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I was not aware. The coolant leak I think is genuinely new, I looked all over the engine last weekend while breaking the vent hoses and didn't notice anything. The oil however, assuming it's the valve seals, the previous owner must have known about, as it produces a big cloud of smoke on occasion ...

That said, it's in otherwise nice condition - paint & interior - and hasn't been messed with or neglected as such, it's just maintenance catching up with it. There's enough others for sale that look obviously sad and tired and this one isn't. Mechanical stuff I can do myself relatively cheaply ...

Do they feel better now?
And when are you getting the M5 back?
This was simply the universe providing a silver car for you.


I'm so glad you asked !

Yes, the Merc brakes are VASTLY better. Not surprisingly. They are now normal again. Not only were the discs in a shocking state, all of the pads ...

I did the bushes on the X5 I had many years ago, there's an exhaust hanger that's right in the way, to avoid removing the whole exhaust the bodge is to get a blow torch on the hanger, bend it out of the way, do the bushes, then heat it & bend it back. It worked OK.

Like Harry says - lack of use, plus my parents live on the coast (<100m from the beach, I just checked!), and the small amount of use it does get is very gentle. My Dad is still pretty healthy, but he's certainly slower than he used to be, and definitely not haring around like a teenager !

Yes, the ...

Think I averaged 19mpg in my pre LCI F10 M5 never really saw any better than 28/29...


That's handy to know, ta. Averages are a bit meaningless as they - obviously - depend very much on a person's "average" day. But "best" is going to be 60-70mph motorway and that's more repeatable between ...

She also wasn't too keen on doing a long journey in an unfamiliar car where I'd said "bloody hell there's something wrong with these brakes !" about 20 yards after setting off

This passed an MOT in January :o with just a (strong) advisory. My parents live in a village and the local garage is "generous" and "understanding" on MOTs for trusted customers, and with some of the older cars that's OK because, well, they're old cars. But this is not an old car and those brakes ...

So being a good son, I immediately ordered new discs & pads from ECP to collect this morning and fitted them at lunchtime / after work:

And the rears too:

Sunday. Figured I should check the brakes on the Merc.

A bit crusty on the outside:


HOLY FCUKING FCUK

Hope the trip goes well, the car looks stonking, and quite the deal (even with the breakdown :D)

We're waiting


I'm so glad you asked !

Friday . I checked the oil before setting off, knowing that these cars often consume a bit (and are even expected to, to an extent), and was glad I did ...

30 was a target. BMWs are usually quite good on fuel and this was a longish steady run barely going over 70 because of the traffic, so basically optimum conditions. And we know there’s something not right with the fuel/ignition atm. Can do better.

Returning to M-tax, the brakes are *not* shared ...

OK, my money is on HPFP being the actual problem though ;)


£200 - although there’s two of them because of course there are - and an easy job too:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234828996297

Could be £350/pair if they have a 20% promo again soon.

Car made it down to the coast absolutely fine FWIW ...

...likely an M-tax heavy part of the running gear.


Surprisingly a lot of the parts are shared with all the non-M V8s, so e.g. using OEM Bosch, coils are < £25 each, spark plugs < £10 each, even a whole set of four lambda sensors will just squeak under £200 next time there's a good promo code ...

comfortably the cheapest LCI I've seen

Is there much difference between pre and post LCI on the F10 M5? I haven't ever looked at the differences. Steering wheel and rear lights?


Also headlights, and the NBT nav system replaced CIC. And biggest deal for me, they fixed the headrests so they ...

Yeah, it broke down 🤣

I collected it from the other side of Bristol yesterday. Just after joining the M4 from the M5 in the M5 (no need to take the M3), sudden transmission error and it started dropping into neutral. Then the engine cut out and wouldn't restart. Just turned over and spluttered. I ...

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