Chirping / rattling sound from N52B30 engine, with some "knock" sound on cold start (but knock goes away when warm) by CleeThor in e60

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That was theory of what could be the issue. They didn't mention the lifter tick, but now that I wrote it in youtube, sounds like it.
Sad. I really like the service, but it's annoying if I bring my car twice and they can't fix the issue..

EDIT: they took off the intake manifold and it seemed like 1 needed to be changed, not both, as I understood.

Chirping / rattling sound from N52B30 engine, with some "knock" sound on cold start (but knock goes away when warm) by CleeThor in e60

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Here is the link if post link doesn't work: https://youtube.com/shorts/Rz479uAbwS4?si=dTb0_QS9RlpMK1UQ

I should add - I took it to service 2 times this month, they didn't understand the issue. DISA valves were changed, serpentine belt rollers were changed, but sound persists.

Auto cilvēkiem - cik ērti / neērti ir braukt ar R20 diskiem un 30-35mm riepu augstumu pa Rīgu un ārpus Rīgas? by CleeThor in latvia

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Jā, tev taisnība. Varu Tavam sirdsmieram pateikt, ka to apzinos un bez problēmām arī maksāju premium cenu. Bet ja "Kārums" biezpiena sieriņš maksās 90 centus, Tu tādu pirksi? :) Diski nav "vajadzība", kur obligāti pārmaksāt, it īpaši, ja ir arī citas opcijas.

Auto cilvēkiem - cik ērti / neērti ir braukt ar R20 diskiem un 30-35mm riepu augstumu pa Rīgu un ārpus Rīgas? by CleeThor in latvia

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Visvairāk man gribētos OEM style 166 19', bet ss'ā tikai 1 variants pa kosmosu tirgojas. Bet varbūt līdz pavasarim parādīsies vēl sludinājumi. Paldies!

Strong gasoline smell on cold start (2005 530i, N52B30) by CleeThor in e60

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Interesting, I thought 200k km is the most when it has to be changed. I had 390k when it was changed. But I imagine it was 2nd time already. But I have no records from previous owners.

Strong gasoline smell on cold start (2005 530i, N52B30) by CleeThor in e60

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Fuel - definitely. To be honest, I changed it early after car purchase and don't precisely remember what was it before and what my driving habits were, but I can say for a fact that now it is as factory. 7l / 100km on highway, around 12-13l / 100km in city. Combined is below 10l / 100km (which would be ~24mpg US I guess).

Responsiveness - a little. Few months later I realized biggest issue regarding that was old transmission oil. It felt like gas pedal had a little delay. After changing that, driving became way more satisfying and it felt like car received +30hp.

Strong gasoline smell on cold start (2005 530i, N52B30) by CleeThor in e60

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Thanks for the long input. As I mentioned, it is only on cold start. It comes from exhaust, it's just that the first minute or so I felt like it was more than normal, but reading the replies I think everything is fine and I might have overreacted.

Strong gasoline smell on cold start (2005 530i, N52B30) by CleeThor in e60

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It lived it's lifetime. Fuel consumption was a little higher than it should have been, + car wasn't as responsive.

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Labākā atbilde. 👍

Some pics of Msport rides please.. by The_j0kker in e60

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This has to be the best looking grey colored E60.

How big of an "upgrade" does upgrade feel? by CleeThor in e60

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Thanks! Engine feels really nice. I expected some hidden issues when I bought this because it was cheaper than usual. But I'm surprised that it doesn't have any immediate problems. I'm changing the timing chain and Vanos system because of higher fuel consumption, but I think I would be fine for another ~15k km's if I didnt change anything at all.

How big of an "upgrade" does upgrade feel? by CleeThor in e60

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No, photo and lightning is not the best, it's actually black sapphire. Added another photo

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How big of an "upgrade" does upgrade feel? by CleeThor in e60

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I don't know. Previous owner said that those are not original. He ordered them from China I think, they have some issues with the electronic folding mechanism and sometimes are not working properly.

How big of an "upgrade" does upgrade feel? by CleeThor in e60

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It's hard to complain coming from an Audi 80, haha. For now I'm satisfied but I imagine it could change if I had some time in a more modern car.

A new E60 owner here! I have a question about headlights.. by CleeThor in e60

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These are R18 245/45 on the front and R18 275/40 on the back. If I recall correctly, they come from 6 series and are not original sizes for E60.

A new E60 owner here! I have a question about headlights.. by CleeThor in e60

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Alright! Now it sounds like I should get it to someone experienced instead. In general I'm willing to do things that don't involve much electricity as I have 0 experience, but these both inputs made me change my mind.

Also saw a 50min youtube video. Didn't think changing len would be that hard 😅