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<blockquote data-quote="rpmnut" data-source="post: 504193" data-attributes="member: 20757"><p>Malaysian petrol is perfectly alright. No need to detune cars to run on local fuel. However, diesels may not be able to take our high-sulphur Euro2M diesel. The E60 525d was tuned for Euro3/4 standards and in most cases, would be equipped with a particulate filter for the exhaust. Running on Malaysian Euro2M diesel will eventually ruin these filters. </p><p></p><p>Another note on BMW diesels on the E39/E60 - they're known to snap their swirl flaps. If these get ingested into the engine, they can cause thousands in damage. Many engines would have been modified by removing these flaps, sacrificing some low-end torque. Check if you're intending to get a diesel.</p><p></p><p>Between the petrol and diesel cars though, I'd plump for the petrol E60's. They're far easier to maintain outside of the official dealerships.</p><p></p><p>As for "tropicalising" your BMW, local BMW's run larger radiator cores, larger water pumps, more powerful cooling fans and different thermostat settings compared to EU/UK spec cars. If you want to be safe, you'd have to change the whole lot, which may prove quite pricey. My recommendation - run your car in local weather for a few weeks unmodified when it arrives. See if it can cope with our local heat. If it does, really no need to worry.</p><p></p><p>One thing you may need to change are the tyres though. Especially if you're currently on Winter tyres. They just won't cope with our kinda road temp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rpmnut, post: 504193, member: 20757"] Malaysian petrol is perfectly alright. No need to detune cars to run on local fuel. However, diesels may not be able to take our high-sulphur Euro2M diesel. The E60 525d was tuned for Euro3/4 standards and in most cases, would be equipped with a particulate filter for the exhaust. Running on Malaysian Euro2M diesel will eventually ruin these filters. Another note on BMW diesels on the E39/E60 - they're known to snap their swirl flaps. If these get ingested into the engine, they can cause thousands in damage. Many engines would have been modified by removing these flaps, sacrificing some low-end torque. Check if you're intending to get a diesel. Between the petrol and diesel cars though, I'd plump for the petrol E60's. They're far easier to maintain outside of the official dealerships. As for "tropicalising" your BMW, local BMW's run larger radiator cores, larger water pumps, more powerful cooling fans and different thermostat settings compared to EU/UK spec cars. If you want to be safe, you'd have to change the whole lot, which may prove quite pricey. My recommendation - run your car in local weather for a few weeks unmodified when it arrives. See if it can cope with our local heat. If it does, really no need to worry. One thing you may need to change are the tyres though. Especially if you're currently on Winter tyres. They just won't cope with our kinda road temp. [/QUOTE]
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