Subject: Been reading up Author: rick540 : member since April, 2007 : 1663 posts Posted on: 2009-11-06 18:59:40

M60 waterpump needs minor mod to clear the head.

M60 Cam sensor can be used with a spacer on the M62 and the steel multipoint M62 sensor disc cut to be a single point.

Crank sensor welded or bolted to the M62 timing cover.

Oil filter housing may need an extra bracket to fit onto the M62 which has the oil filter on the car body.

Otherwise that's it, The M60 DME from what I read runs the M62 fine but leans out slightly at WOT, but bigger 21LB injectors should take care of that, the O2 sensors will adjust for normal running speeds. Other comments I read are heaps more low down torque and a lot of info about the M62 producing far more Hp than the specs suggest (I doubt this as my E34 slightly modified M60 absoloutly nukes my stock E39 540). If I do a mild porting on this one as well, it should be interesting though as it made a significant difference last time.

I'm not looking forward to polishing another 32 valves and 8 combustion chambers, took me two full weeks last time, but the result is they havn't ever carboned up on the M60 since the rebuild, shiny as the day I finished them, and the engine produces the horses.

1994 E34 540iA M60
1997 E39 540iA M62


Capetown South Africa
"The Mother City"

• M60 vs M62 timing curves? - rick540 2009-11-06 08:55:40 (65 views)
  • exhaust manifolds just bolt straight on - explodingbudgie 94 e34 540,95 e31 840ci 2009-11-06 14:45:58 (50 views)
    • Re: exhaust manifolds just bolt straight on - rick540 2009-11-06 16:29:07 (44 views)
      • Re: exhaust manifolds just bolt straight on - explodingbudgie 94 e34 540,95 e31 840ci 2009-11-06 17:22:29 (39 views)
        • Been reading up - rick540 2009-11-06 18:59:40 (51 views)
          • may i ask how you accurately weld the cps mount? - explodingbudgie 94 e34 540,95 e31 840ci 2009-11-06 20:13:45 (51 views)
            • Re: may i ask how you accurately weld the cps mount? - rick540 2009-11-07 04:29:06 (46 views)
              • i had forgotten about the tdc mark - explodingbudgie 94 e34 540,95 e31 840ci 2009-11-07 14:28:53 (27 views)
              • Here's some M60/M62 specifications - rick540 2009-11-07 14:00:59 (46 views)
                • i have been told approx 20kw more with the m60 cams - explodingbudgie 94 e34 540,95 e31 840ci 2009-11-07 14:34:37 (31 views)
                  • and from the way my hybrid went - explodingbudgie 94 e34 540,95 e31 840ci 2009-11-07 14:44:09 (37 views)
                • Read hybrid with M60 heads above, sorry (nt) - rick540 2009-11-07 14:03:28 (33 views)
                  • What made you sell the hybrid? (nt) - rick540 2009-11-08 11:08:13 (30 views)
                    • i haven't its still sitting in my garage - explodingbudgie 94 e34 540,95 e31 840ci 2009-11-09 18:23:40 (31 views)
                      • Re: i haven't its still sitting in my garage - rick540 2009-11-10 03:26:15 (29 views)
                        • Re: i haven't its still sitting in my garage - paulmer 2009-11-10 15:02:51 (28 views)
                          • Your car is totally different - rick540 2009-11-12 04:37:35 (27 views)
                            • from the SA cars i've seen here - explodingbudgie 94 e34 540,95 e31 840ci 2009-11-12 05:10:36 (26 views)
                        • Re: i haven't its still sitting in my garage - explodingbudgie 94 e34 540,95 e31 840ci 2009-11-10 04:09:17 (31 views)
                          • Sorry, diff is 2.93:1 - rick540 2009-11-10 08:23:40 (37 views)
                    • O Rats! the block is damaged - rick540 2009-11-09 14:41:01 (48 views)
                      • call it an optional oil galley?? (nt) - rv8flyboy 2009-11-10 12:52:33 (23 views)
                        • Well, I might just risk it, tell me if I'm being stupid - rick540 2009-11-10 13:27:52 (45 views)
                          • Re: Well, I might just risk it, tell me if I'm being stupid - paulmer 2009-11-11 02:36:44 (37 views)
                            • Paulmer I meant Nikasil M60 engines - rick540 2009-11-11 04:03:03 (34 views)
                          • I vote Not Stupid ;-) - rv8flyboy 2009-11-10 17:47:51 (37 views)
                            • Thank you let's hope it works - rick540 2009-11-11 04:06:49 (28 views)