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Deven Knight
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:22 am Post subject:
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Hello All,
I'm looking at a 1995 530i. It has the 3.0L V8 in it. The VIN is
WBAHE2325SGE91463. How can I tell if the car has the Nikasil engine or not?
Thanks,
Deven K.
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bfd
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:41 am Post subject:
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"Deven Knight" <deven@nospam.knightdata.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Hello All,
I'm looking at a 1995 530i. It has the 3.0L V8 in it. The VIN is
WBAHE2325SGE91463. How can I tell if the car has the Nikasil engine or
not?
Easy, read this: |
http://www.koalamotorsport.com/article-m60v8.asp |
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Deven Knight
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:07 am Post subject:
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"bfd" <bfd853@comcast.net> wrote in message
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"Deven Knight" <deven@nospam.knightdata.com> wrote in message
news:I5sif.7602$QW2.5624@dukeread08...
Hello All,
I'm looking at a 1995 530i. It has the 3.0L V8 in it. The VIN is
WBAHE2325SGE91463. How can I tell if the car has the Nikasil engine or
not?
Easy, read this:
http://www.koalamotorsport.com/article-m60v8.asp
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Hi,
Sorry, I forgot to mention the car is in NYC and I'm in the South. :-)
I'll have to have someone else check the underside of the block. I figured
there would be some way to find it from the VIN.
Thanks,
Deven
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JimV
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:53 am Post subject:
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Deven Knight wrote:
| Quote: | "bfd" <bfd853@comcast.net> wrote in message
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"Deven Knight" <deven@nospam.knightdata.com> wrote in message
news:I5sif.7602$QW2.5624@dukeread08...
Hello All,
I'm looking at a 1995 530i. It has the 3.0L V8 in it. The VIN is
WBAHE2325SGE91463. How can I tell if the car has the Nikasil engine or
not?
Easy, read this:
http://www.koalamotorsport.com/article-m60v8.asp
Hi,
Sorry, I forgot to mention the car is in NYC and I'm in the South. :-)
I'll have to have someone else check the underside of the block. I figured
there would be some way to find it from the VIN.
Thanks,
Deven
Nope, you have to look at the block. |
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Alistair J Murray
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:13 am Post subject:
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Deven Knight wrote:
| Quote: | "bfd" <bfd853@comcast.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Easy, read this:
http://www.koalamotorsport.com/article-m60v8.asp
Hi, Sorry, I forgot to mention the car is in NYC and I'm in the
South. :-) I'll have to have someone else check the underside of the
block. I figured there would be some way to find it from the VIN.
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Although the history of fuel quality varies I ran a Nikasil 4.0 M60 in
the UK to 185k without problems and it was still going strong at least 6
months after I sold it...
As the article says the problem is historic - any motor running well
with a good idle now is unlikely to be a victim - but still a bargaining
point.
If you have a trusted friend who can confirm that the car has a steady
idle, good service history and pulls like a train, go for it.
BTW what was the first change BMW forced in US fuel?
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Dave Plowman (News)
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:27 am Post subject:
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In article <ol9q53-4ii.ln1@florin.fluffy>,
Alistair J Murray <news@fluffy.f9.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | Although the history of fuel quality varies I ran a Nikasil 4.0 M60 in
the UK to 185k without problems and it was still going strong at least 6
months after I sold it...
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Fuel refined in the UK didn't cause problems with Nikasil. It was some
brands of imported petrol that did it. So if you stuck with mainstream
brands the engine would be fine.
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*If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried *
Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Malt_Hound
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Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:07 am Post subject:
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Deven Knight wrote:
| Quote: | Hello All,
I'm looking at a 1995 530i. It has the 3.0L V8 in it. The VIN is
WBAHE2325SGE91463. How can I tell if the car has the Nikasil engine or not?
Thanks,
Deven K.
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Well, it *did* have one when it left the factory. So unless it has been
replaced it still does. The only way to be 100% sure is to check the
part number cast into the block.
http://www.bmwworld.com/engines/nikasil.htm
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Malt_Hound
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Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:09 am Post subject:
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JimV wrote:
| Quote: | Deven Knight wrote:
"bfd" <bfd853@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:7YCdnSCdtNfOzxfeRVn-uQ@comcast.com...
"Deven Knight" <deven@nospam.knightdata.com> wrote in message
news:I5sif.7602$QW2.5624@dukeread08...
Hello All,
I'm looking at a 1995 530i. It has the 3.0L V8 in it. The VIN is
WBAHE2325SGE91463. How can I tell if the car has the Nikasil engine or
not?
Easy, read this:
http://www.koalamotorsport.com/article-m60v8.asp
Hi,
Sorry, I forgot to mention the car is in NYC and I'm in the South.
:-) I'll have to have someone else check the underside of the block. I
figured there would be some way to find it from the VIN.
Thanks,
Deven
Nope, you have to look at the block.
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Well, you could have a BMW dealership search to see if the block has
been changed on that VIN under warranty. If they find that it has, you
are good to go. If not, it still may have been changed but not under
warranty.
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-Fred W |
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