HELP - New 525D Engine needed!

[burriana]

Also posted on BMW forum, but I'm desparate!

After buying my 1998 525 TDS Se Tourer 18 months ago, mainly because of the engine's reputation for doing big miles ... I now appear to have on of the few 525Ds in the country that hasn't made 200k :(

It has 166k on it, is a superb car, does 170 motorway miles a day, but has now got a cracked cylinder head.

It is with Blue Bell in Altrincham (Manchester) and their preferred route is a recon head, fully guaranteed from BMW in Germany. This will cost about £1500 including labour.

a) Does anyone know where I can get a second hand / recon cylinder head from at a better price please?

b) Will a second hand one match to the bottom half of the engine ok?

c) Is it better/more cost effective to try and find a whole engine with less miles and swap the lot?

Any help greatly appreciated as at the moment I am quite some distance up s*** Creek!

thanks.
al

[mustard]

www.quarrymotors.co.uk

www.motorworks.co.uk

www.bmspares.co.uk/

www.fabdirect.com/

Cant help on the technicalities, but theres a few people to try re a second hand one


www.fabdirect.com/index06.htm sounds promising!

>> Edited by mustard on Wednesday 19th October 10:43

[burriana]

Cheers Mustard.

FAB have quoted £595 + VAT for reconditioned. Which is better than £1000!

Would you risk putting a 2nd hand one on or go for the re-conditioned route? Not sure what they do when they re-condition one apart from clean it up and maybe skim it?

[mustard]

No expert, but they cant want that much less for a non reconditioned one, so I guess i'd pay the £595 more for the benefit of the warranty more than anything else