Steve van hool

Automatic transmission overhaul is never, ever going to be a diy overhaul, specialist tools, equipment, and knowledge required, either take it to the pro's, live with it, or scrap it, is the only way to go IMHO.

I agree 're the transmission dipstick, you could check the colour and smell the oil, and therefore able to check the condition of the transmission, along with the oil level. It's a shame dipstick cannot be retrofitted.

1st pic is vavona, the 2nd pic is Walnut, and a much nicer wood than vavona.

The cooler will help, along with masses of airflow at 70mph if the undertray is absent. With Nickersil no longer being an issue, it is transmission failure rather than engine failure consigning many e39's to the scrap yard. Saying that if anything drastic happened to mine I would replace it with another e39, rather than a later model 5 series. They are that good.

Chic, and Dan, fair and valid points 're the engine undertray, I would still maintain that excess heat is a killer for automatic transmissions.

I would leave the undertray off, it serves no purpose other than smoothing the airflow under the car, and the transmission will run a little cooler without it.

Hi, having had bmw Inpa on my lappy for a good few years, have tried to install Diss, however when I try to put the vmware player on prior to installing Diss, I get the following message, can anyone help.

Yes, pointless if remappers can get around it, just as they currently do with HP cars.

May the joy of motoring RIP

A very nice e39, looks like you have bought well Dan, well done.

Hopefully just the track rod ends, check with a pyre bar/ long screwdriver, or get wife to rock the wheel while you look. Could also be the rack or a steering column uj given the wheel took the impact.

Hi Alex, don't get so bogged down in mods that you don't have time to enjoy driving it, if ever a car was made to be driven. I also like to keep mine relatively OE, as such one of the first changes I did was to swap the back boxes for OE items, I got them off a bmw5 member, they are very well made the M5 ones, and much quieter, helps to make the car a real sleeper.

Nothing is impossible, the impossible just takes a bit longer, however, as said already, it will be much easier, and cheaper to buy a 530d in the first place.

As per title what is the best way to clean ingrained dirt without ruining my OE light grey carpet mats without ruining them any tips or tricks from car detailers.

Rough as a badgers arse, and over priced, and if its not worth ML's while to do it up prior to selling it.............? Oh, and don't bother ringing us up, because we haven't got time to field calls regarding this car, great selling technique guys.