M52B28 from a 97 528i $600 obo in Milwaukee, WI

[mertondude]

sold

[mertondude]

make me an offer...

[mertondude]

anyone??

[99r6]

ygpm

[mertondude]

replied

still for sale

[Wh33lhop]

Is this a Nikasil block?

[mertondude]

Is this a Nikasil block?

In markets with low-sulfur fuel this engine was very highly regarded and the M52 was on the Ward's 10 Best Engines list for 1995 through to 1998. However, there was criticism of the M52 engine in some markets, especially the UK, which had high levels of sulfur in the petrol during the late 90's. Sulfur acts as a corrosive agent against Nikasil and led to a lot of the early engines having premature bore-liner wear. Fortunately this problem was solved in post-September 1998 cars with the introduction of steel cylinder liners, with the designation M52 TU-3. However problems are still present in these engines so affected cars of this period should be bought with caution unless the service history verifies that work was carried out to rectify the problem. The American market M52 used iron sleeves from the beginning, and so, was unaffected by this problem.

http://www.usautoparts.net/bmw/engines/nikasil.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_M52

[Luis325]

I want! But to far away!

[evil_twin]

Do a leak down test.

[mertondude]

Do a leak down test.

tell me how. It's on a stand with no trans, etc hooked up...

[Aptyp]

My parents live in Franklin, how far away from them are you?

[mertondude]

My parents live in Franklin, how far away from them are you?

I'm approx. 25 minutes from Franklin. I could deliver the motor there if need be. LMK.

[mertondude]

Still for sale, price lowered from $600 to $550 obo.

I had someone interested that was local but they found the correct m52b23 for their car.

I need this out of my garage!

[mertondude]

Make an offer

[mertondude]

I seriously cannot believe that no one in the midwest is looking for a deal on an M52B28 motor! I'm willing to put it in the back of the truck and drive up to two hours in any direction from here to deliver it. Same goes for the 2.7L hybrid/stroker that I've got listed. I need the space!!