2000 BMW M5 - Enthusiast owned

2000 BMW M5 Description

56,619 miles - Clutch/Flywheel/Throw out bearing replaced – 2nd owner

57,000? - Brake pads and ABS sensors replaced – 2ndowner

67,490 miles – bought by me – 3rdowner

68,050 miles – both oil separator hoses replaced

-Front sway bar end links replaced

-Beast power rear sway bar brackets installed

-Both front control arms replaced

-Both rear integral links replaced

-LR lower control arm’s outer ball joint replaced

68,106 miles – both AFE air filters cleaned

-Replaced driver’s side front lower control arm bushing (inboard) with X5 4.6is unit

-Replaced passenger’s side front lower control unit (whole) due to play in outer ball joint and also added the X5 4.6s bushing to the inner

-Engine mounts replaced

-Transmission mounts replaced with Rogue Engineering units

-Alignment performed to OEM specs

68,689 miles – replaced both front, outer splash shields directly in front of both wheels (referred to as porkchops by some people)

-Installed new jack pads

68,690 miles – passenger side headlight taken apart, cleaned and rebuilt with new high strength adjusters

-Replaced chrome nut on top of intake plenum (was missing from PO)

-Replaced front differential bushing

-Replaced center support bearing

-Replaced driver’s side output seal for axle

-Replaced header to exhaust seals

-Replaced flex disc (guibo)

Replaced shift tower bushing for shift level pivot

68,950 miles - driver side headlight taken apart, cleaned and rebuilt with new high strength adjusters

-Auto dimming mirror sent to “radar-mirror.com) for repair

- All new Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires installed

69,868 miles – replaced power steering hose, steering box to cooling coil, o-ring replaced at cooling coil side

-Mobil 1 ATF flushed whole power steering system

-All 8 spark plugs changed with Bosch FGR-7-DQP (OEM Spec called out by owners manual)

-Replaced bulb socket on driver’s side front turn signal

69,808 miles – main chain tensioner replaced

70,426 miles – replaced 2 rear differential bushings with powerflex street bushings (purple)

-Rebuilt front calipers, boots and pistons

-Replaced front rotors with Meyle HD rotors – when the car was bought it had all new brakes (pads and rotors) but the PO installed the front rotors backwards and they warped…

-Replaced front brake pads with HAWK performance ceramics

-added leak dye to power steering fluid reservoir

-added “strut” to RF lower control arm for headlight aiming module (missing when I bought the car)

-Re-aimed head lights

70,514 miles – resealed the lower oil pan

-modified the oil drain plug (PO stripped the pan and tapped it for a different plug, it didn’t fit well..)

-resealed passenger side oil valve (3 internal seals)

-installed new subframe bushings – powerflex street spec (yellow)

-installed new CV joint for drive shaft

-Fuel filter replaced

-Oil changed with 10w-60 Castrol TWS

-2 additional power steering lines replaced – fluid topped off with more Mobil 1 ATF

- powersteering reservoir mounts changed

-Transmission completely disassembled and all three parts resealed – new Pentosin fluid added

-Rear main seal replaced

-Drive belts replaced

-Thermostat replaced

71,254 miles – rear differential fluid replaced with synthetic Amsoil 75w90

71,519 miles – replaced differential with unit from M5Board member “NO SPARES” unit had 116K on it – no whines or clunking per this member

-changed the fluid out on this unit with Mobil 1 75w90

-removed seals from this unit and repositioned them into the correct orientation (owner had issues with it leaking as the seals were not installed properly.)

-added butyl between center support bearing and body of vehicle (2000MY vehicles did not have this but 2001-2003 M5s do..)

-Drivers side inner drive axle boot replaced

-Original differential was pulled out of vehicle to be rebuilt by ACP racing in Windsor Canada

-Black kidney grills installed

72,314 miles – Beisan anti-rattle kit installed

- Beisan O ring kit installed

-updated (2002+) camshaft spring washers installed

-new BMW O rings installed in VANOS solenoids

-new and updated BMW cam ring bolts installed

-new and updated cam shaft outer bolts installed (10.9 grade vs. original 8.8 grade)

-upper timing cover gaskets replaced

-new valve cover gaskets installed

-new throttle body gaskets installed

-new intake manifold top cover with new orings installed

-VANOS pressure accumulator screen cleaned out (have two spares)

-VANOS actuators cleaned out with custom 12v source

-cyclone oil separators cleaned out

-inspected timing chain guides at this time – minimal wear, looked OK

73,499 miles – E60 shifter installed (shorter throws)

-new OEM rear differential bushings installed

-All axle to differential bolts replaced

-4 CPS, camshaft position sensors replaced – FCP Euro lifetime warranty replacement

on these

-Ground control coilovers installed – street springs – camber plates in the front.

73,912 miles – oil changed with Castrol TWS 10w-60

-oil sample sent off to Blackstone Laboratories

-oil sample showed no excessive wear and no cause for concern, healthy engine

Known issues:

Drivers side front lock mechanism gets lazy/slow when the vehicle is not driven often

NVH - whine from rear of vehicle due to polyurethane subframe bushings

A couple dead pixels in the lower cluster screen - can still read text