E34 550i Bleeding Oil

A trip up to Genting Highlands with Ryan (Z4 MCoupe) and Shaun (S2000) ended at the outdoor parking area where we chilled out for a bit in the chilly and wet weather. The wet and cold surface calls for some donuts and by the 6th and a half baked donut, the V12 spews smoke. Popped the bonnet and more oil sprinkles up and everywhere being flicked from the radiator fan. The V12 is now caramalized from the oil glaze. As for what went wrong, it was an oil hose failure.

First Drive. V12 E34 Video with center exhaust

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90% completed and out for a drive, here’s a video of it. Though not much of a visual video, I recorded this more for sound. Should be able to hear the V12 growl from nothing but just pure stainless steel headers rushing to just a AC Schnitzer center exhaust. Continue reading

Starting the M70 V12 before buying

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Here’s a video of the mechanics trying to start the engine to make sure the V12 works before i buy it. It did start, but had really lumpy idling. I found out after that that the 750i ran on 2 fuel pumps and the guys at Duke Racing used only 1 fuel pump to supply fuel. Nevertheless, it was still a joy watching the marvelous engine come to life – almost.