Purchased the car with 110,000miles and sold it with 200,000. Owned the car for 3 years and during that time other then $30 per oil change every 10k i had to spend $100 on new water pump. Fairfield County, CT. Sep 14, 2003. #1. "Double-VANOS" is BMW-speak for variable valve timing. Car is a 2000 BMW 528i, it had a little bit of a hesitation from a standing start when using thicker oils (oils like 15W-40 fleet dino [used during an A-Rx rinse], and BMW's HP Syn 5W-30 during extended intervals, as it thickens up beyond a 30 wt.) Equipped with straight 6 petrol (gasoline) engine with 2793 ccm capacity it produces 193 Hp and The M52 engine was the workhorse six-cylinder engine found in many BMW models from 1995-2000. It was replaced by the updated M54 six-cylinder engine in 2001, but many M52s are still running strong on the road today. When properly maintained, the BMW M52 engine is still considered a highly reliable engine that is relatively easy to service. BMW vehicles for sale. Detailed car specs: 1997 BMW 5 Series. Find specifications for every 1997 BMW 5 Series: gas mileage, engine, performance, warranty, equipment and more. Petrol Engines: Year: Horsepower: Engine displacement: Compare with another car: E60 5 Series 520i Specs: 2003: 170 hp / 125 kW: 2171 cm3 (132.5 cu-in) E60 5 Series 523i Specs: 2005: 177 hp / 130 kW: 2497 cm3 (152.4 cu-in) E60 5 Series 523i Specs: 2007: 190 hp / 140 kW: 2497 cm3 (152.4 cu-in) E60 5 Series 525i Specs: 2003: 192 hp / 141 kW: 2494 3. Stop immediately preferably on an inclined level so that the front of the car is elevated and turn off the engine. Never run your car engine with temp indicator in the red range beyond the 12'oclock mark. 4. Open bleed screw, and wait for cooling down of the system -in about 15 minutes- 5. All an engine is, is a self-powered air pump. An air pump draws in air, compresses it and then expels the compressed air. Your engine does the same thing. It draws in air through your intake manifold. The intake manifold is one of the parts of your engine that contribute to the power output. Since yor car has the M52 engine - single vanos - and OBD I compliant in it, you can add a lot of mods. E36 //M3 cams from a '98 - '99 3.2l //M3, Schrick intake and pretty much any other mod available for the E36 M50 engine. '99 + cars have the M52tu - OBD II - engine and the mods are few and far in between. Robert 98 528i For Sale I have a 2003 e39 525i and need started the to replace my valve cover gasket which I thought would be straight forward since I have been working on bimmers for a while. On my engine it is hard to get a grip on the valve cover bolts that are located in clear a working areafront. I anm using craftman small 10mm but it won't seat with a few nuts. 3QlkN.