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Spec on UK 525 TDS ?
I am thinking of getting a 1995 525 TDS touring as it's "there, and
inexpensive". Is this the intercooled 143 bhp engine, or if not, can someone tell me the power / torque for this engine and any particular faults to check for ? Thanks, Nick |
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nick smith wrote:
> I am thinking of getting a 1995 525 TDS touring as it's "there, and > inexpensive". > > Is this the intercooled 143 bhp engine, or if not, can someone tell me the > power / torque for this engine and any particular faults to check for ? > It is indeed the intercooled 143 bhp engine. Max torque 260 Nm at 2200rpm (excuse the Euro Units). If the car has been maintained well and serviced properly and regularly, then there very little to worry about engine-wise. The engine should start quickly and evenly every time, hot or cold. You might want to make sure the original flaky water pump with the plastic impellers has been replaced with a newer one with metal impellers. Otherwise, these engines are very well built and should last virtually forever (mine's at 200,000 miles and feels like it's only been broken in). Nothing else I can think of except generic things like making sure the viscous fan clutch is ok, rad isn't clogged etc.... |
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Hi Peter,
Thanks for the confirmation - I will check out the car armed with this info ! Thanks, Nick "Peter Bozz" > wrote in message ... > nick smith wrote: > > I am thinking of getting a 1995 525 TDS touring as it's "there, and > > inexpensive". > > > > Is this the intercooled 143 bhp engine, or if not, can someone tell me the > > power / torque for this engine and any particular faults to check for ? > > > > It is indeed the intercooled 143 bhp engine. Max torque 260 Nm at > 2200rpm (excuse the Euro Units). If the car has been maintained well and > serviced properly and regularly, then there very little to worry about > engine-wise. The engine should start quickly and evenly every time, hot > or cold. You might want to make sure the original flaky water pump with > the plastic impellers has been replaced with a newer one with metal > impellers. Otherwise, these engines are very well built and should last > virtually forever (mine's at 200,000 miles and feels like it's only been > broken in). > > Nothing else I can think of except generic things like making sure the > viscous fan clutch is ok, rad isn't clogged etc.... |
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> I am thinking of getting a 1995 525 TDS touring as it's "there, and
> inexpensive". > > Is this the intercooled 143 bhp engine, or if not, can someone tell me the > power / torque for this engine and any particular faults to check for ? Good car, IF looked after. Some had the dreaded TRX (exensive and not great) tyres, so check for that. The TDS is intercooled, TD isn't. If it's up in the miles brake hard from speed and watch for shimmy due to worn steering components, not that dear to fix. E34s last well unless really abused. -- Who needs a life when you've got Unix? :-) Email: , John G.Burns B.Eng, Bonny Scotland Web : http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk - The Ultimate BMW Homepage! Need Sun or HP Unix kit? http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/unix.html |
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