Tempting!!! (V8 parts content)

[MattAvino]

Stay far away from m62tu's, one of the shittiest BMW V8's they ever made. What you want is an m62 from either 97 or 98 without vanos.

You're right, but the tranny and block would be the keepers.

[E30SPDFRK]

Stay far away from m62tu's, one of the shittiest BMW V8's they ever made. What you want is an m62 from either 97 or 98 without vanos.

[MonkeyMadness]

Do it!

[MattAvino]

Thoughts? (craigslist)

BMW V8 + 6 speed /// M62TUB44 Getrag 420G - $2000

Selling a M62TUB44 and Getrag 420G 6 speed manual transmission. Originally came in my 2001 BMW 540i Sport (E39). Great for someone looking to swap into a project car, do an auto to manual swap, or just looking for a replacement drivetrain.

roughly 100,000 miles on the engine and transmission.
I am told the previous owner changed the clutch and flywheel for new units around 25K ago.
No leaks or damage of any sort. However, the VANOS makes slight noise when warmed up. Does not affect the performance of the engine.

Comes will all front end accessories.
Power steering pump is 1 year old.
Expensive water-cooled alternator is 10 months old.
Water pump is 10 months old.

I did the valley pan overhaul about 8 months ago, which included replacement of the following parts with OEM:

valley pan cover and gasket
intake manifold gaskets (x4)
throttle body gasket
CCV (rear manifold cover, along with new gasket)
water pump replaced with metal impeller type
2 new serpentine belts
water manifold gaskets (rear of block)
vent pipe underneath the manifold
both water tubes under the manifold, along with new O-rings