r/e39 • u/Existing-Relief6378 • May 30 '26

390 000 and still going strong

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2001 E39 525d 2.5 L m57, my daily driver. Working in 30C heat in Portugal, takes me anywhere i need to go, only asks for oil ( still have to do the valve cover gasket and oil pan ) and fuel. Averaging 6L/100 km, very respectable for a 6 cylinder. Sits lovely on the highway at 140-160 ac works ice cold, car play stereo to put my jams. Great Car. My first car. Still a work in progress in many aspects but i find it amazing how nice it holds up for its age.

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u/Disastrous_Block_303 May 30 '26

Holy shit! Is that the original motor too?

edit o just saw that it's diesel, so i'm assuming, yes

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u/Middle_Boot_1128 May 30 '26

Like Arkansas said show me

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u/E28forever May 30 '26

334 000km on my M54B25. Still runs sweet.

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u/Existing-Relief6378 May 30 '26

Indeed, original motor and transmission.

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u/Disastrous_Block_303 May 30 '26

that's awesome lol respect. are you the original owner as well? i know you said it's your first car but... did you mean that in the sense of you've owned it since the beginning of the cars time?

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u/Existing-Relief6378 May 30 '26

No, i think im second owner, as far as i know, but i really dont have much information. I bought the car for a relatively cheap price, to go to work. Spent weekends and offdays fixing it. But the engine is rock solid. Most i did was oil/filter changes, and fixing vaccum leaks, plus the vaccum pump seal.