscribe! We look forward to Darren’s nomination 🤣 If you are buying one, be sure to read the more detailed guide that we wrote in the description !!
@cwilkins2013 Жыл бұрын
I recently saw a BMW with oil in the engine. Should I avoid this as I don't see this too often?
@carchaps Жыл бұрын
Extremely concerning! If his driveway isn’t soaked in oil, I would walk away 😅
@nickwillobey2205 Жыл бұрын
You need to get underneath and check for the old metal mice....lots of rot possible!
@TheM5Dog Жыл бұрын
Rod bearings aren't such a big issue on these. I've had 2 and both were north of 120k miles when I sold mine (126k and 140k). Jacking point rust is a major issue with these, and they can start using oil, around a litre to 400 miles at its worst. This can be due to the valve stem oil seals. Track control arm bushes like to fail too. The heater blower is usually the hedgehog resistor. This is a sod to get at on the driver's side lower centre console at the rear. Decent cars otherwise, glad I owned mine, but I won't go back.
@Berkut19867 ай бұрын
I haven’t liked the aftermarket monitor.
@Berkut19867 ай бұрын
M5 deserves a much better monitor.
@carchaps7 ай бұрын
Yes, I agree that this monitor doesn’t suit. If I bought with standard monitor I would have done OEM+ upgrade. At the moment, I would rather spend money on the car than fixing the monitor which still works.
@lIlIllll1Ай бұрын
Lets say maintenance has been kept up to date, how long are these engines known to last for in miles or km?
@carchaps29 күн бұрын
I think I saw a video of someone with a 500k original engine but who knows 🤷🏻♂️ I think it you keep on top of maintenance they are pretty bulletproof but things like bore scoring gets expensive when replacing/repairing things like the Alusil block