The BMW 5-Series (E39 chassis) was introduced in the United States as a 1997 model year car and lasted until the 2004 when the E60 chassis was released. The United States saw several variations including the 525i, 528i, 530i and 540i. -- View the E39 Wiki
Here is what we feel is the most reliable BMW, the E39. BMW 5 Series (E39) A few weeks ago, we ran a story on What is The Best Used BMW to Buy and received feedback from forum members that we left a favorite off the list.
For 'most' E39 owners looking to upgrade their audio to provide excellent SQ increase and performance increase with a nominal/healthy 'middle range' budget, there's a tried and tested route which when installed properly and well can sound absolutely fantastic and by using good quality, entry level speakers/amplifiers to perhaps mid level ones i ...
The E39 5-Series (as well as the E46 3-Series) are known to have somewhat of a delicate cooling system which are sometimes known to fail prematurely. In the event of a failure, the results are often times catastrophic.
Discover how to select the right oil for your BMW E39 based on can labels and expert advice.
Picture & amperage & description of every single fuse & relay in the BMW E39 EDIT: Added excellent fuse descriptions from Steve530 from post #4 on 3/3/2012. EDIT: Added cross-references to specific fuse-related posts by QSilver7, RDL, cn90, & JimLev 3/13/2013. EDIT: Added a nice closeup of EF1...
CCV Replacement on an M54 (E39) Jump to Latest 200K views 104 replies 41 participants last post by Pradeep Gowda Fudman Discussion starter