07/27/2023
$1,300 in

195,546 miles
VIN WBANV93528CZ61886

7 Owner(s)
0 Accident(s)
tires meh rears have no tread unknown brand

carfax has some activity not quite crickets. mileage inconsistency somehow shows 234k in 2024 as wheel alignment idk.

– if runs & moves, break even, but too much money to make it run again, might as well put car back retail ready
– if we steal engine for e92, we are saving $900 but spending extra 2 days / $400 so really saving $500 on that car, but losing 2 days – not worth it
– also saving $250 on other e60 rear turbo. saving 1,150 total and other misc parts, plus junking this for $400. car brings $1500+ value total

scenarios:
1. sell it for 800 as is, buy e92 engine with that, no time spent. Net $800
2. get parts & put it together, with 4 days of labor, $1500 expense, retail for 4k. Net $2,500
3. pull parts out, spend 2 days just on that, but make $1500 back, after labor net $1,000
so:
1. 0 days, +$800
2. 4 days -$1500, +$2500
3. 2 days -$500, +$1000

– so sell as is for maybe $800, or fix & retail (somehow verify turbos before dumping money into it)

took parts:
– likely fuel pumps – low & maybe high side as well
– main driveshaft
– steering neck joint
– exhaust taken apart
$ ?

car also needed when purchased:

2F9E thermic oil level sensor
Confirmed:
P0016 Crankshaft Position – Camshaft Position Correlation Bank 1 Sensor A
P0140 O2 Sensor Circuit No Activity Detected Bank 1 Sensor 2
P0300 Random or multiple cylinder misfire detected
P0302 Cylinder 2 – misfire detected
P0303 Cylinder 3 – misfire detected
P0420 Catalyst system efficiency below threshold bank 1
P0430 Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 2
P0442 Evap. Emission Ctrl. System – Small Leak detected (1.0 mm)
– suspension felt shot on front – likely control arms – xdrive!
$500
– hood is faded – maybe swap from 530 or not