WE BOUGHT A BMW M5 E60 V10 with MANUAL GEARBOX.. BIG MISTAKE !?

[@AutoTopnl]

Will it be a future classic / collectable? Is it a good investment throwing money at this thing?

[@Euphorica]

Absolutely

[@detaart]

@@AutoTopnl lol no. But it is fun, and it will definitely go up in value at some point. It will just take a long time before it is worth more than the money you'll keep pouring into it. A car like this doesn't have to be an investment.

[@MeijaJanis]

it already is IMO.

[@5ShotProductions]

@AutoTopnl Do you guys by chance have the need for a videographer and video editor with almost 20 years of experience in both jobs? I‘m asking for a friend 🥴😉

[@Merlin55611]

Yes

[@seasidegalaxystreet]

M539 restorations. Nothing is broken.

[@budgey99]

Time for a colab!

[@ericgrensner4479]

@@budgey99amen to that!

[@SuperMohd1985]

This guy is out of this world🔥

[@Edison73100]

2 cool

[@ismail10_02]

No, its only a mistake when poor people do it. Remember money fixes everything

[@ismail10_02]

@DennisDinges not my point

[@SomeUnremarkableGuy]

@@DennisDinges Wow Dennis, on the profile pic it looks you're an adult, and yet fail to understand one simple comment.

[@doubleL_S]

💯 EXACTLY 😢

[@nicholaswicks3077]

Fucking fax bro I put 9k in maintenance for my e60 and couldn’t be happier

[@lexburen5932]

This car can definitly not be run on a budget. You also need to take into account what BMW made with this car. A F1 power saloon car

[@foodonfilm5935]

First M539 restores a manual M5 and now AutoTop!! Life is good

[@Nrx__]

We'll see if AutoTop Can compete with Streten OCD / Making everything new :D !

[@foodonfilm5935]

@@Nrx__ I doubt it but let's see. Maybe theirs will be more modified or something but Sreten's was pretty perfect in the end

[@detaart]

Having had two of these, one being the elusive E61 touring, i can confidently say your pain is not over yet lol. Definitely check the throttle body linkages, actuators and sensors. The fuel pressure issue is PROBABLY the filter cartdridge on the the fuel pump in the tank. Had the same issue. Yours isn't that bad yet, because mine would reduce the rev limiter to something like 7000 rpm and say limited power on the i-drive system. The cats WILL clog and cause faults if you idle this thing too much, so avoid that if possible. No more than a few minutes. Don't rev it while standing still, drive it. If you can hear the sound changing on idle, then it is retarding the ignition timing and trying to run high overlap on the vanos system ... something cars normally only do at startup, but this high flow system has to do it when you idle it for too long, hence the problem. Also check the oil cooler in the front. There is a compression fitting there that is prone to failure. If this fails, high pressure oil will squirt out. This tends to happen at high load since it is controlled by a thermostat. In other words, if it is going to happen, it will happen during one of your high speed runs, potentially killing the engine and/or causing a crash for you and/or others. Check the trunk seal, because water will get in and collect in the spare wheel well (or what used to be a spare wheel well anyway) and kill your electronics. Blow out the roof drain ducts, or a similar thing could happen where water collects in the trunk. You can be happy about one thing guys: no SMG no cry

[@buraksarikaya9798]

And this is the reason why b58s are starting 30k euro in the netherlands.

[@Edison73100]

There is nothing wrong with the SMG tranny, not sure why people are always bitching and crying about it.

[@detaart]

@@Edison73100 Have you owned an SMG car? There's a reason for all the hate dude. It's great when you're really on it, and i mean really on it. It is horrendous for anything else. If you use the auto mode (aka "D") on this, it will make you sea sick. But that's not even my point. They eat clutches for breakfast and go wrong all the time.

[@Edison73100]

@@detaart Yes, in my garage, a 2008 E60 M5 SMG with a Dinan 5.8 swap. Eats clutches,, BS I changed my OEM clutch at 130 thousand miles. Sea sick,, BS. It's different, it's not that bad especially when "people lie about clutches and whatever else. The only components I have changed SMG wise is the SMG pump and replaced the harness which was brittle but was tripping no codes, and change the oil as recommended. The biggest problem now with these M5's now are parts from BMW, so building the best at this point is unlikely "dude." These are grown up classic's for grown up people.

[@detaart]

@@Edison73100 A stroker kit isn't a "swap". Great! Your clutch lasted 130K, others have had failures much sooner. Again, it is a thing, and it is due to how the car slips the clutch when you drive it slowly and/or in traffic. They burn through clutches fast if you're not aware of what is happening. And no, it is a not a problem of "not driving it properly". It's an automatic, it should not require any kind of special technique ... but it does. SMG pump failures are common, aka the yellow/red cog of death. I've had it happen in one car. That's a 50% failure rate out of an admittedly small sample size. And yes, driving an SMG car in auto mode is like sitting on a teeter totter.

[@meiszterful]

M539 has an amazing e60 M5 manual... Still some work to do but what a dream garage...the last N/A BMW M rockets...

[@flavioc5389]

16:29 guys, Anderson Dick, CEO of FuelTech, bought himself an E60 M5 and found out that the injectors from the GM Chevrolet Astra Flex can be used on this V10. It's a cheaper alternative to the BMW part. Each one costs only ~42 EUR in Brazil. The total length of the injectors is a bit shorter than the original BMW part but the adaptation is easy. If you guys send him an email, I'm pretty sure he will be happy to help. Cheers.

[@satsumagt5284]

Injetores de Astra. Inesperado.

[@bmwfnatic5899]

I own one of the other manual M5’s in NL. (I think there is at least 4 of them) The 8000 rpm / 200kph check engine is indeed definitely the fuel pump, it solved it for me. Also replace the fuel “sender unit” on the other side of the fuel tank, it contains an integrated filter and mine was absolutely disgusting. Also injectors are available again since about a week ago, BMW has over 1700 in stock.

[@PLZodiac]

What is the price of those injectors from BMW? They were cheap back in the day (relatively)

[@bmwfnatic5899]

@ 160€ each or so, expensive is better than not for sale right…

[@PLZodiac]

@@bmwfnatic5899 was planning to change them all since I did not while doing a rod bearing change 2y ago, shame I did not as they were cheaper if I remember correctly (around 60-90 EUR per one)

[@human_champion]

Dat maakt mij de 3e eigenaar van één ;)

[@SebSeb224]

hey, loving your content, and really like this pair-up, face to camera easy-going delivery. much better than having to get everything word perfect and edited. thanks for all the test drives. stay safe and have a good Christmas

[@arminatzlinger7674]

In winter time, it always gets me warm, when the "3 degree warning" pops up. I already decoded the fuel warning, and that is the next thing to get rid off. The daily dose of adrenaline, when driving tuned cars 😂

[@FlyingHawkic]

I've driven BMWs my whole life, but that sound still gives me a heart attack.

[@LionBlu2000]

@@FlyingHawkic Together with red dials lighting at night. Red? wtf? Is this car brand for zombies or what? What a strain for your eyes.

[@human_champion]

I also own an E60 M5 manual in NL. Mine is sapphire black with black interiour. Last summer I had the same errors, which was indeed the fuel pump. Error kicked in at 7,5k rpm.. I love the sound of the eventuri setup!

[@BMW4631]

Congratulations on your E60M5! The fuel injectors OEM are available at FCP Euro. They are pricey at about 195$ a piece but you can get them if you wanted. I heard that you can use injectors for the S65 or Ferrari 599 with a bit of coding involved otherwise. At that mileage your fuel filter that sits under the back seat may start leaking but it’s an easy and cheap fix. I have a full Fi Exhaust with Bilstein B16 coilovers with Turner underdrive pulley. I removed the charcoal filters and kept the stock intakes. I love my SMG, you just need to drive them like a manual car at slower speeds. My M5 has been very reliable (knock on wood). What an extraordinary piece of machine!

[@thetruth7633]

There seems to be "some" guy in Frankfurt that has "some" knowledge about BMW M cars 😁

[@AutoTopnl]

Would love to meet him!

[@thetruth7633]

@@AutoTopnl AutoTopnl meets M539 😘

[@tiagodeaviz]

@@AutoTopnl Coooooooming up...

[@DerAllerechteSHARKY]

fun fact: at around 11:05 it's actually not really closed. i have a 530d e61 and when the bonet isn't perfectly locked in, it looks like this. there is a locking mechanism on each side and if your not pushing perfectly on top of it, it will not lock. there isn't a finger wide gap in between.

[@JP-zo4nr]

Worlds 2nd best after Sretan’s (M539 Restorations) E60 M5 manual

[@mrmusic1880]

Congratulations, that interior is the exact way I would spec it myself. So weird and cool!

[@ilie1000]

Just contact Mr Sreten from M539 Restoration...He will help you and you guys can make nice collab as well....

[@Callusny]

This is my dream car. I tell myself if I win the lotto I will buy this and do all the maintenance on it to make it prime like you guys are doing. I’m glad someone else is living my dream and I can follow along even though it sounds painful! Kudos. I hope you are planning to take it out to Nurburgring, that’d be cool to watch.

[@ramsongewargis8736]

Your gonna have a bunch of m5s who knows,

[@Richard--99]

It will be difficult to best the m5 from m539 restorations

[@gerrythecarenthusiast]

m539resirations has an identical spec to this

[@stavroskoutsoyannis7503]

Hey guys I love the spec of the manual! FYI my dad has the e60 m5 as well and had quite a few issues with it of course, especially with the fuel pump. He ended up changing 3-4 fuel pumps and it seemed like there was no solution but after a bit of research it looks like the fuel pump is extremely sensitive to the fuel additives most “performance” or high octane fuels have. Ever since he started fueling up with normal 95 octane fuel 6-7 years ago there hasn’t been a problem with the pump again. Hope this helps !

[@Haksdo2]

Best video yet guys, absolute perfect professionalism. Okay, that last bit is a bit BS but it was really fun to watch this kind of unscripted video. About the issues, when you mentioned that it was weird that at the revision they didn't replace all the injectors, I had a similar idea when you didn't replace the fuelpump. Those often break together with, or just after, you've had issues with injectors. It's somewhat similar to the waterpump when you exchange a worn cam belt (these days cars have cam chains more often then belts), you always replace them together. But hey, I hope this is the last of the issues you encounter. I do really like the red interior (combination with the wood is a bit weird but yea). A red interior, or red dials remember me of the old BMW M5's of the late 90's.

[@arturzurkevic1200]

You are amazing guys! You are following right way! Appreciate you efforts. I felt in love with Netherland on 2010 when i was working in "Sligro"group Eindhoven! Nice country, nice people! Best of luck to you guys with such amazing project e60 M5! Push your selves to the limit until the work is done! Stay safe! Greetings from Lithuania!🤝👍💪

[@chrissixfix]

19:03 lol that’s BMW pay bell. My E60 M5 chimed at me at least once a month for 10 years lol. Bought a F10 M5 and never heard that chime again.

[@Linkyboy_13]

I did not expect an 810 year old car to perform this well

[@kushtr1ml4hu]

810 year old 💀

[@motektomek]

Why so old

[@Ianjdgale]

20 or so years?

[@seasidegalaxystreet]

Proof is in the age.

[@Linkyboy_13]

For explanation: the previous title of the video was "1210 m5 Einführung"

[@fullsendsimracing]

Martijn cracked me up with the "we want stroker kits" rant 😂

[@zacrichards3604]

The S65 engines are also plagued with the dreaded injector/fuel pump issues as well so be prepared for that. I’m going to be doing mine soon keep hearing more and more s65 engines failing due to injectors sticking open.

[@nicholaswicks3077]

Injectors and rod bearing are the 2 most important things to do on the s65/s85 imo

[@Yob126]

Can you adapt an aftermarket fuel system?

[@R8andGT3Fan]

Really, really excited about this! Best of luck to you guys! 😍

[@eoink8219]

Beautiful looking car ! I own a 2007 E63 M6 for the last 13 years currently 27 thousand miles on it. The DSC pump failed twice on me. I do not drive this as my daily car hence the mileage is so low. I look forward to seeing content on your E60 M5 !

[@shangtakashi8089]

Lol just slam (drop harder) the hood the next time, and it’ll sit proper. When you lower it into the latch like that, it doesn’t latch all the way in.

[@DaanSleegers]

Ik hou van deze video's! Moeten jullie meer maken mannen🏆

[@jmsterdam]

19:14 There are actually two chime notes, the warning chimes are a slighly higher pitch than the ‘notification’ chimes

[@Jhonjhonray]

That soft chime has given me plenty to research and learn about BMWs. Turn every negative into a positive 😁

[@holger2576]

10:03 Spacegrau Metallic is the name of the color, the second Silbergrau is the primer color. BMW used to put the primer color on these badges too.

[@zkilerex9661]

I just saw another bulgarian car chanell buying M5 now you today is the day for M5 in youtube i gs

[@cogedlomatalo6955]

Congratulations to you guys! I've owned every M5 from the E39 to the F90 (along with numerous other M cars) and I've only kept the E60 since moving to Lamborghini because once you feel that EPIC V10 it's very difficult to have anything else. I also have an M6 GC as a runaround which on paper is a "better" car in every way but it's souless compared to the E60. I've also driven the E34 and E28 M5s too and as great as they are, don't really do much for me if I'm honest. I have a custom built exhaust from Akrapovic (they never made one for the E60 M5), Eventuri carbon intakes and plenum (nice to see you guys got this too as I was Eventuri's tester of the plenum for 3 years prior to release)...it just sounds unreal, another league compared with even my Huracan if I'm honest. I also LOVE the SMG but for the 1st year or so I didn't then something just clicked. You have to truly learn that gearbox and once you do, it's beyond rewarding. Have owned it for 8 years from BMW Park Lane and put nearly 60K miles on it and still has the BMW warranty. Reliability-wise it has been phenomenal for what is essentially a 4 door supercar (not super saloon like the others). Regardless it's not a factor for me as it's the definition of a weekend car. I really don't care what others say about the E60, being an owner of multiple M5s and put 10s of thousands of miles on them there's absolutely no contest the E60 M5 is not only the greatest M5 ever made but the best sports/super saloon ever made and it's not even close. One of the greatest cars ever. As Jeremy Clarkson said a few weeks after driving the Ferrari F430 "It's the best car I've ever driven" and you know a car is a true legend when it gets the AutoTopNL stamp of approval considering they've driven pretty much everything 🎉

[@Kryorgin]

Have you done engine rod bearings yet ?

[@TheBigboySid]

Perfect, congrats on your purchase guys 🎉

[@oldfirehand789]

When it's ready, compare it to the M539 Restorations M5.

[@mnwwwpt]

Well said: The "chime of hell". I also had a BMW that had those quite a few times... lol

[@nnr3]

I think you are talking about the unreleased P85 Formula 1 motor, but that race motor is so different from the production motor (of course) you can hardly call them related. Only the name “S85” and the V10 layout is related to the P85. BMW was still with Williams at the time, but you rarely hear this since the relationship between those two companies turned sour by around mid 2000s.

[@johnfoo628]

That little sound of hell, exactly true, my heartbeat goes up every time

[@Burstimo]

judging by the thumbnail I'm going to guess you didn't read the eBay ad properly and bought the manual for a V10 gearbox?

[@TheHunterHofman]

Very excited about this! Dream car right there. Brave though 😅

[@nyjahhawk]

Beautiful motor recently got a 535d in the same colour no problems yet 🤞

[@dominik3504]

Greatest combination in the history, congratulations.

[@mironsergiu982]

Can't wait for future videos with this beast!!!😍 very funny video...😂

[@gyurybach.geox81]

Nice typer r fn2 next to the junk m5😂😂😂!keep up the good job!cheers

[@joe125ful]

9:42 Guy describe BMW cars soo well:) 300km and 2X engine check light...

[@thoththeatlantean]

had a m6 for a couple years, throw a motorad 880090 thermostat and run redline 5w 50 and the engine will perform ALOT better, cheers!

[@GordBulgarin681]

You have bought the best car. Bmw m5 e60 manual ❤❤❤

[@xXshinichiconanXx3]

I can't belive I stood in front of this very e60 m5 at bergwerff back in 2021 and I even sat in there, looking at the manual and was like: I want this sooo bad. I guess its good that I left it...

[@Edison73100]

You have a very long way to go to have the best ever. And this looks like a pre LCI car too.

[@kuyo_art]

Greatest sedan in the world, best channel on YT.

[@bogdanobogeanu5758]

Good luck, great car 😊

[@blase3121]

it is not locked properly though. you need more force when closing the hood

[@nikitamarynich1794]

Sick interior. Fuckin beast of a car. If Mat Armstrong can revive flooded and totaled cars with structural damage and destroyed engines, you can restore this fella to its former glory.

[@oversteer_9339]

You guys can clearly afford to maintain BMWs so its never a fail to add another one to the fleet 🤩

[@grp5ltdot2024]

reinforce the gearbox, add short shifter, fix the clutch issues, and add no lift shift :D

[@chrissixfix]

11:07 I had to slam the hood on my E60 M5 to make sure it was secure. I didn’t slam it one time and it popped up to the safety catch at 90 mph or 145 kph.

[@Jean-Paul_1984]

Same here. If you are gentle with the hood, it won’t close properly. Slam it is the only way to go, unfortunately

[@svenlazic]

19:17 and then you see it is just a 3°C warning (unless you drive e60 m5 then it is probably something serius)

[@infidel900rr]

And here I am dumping time and money onto my old non-M BMW!! Lol 😆 Still love it tho, can’t imagine driving anything else. 👍

[@kirksimpson3815]

Please replace the fuel filter cartridge asap and flush out the fuel lines before running the car anymore. My theory is that it breaks down and sends junk thru the fuel lines and injectors. That is more than likely why you keep having fuel injectors stick and low fuel pressure at high rpm.

[@eazye3209]

Best channel on youtube❤❤❤❤🔥🔥

[@komtgoed8330]

Love this content and M5 E60 series!!

[@mamuebav]

Congrats on the purchase!

[@thymme7508]

E60? M5? V10?? MANUAL??? HELL YEAH BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE

[@autocurioso3142]

awesome project, good luck

[@victormwendwa425]

i could get used to this format, especially for Martijns. 🔥

[@carspotterofdurban]

Congratulations but i actually like the chime noise

[@MrDeathSmack]

The interior is awesome 😎

[@msun8423]

This is a living legend when it is alive.

[@eduardoresiopescaenargentina]

ustedes necesitan la ayuda de M539 restorations..... es un genio.

[@MikeEswed]

Yes! It has matching colors 😅

[@anjingUK]

Good luck guys!

[@romanjacobs1794]

MUCH RESPECT FOR M5 V10 E60 ❤

[@michaellagerberg2952]

Stretton knows what to do with this beauty ^^

[@maximusart2253]

Nice interaction between you two in one take 😂. Een beetje uit de losse pols 😜

[@FrequentFlyer_MIA]

My 2006 was always a disaster. In the shop consistently

[@AutoGeekZone]

The best E60 M5 V10 in a world is in Frankfurt, in perfect mechanical condition. No bling bling on the autobahn 😂😂 That guy is called Sreten. If you already not aware of 😂😂😂😂

[@Schnitzer325ci]

Stretren has the best manual ///M5 around. You really need to collab

[@lukajaz722]

But did you have it checked by MT539 Restoration? :)

[@lukasabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy]

I don’t know why anyone is afraid of having the E60’s specifically the V10. I drove one for 4 years and sold my M5 this year for more then I bought it in the first place. It was a great masterpiece of engineering, I loved it and had only minor issues, but I maintained it really good. To have one and drive it is the best experience for a car enthusiasts.

[@Antares_A.]

crankshaft main bearings? 😁

[@olli92]

Good video 🎉

[@KingofInterns]

I remember when people critised Bangle designs back in the day. Now this is considered a tasteful classic. New BMWs meanwhile....

[@daveisasdavedoes3558]

The suspicion is that the fuel pump kills the injectors, interesting that your injectors failed around the same time as your fuel pump. Also, You're gonna have stiff competition for the best manual E60 M5 in the world :D

[@wyzcienzcsiewmariuzsiewscz5595]

This video style is awesome

[@chintingchau4663]

This is the most funniest video ever, but still congrats for the new m5

[@Wulf573]

Congrats

[@juliendeman3983]

Per toeval heeft youtuber OGschaefen paar maanden ook dezelfde auto gekocht. Leuk om te zien hoe jullie het beiden aanpakken.

[@appelsapman434]

Echt toevallig en heel leuk idd.

[@Spaceskate5]

Please do a collaboration with M539 that man will restore anything BMW

[@Squilliam-Fancyson]

18:50 many tousands of KMs... Yeah like 5000 until it needs the next engine revision:) But yeah it's a high performance engine and needs some love.

[@Enthusiastmotorsport]

Anytime I hear that chime in my m5 my heart drops and I’m like what in the fuck now?!?

[@nicholaswicks3077]

Why buy one if your heart drops everytime is breaks 😂

[@DutchlimitsDesign]

Die kier tussen de motorkap is ook niet normaal, denk dat de voorzijde niet goed is gemonteerd, te laag, kwestie van afstellen

[@eip-kn4qm]

Misschien is het een geimporteerde total losje geweest. Die komen veelal naar europa als ze in de baltische staten zijn opgeknapt.

[@michaelsummerell8618]

Pipe and slippers spec! 😉

[@Limoensap-hondje]

Die enorme kier tussen motorkap en bumper hoort toch niet, duidt dat niet op een schadeverleden?

[@BenDeSwert666]

Rod Bearings has left the chat. 😂😂

[@djremotion2]

The bonnet might be shutting but it aint right. Maybe the bumper is not set correctly? Imho life is not a race, but who makes first a manual E61 M5 will win.

[@Kofi.86]

This style BMW is my favorite the body style I don't know about the engine