Worn piston rings on e60

Chad20 · 05-29-2014, 01:15 PM

How common are worn piston rings on an e60 ? If piston rings are worn I'm guessing 3k$ to fix ? Is any e60 worth buying if cheap enough with worn rings ? Any ways to fix without spending thousands ? I've heard forum members using thicker oil ?

Alan l. · 05-29-2014, 02:12 PM

No way to know unless you have a leak down compression test done to know the condition of each cylinder.

A car with bad rings will no only burn a ton of oil it will also be down on power. No way to fix it unless you tear down the engine. Running thicker oil is just a band aid fix that would only work if the condition isn't THAT bad.

Personally i would NEVER buy a car like this or any BMW that is out of warranty. Old Bmw's are cheap but just as expensive to fix as a brand new 70K+ one.

Alan

ezmaass · 05-29-2014, 08:35 PM

Chad, Chad, Chad...

Chad20 · 05-29-2014, 08:41 PM

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Chad, Chad, Chad...

Lol

ezmaass · 05-29-2014, 09:20 PM

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Lol

Alan is right, BTW - no way to tell how bad it is without a leakdown. Ask a Ferrari 355 owner about bad leakdown/compression numbers... it's one of their worst nightmares. Cheaper to address on a BMW, for sure, but you don't want a car with these problems.

You want a nice 328 with some money in the bank, Chad!

Chad20 · 05-29-2014, 10:43 PM

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Alan is right, BTW - no way to tell how bad it is without a leakdown. Ask a Ferrari 355 owner about bad leakdown/compression numbers... it's one of their worst nightmares. Cheaper to address on a BMW, for sure, but you don't want a car with these problems.

You want a nice 328 with some money in the bank, Chad!

You will be seeing pics of a new 545i soon lol no more boring no sport no nav no logic 7 no comfortable seats no automatic seats no etc

CmdllbF11 · 05-31-2014, 04:36 PM

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Alan is right, BTW - no way to tell how bad it is without a leakdown. Ask a Ferrari 355 owner about bad leakdown/compression numbers... it's one of their worst nightmares. Cheaper to address on a BMW, for sure, but you don't want a car with these problems.

You want a nice 328 with some money in the bank, Chad!

You will be seeing pics of a new 545i soon lol no more boring no sport no nav no logic 7 no comfortable seats no automatic seats no etc

You went for it!! How much did you pay in the end? 9k? Pics.

Chad20 · 06-01-2014, 01:36 AM

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You went for it!! How much did you pay in the end? 9k? Pics.

No I got scared and backed out lol I'll be buying one very soon though and will start a new thread

CmdllbF11 · 06-01-2014, 03:02 AM

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You went for it!! How much did you pay in the end? 9k? Pics.

No I got scared and backed out lol I'll be buying one very soon though and will start a new thread

Uncle Ezmaass' wise words of wisdom took effect then?! Lol

ezmaass · 06-01-2014, 09:06 PM

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Uncle Ezmaass' wise words of wisdom took effect then?! Lol

Good kid, that Chad!

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