Project: E34 Busted Pile

[Jake]

Old BMW's = Money pit

Yes.

Clunk = Diff bushings

Front LCA bushings are surely shot too.

Good to know, I'll check 'em out.

Vibrations = Get new plugs for sure... does it have Vanos?

The motor is the M50TUB25. To those of us who don't speak BMW, the "TU" part means it has Vanos.

Trans = I would be very careful with what you do with it. If you are sure that the fluid has never been changed then its best to leave it alone at this point. Changing it could accelerate its demise (and at almost 200k it aint too far off).

I'm not 100% sure honestly. There are receipts in the glovebox that I need to look at - and Jeff bought it from a family friend. I'm sure he could call the guy up and ask.