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Message: <blockquote data-quote="demeter" data-source="post: 265552" data-attributes="member: 9451">hi bro,well some of us would say for you to introduce yourself in the newbie section but what the heckwell i'm not a sifu myself but this is what i've learned before/after purchasing my udm1. well if you are going to buy the "old model" ie 523 528 you have to watch out for the Nikasil problem or somethin i cant remember.it's about the head gasket leaking or something,my mech told me that when he was with AB JB there was A LOT of e39 that went for replacement F.O.C.2. i think the double vanos is 01 above or the "new" model 525 5303. well maintenance wise, if you are going to buy a 2nd hand car get a car with service record at least you can plan what to buy..i bought my car without a service record but the car has clocked 100k km it's about time i did a major maintenance btw. or better you can check the e39 maintenance thread4. no problem bro, all of us are still learning about our UDM (but some of us are allready sifu's hehe <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />)</blockquote>