I know for many the e39 is considered 'peak bmw' but i would have the e34 at the same level, this beautiful example in particular. The noise of the straight six is just sublime, please keep the videos coming they're a superb watch 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thanks! I had a 528i E39 so I can compare, and I actually prefer the E34 classic style and the raw driving feeling. But the E39 it such a great car with a better handling and steering (rack and pinion). And the M52 2.8 is much more torquey, but also more refined with less sound (completely mute at idle, you don’t believe the engine is actually running!)
It is great that you have kept it as original as possible without any changes in body style or engine modifications. These cars look best in their original form. This is a 1991 version so it must be the original Non-Vanos M50B25 (245 nm @ 4700 RPM). It is the simplest and most reliable M50 ever. According to German magazines of the early 1990s, 0-100 km/h in 8.3 s with 2 people onboard! 0-160 km/h around 21.0 s!!
Indeed this is a M50 non vanos, very reliable. Only one single issue in 30 years with a faulty ignition coil. A very good engine despite a little lack of low end torque. I also drove an 2.5 M20, very nice sound, but the ~20less hp makes a big difference in acceleration.
@@patrick7800 Yes, M20B25 is also a great engine but it is better suited to E30 body. Your engine doesn't lack low RPM torque, it is the heavy E34 body that brings such a feeling below 3000 RPM. The same engine works wonders in an E36 body.
@@Messergebnis-liebhaber Very true. The E34 is an heavy car. And the M50 is such a beast under the hood of a 325i E36. 200kg less and maybe shorter gear ratios help a lot.
@@patrick7800 Yes, it’s the M20 engine. Though only 168 hp, it tops out at 135 mph, yet still gets decent gas mileage. I was always impressed by how solid the car feels, especially on the autobahn. At the 301,000 mile mark, my mechanic didn’t correct a periodic overheating issue resulting in a cracked head. Since I will install a turbocharger, I replaced the original engine with a rebuilt one. The door panels are trimmed in leather, $8,000 in suspension, drive train, clutch, ect; the car is just like new.
A fantastic video and a fantastic car! I've commented before but we literally have the exact same E34, except mine is the M50 2.0 engine instead of your 2.5. Same colour, same spec! It's so great to see! Got another sub here :)
@@patrick7800 It definitely pulls, and you get the added benefit of good fuel economy as well. Mine is in great condition as well: 60,000 miles and hasn’t let me down once! Just finished a leather interior retrofit and it’s completely changed the car for the better.
Une super voiture avec un moteur merveilleux ,elle mérite une ligne inox complète pour entendre chanter cette pièce d'orfèvre de 6en ligne 24soupapes ... bien vu d'avoir laissé les phares jaunes .. pas loin de chez moi un patron de restaurant avait une 535i acheté neuve j'ai tout essayé pour qu'il le la vende il l'a fait reprendre par un garage ...sacrilège...
very nice and in the original condition! But why the engine nocks at motorway? At speeds that you drive it is usually completely noiseless. The same happend to my E30 and no mechanic has idea what cause it as all is new at the engine. Is this the model with catalyst and M50 engine?
Thanks in fact there is a very little rattle sound on full load and it appears much more higher in the recording. This is a M50 catalyst without vanos. For your M20 do you hear the knock only on full load or after warm up? This could be a lot of things from the timing belt to the rod bearings and could need a complete engine rebuild in the worst case scenario. How many miles for your engine?
this is the best engine M50, later are complicated by vanos and may be more costly for maintence. Mine is M40, it is more noisy at cold weather and less at summer. Timing belt and hydro lifters are new, the engine is completely rebuilt at 250000, now is about 320000 but the case is always the same. Just considered if it could be oil pressure, did you measure on yours? Only the valves are just cleaned and valve springs are not changed.
@@samoime1955Did you check the camshaft, or a loose or stripped plug, or maybe a faulty coil? But you would have a loss of power. For the oil pressure mine is ok i would not expect to make a specific noise. I never worked on a m40 I just know its a good and reliable little engine.. And very nice on a 318
camshaft set, including rocker arms and lifters are new, the original BMW and it did not solve the case, my mechanic thinks that its all fine. But this is typical difference of old cars compared to new, that they use to be more noisy. Oil pressure may effect the work of hydro lifters. My mechanic says he does not even have the meter for it, as an oil pressure has never been an issue on BMWs. It has been added a catalyst so it works better at idle. It is not possible to set attachment here. But to notice, take a good check of the temperature as some later thermostat did not have a good flow so it was slightly overheating. BMW response was that it is within the tolerance. Are you the first owner of the car? It is very uncommon they are in so well condition, like new. It would just fit the original radio.
@@samoime1955 I am the second owner, first owner was a very old man who had serious health issues a few years after buying the car back in 1991. It was stored in his garage and didnt run from early 2000s to my acquisition in 2016, with 53k km. I have a Kenwood stereo installed by the first owner, just purchased an original e34 business cassette. The car is in mint condition even the undercarriage perfectly clean and rust free.
I know for many the e39 is considered 'peak bmw' but i would have the e34 at the same level, this beautiful example in particular. The noise of the straight six is just sublime, please keep the videos coming they're a superb watch 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thanks! I had a 528i E39 so I can compare, and I actually prefer the E34 classic style and the raw driving feeling. But the E39 it such a great car with a better handling and steering (rack and pinion). And the M52 2.8 is much more torquey, but also more refined with less sound (completely mute at idle, you don’t believe the engine is actually running!)
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It is great that you have kept it as original as possible without any changes in body style or engine modifications. These cars look best in their original form. This is a 1991 version so it must be the original Non-Vanos M50B25 (245 nm @ 4700 RPM). It is the simplest and most reliable M50 ever. According to German magazines of the early 1990s, 0-100 km/h in 8.3 s with 2 people onboard! 0-160 km/h around 21.0 s!!
Indeed this is a M50 non vanos, very reliable. Only one single issue in 30 years with a faulty ignition coil. A very good engine despite a little lack of low end torque. I also drove an 2.5 M20, very nice sound, but the ~20less hp makes a big difference in acceleration.
@@patrick7800 Yes, M20B25 is also a great engine but it is better suited to E30 body. Your engine doesn't lack low RPM torque, it is the heavy E34 body that brings such a feeling below 3000 RPM. The same engine works wonders in an E36 body.
@@Messergebnis-liebhaber Very true. The E34 is an heavy car. And the M50 is such a beast under the hood of a 325i E36. 200kg less and maybe shorter gear ratios help a lot.
I have a 1990 525i bought new in Germany when I was stationed there. Always fun to drive.
Great to see longtime owners, still a M20 engine in 1990? The M20 sounds so nice.
@@patrick7800 Yes, it’s the M20 engine. Though only 168 hp, it tops out at 135 mph, yet still gets decent gas mileage. I was always impressed by how solid the car feels, especially on the autobahn. At the 301,000 mile mark, my mechanic didn’t correct a periodic overheating issue resulting in a cracked head. Since I will install a turbocharger, I replaced the original engine with a rebuilt one. The door panels are trimmed in leather, $8,000 in suspension, drive train, clutch, ect; the car is just like new.
Μ50?
A fantastic video and a fantastic car! I've commented before but we literally have the exact same E34, except mine is the M50 2.0 engine instead of your 2.5. Same colour, same spec! It's so great to see! Got another sub here :)
Thanks, the M50 is really a great engine, and I remember the 520i pulls well thanks to the shorter ratios. Yours is in great condition too?
@@patrick7800 It definitely pulls, and you get the added benefit of good fuel economy as well. Mine is in great condition as well: 60,000 miles and hasn’t let me down once! Just finished a leather interior retrofit and it’s completely changed the car for the better.
Ah, that m50 sound 🤗🤗🤗🥰
Звук отстрела переключателя поворотников прям завораживает 👍👍👍👍
Une super voiture avec un moteur merveilleux ,elle mérite une ligne inox complète pour entendre chanter cette pièce d'orfèvre de 6en ligne 24soupapes ... bien vu d'avoir laissé les phares jaunes .. pas loin de chez moi un patron de restaurant avait une 535i acheté neuve j'ai tout essayé pour qu'il le la vende il l'a fait reprendre par un garage ...sacrilège...
Ahh la 535i, le must, un vrai collector, avec le couple qui manque à la 525i!
Sa doit dater.. Je suis propriétaire d'une 535i e34. À vrai dire c'était un avion pour l'époque.
Ahahah original et recherché pour dire... Merci.
Génial ✌️😜
Désolé ça a du bugué à mort car ce commentaire était pour une autre vidéo ✌️ magnifique ces e34✌️👌
Bonjour, quels sont ces jantes ?
@bas-bas_8 Bonjour ce sont des style 5 en 225/15
E34 1991, so should be M50 without vanos under the hood?
Yes, I think the vanos was introduced in 1992
اعشقج ❤️
very nice and in the original condition! But why the engine nocks at motorway? At speeds that you drive it is usually completely noiseless. The same happend to my E30 and no mechanic has idea what cause it as all is new at the engine. Is this the model with catalyst and M50 engine?
Thanks in fact there is a very little rattle sound on full load and it appears much more higher in the recording. This is a M50 catalyst without vanos. For your M20 do you hear the knock only on full load or after warm up? This could be a lot of things from the timing belt to the rod bearings and could need a complete engine rebuild in the worst case scenario. How many miles for your engine?
this is the best engine M50, later are complicated by vanos and may be more costly for maintence. Mine is M40, it is more noisy at cold weather and less at summer. Timing belt and hydro lifters are new, the engine is completely rebuilt at 250000, now is about 320000 but the case is always the same. Just considered if it could be oil pressure, did you measure on yours? Only the valves are just cleaned and valve springs are not changed.
@@samoime1955Did you check the camshaft, or a loose or stripped plug, or maybe a faulty coil? But you would have a loss of power. For the oil pressure mine is ok i would not expect to make a specific noise. I never worked on a m40 I just know its a good and reliable little engine.. And very nice on a 318
camshaft set, including rocker arms and lifters are new, the original BMW and it did not solve the case, my mechanic thinks that its all fine. But this is typical difference of old cars compared to new, that they use to be more noisy. Oil pressure may effect the work of hydro lifters. My mechanic says he does not even have the meter for it, as an oil pressure has never been an issue on BMWs. It has been added a catalyst so it works better at idle. It is not possible to set attachment here. But to notice, take a good check of the temperature as some later thermostat did not have a good flow so it was slightly overheating. BMW response was that it is within the tolerance. Are you the first owner of the car? It is very uncommon they are in so well condition, like new. It would just fit the original radio.
@@samoime1955 I am the second owner, first owner was a very old man who had serious health issues a few years after buying the car back in 1991. It was stored in his garage and didnt run from early 2000s to my acquisition in 2016, with 53k km. I have a Kenwood stereo installed by the first owner, just purchased an original e34 business cassette. The car is in mint condition even the undercarriage perfectly clean and rust free.
What speed were you doing, during the first 0:50 sec of driving on that two-lane?
Hello about 90kph
@@patrick7800 In the States that road would be limited to 60kph!
@@Zickcermacity And 100 km/h in Germany
@ Yanks can't handle those speeds. Too much 'me first' gets to the head.
@@Zickcermacity true for the yanks. Anyway many people drive faster in Europe.
You have incorrect position as a driver with straight arms .BTW perfect car!
Thanks, yes, actually done on purpose to let you see the dashboard, steering wheel & side mirrors !
I was suspecting that:). Once again beautiful piece of art.@@patrick7800
Merhaba, Kamera açısı çok güzel., Tam olarak nereye sabitlediniz.?
Hello, thanks, iPhone just tight between the headrest and the seat, seat moved back as far as possible.
@@patrick7800Yanıt için Teşekkürler 😌
Hahahaha the good old times where bm built amazing engines. Real 6 cylinders. Strong. Real deutsch power. Now everything is really « fragile ».
Fuel consumption , city , highway (at130kmh) ?
City 11. Highway @ 130 8.5
WhT country?
France
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When are you getting the M5 (E34)? :)
When I reach 100k subscribers 😅
40 mph or 140 mph should feel the same.
If Not do Repairs to the car / Visit the BMW Dealer.
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not bad, but you need M30B35
Yes the M30 is the best engine but almost impossible to find here and with manual gearbox
I have a black on black 91 525i. Owned it since 1993. Unfortunately….it’s an auto. Considering a manual swap.
Прикиньте, он поворотниками пользуется.
а ты не забываешь пользоваться 4ым цилиндром?)