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03-15-2006, 06:59 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 89
Car: 90 325iS / 71 911t / 98 MPV All Sport 4WD
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E39 540 engine question
Does anyone on here know for sure if M62 early heads (97-98) can be bolted to a newer ( dual Vanos ) bottom end without issue ?
Anyone done it ? Which head gasket should be used ? Anything I should know before trying it ?
Thanks,
Rick
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03-15-2006, 11:38 PM
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MaXsponsor
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Etobicoke, Ontario
Posts: 1,378
Car: E90 Race Car
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Are you going to replace just the bottom end in an older car? If so the bottom end will work with the early non vanos heads, use the gaskets from the heads. (They may be the same)
Rocco
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03-16-2006, 11:33 AM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
Posts: 311
Car: F10 535xi M-Sport
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but why?!?!?!?!?
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03-16-2006, 08:22 PM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sherbrooke
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Car: 540I
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540 engine
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Originally Posted by O.S.
but why?!?!?!?!?
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Maybe Rick has holes in his bottom end. I mean the bottom end of the engine of course. 
Pierre
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03-16-2006, 09:27 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Car: 90 325iS / 71 911t / 98 MPV All Sport 4WD
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Yeah we do have holes in our bottom end, at least 3 broken rods, and just try to find a good used m62 bottom end. We found a low km vanos longblock that had a cooling fan fire and we want to swap the timing kit and heads since we don't have the vanos electronics.
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03-16-2006, 09:39 PM
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Wheelman
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Toronto
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03-16-2006, 09:46 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Car: 90 325iS / 71 911t / 98 MPV All Sport 4WD
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stolen, joyride, recovered.
But it's amazing how many m62 blocks you can find that look exactly like this.
This is PBilodeau's 97 540iA We are collaborating on it.
Rick
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03-16-2006, 09:47 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
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HOlley CRAP!!
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03-16-2006, 09:48 PM
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Wheelman
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Toronto
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Originally Posted by RichardRWatson
stolen, joyride, recovered.
But it's amazing how many m62 blocks you can find that look exactly like this.
This is PBilodeau's 97 540iA We are collaborating on it.
Rick
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well they chose a great car to joyride in damn bastards 
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03-16-2006, 09:52 PM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
Posts: 311
Car: F10 535xi M-Sport
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oh my !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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