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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kian_e34" data-source="post: 26452" data-attributes="member: 20349"><p>Hi all,Need your opinion.. Bought an E39 last year and the car was soooo good to drive. Never felt a car can feel like an extension of the soul... And this year, transmission kaput maybe due to transmission oil leaking and didnt check. Had it rebuilt instead of swap. Then the oil cooler kaput also about 1 month after repair (with customer inside), embarrassing to say the least. You can still see the oil trace from the Glomac entrance at Kelana Jaya all the way to the 1st house on the left of the T-junction..:hmmmm2:My unit : E39, 520i, 2001/2.. Serviced by WP earlier but later sent to S&K in OUG due to proximity to office. And now, obviously the engine decided to say it wants an offday too. Water was disappearing from the radiator and the gauge went to the opposite end within minutes, even after toppingup with water (mind you, the water was put in after engine cooled).Before that, engine oil just disappeared too after 3 weeks, but when i put in about 3l of oil, level was ok again at the max. So it wasn't really empty, but it shouldn't happen either. So maybe i was having engine oil burn prior to water loss?So now, do i get the engine overhauled, or get another engine in? I would like to get a 2.5l lump inside but really depends on the cost. Was told by my mechanic, this engine will cost about RM9k half-cut (not including labour). I have already spent about RM10k on this (UDM) Ultimate Draining Monster...:102:Your opinion or previous experiences are highly appreciated. I am at wits end now. Really thinking of selling it off and get a "safe and boring" X-trail.So what should i do? The mechanic is competent but all these constant breakdowns is making me very worried. thanking in advance. Hoping for your most valued feedback..</p></blockquote><p></p>

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