I Bought an Ultra-High Mile BMW E60 M5 off eBay in 2024! - Here's what I got

[@thebimmerhaus4663]

Nice find! I got my 06 at 90k miles and immediately pulled it in the garage and did rod bearings, vanos line and rebuilt the throttle actuators. I did catless and a stage 2 tune and I am now at 145k miles and it has been trouble free. I have 4 BMW's but the E60 M5 is my daily beast because there is nothing else like it! What a fun car.

[@supercarscreams]

Just picked up an '06 3 days ago & already fell in love with it. We heard about the rod bearing issues so we decided to just remove the rod bearings altogether, no problems so far.

[@obg6446]

Just found your channel, just subbed. iv had my E60 M5 for 11 years and still love it every time I open my garage door

[@deathboundtv]

5 years here, same

[@Revenants_Prophecy]

Very cool honestly. I’ve had 2 friends recently ditch their s550’s for a new m3 and m5. These cars are fun. Glad you’re adding some different content I actually love it

[@V10James]

Wow, amazing purchase! You will never regret buying it. Had mine for 4 years now. Black on black 6 speed manual 😁

[@jonnyjonnyyespapa8013]

The fact that one of them made it to 200k is crazy!!! This car should be studied in a laboratory

[@TheInfamousProject]

LMAO

[@evanpell1238]

Says someone who probably never owned one

[@dunkaev95]

I have a friend who has e60 m5 daily with a little over 260k miles and still runs great. Of course occasionally fixing things that fail

[@Lifeishealth_]

This isn’t the first m5 with 200k 😂😂 like everyone said u probably don’t own one

[@HalfAssBuilt]

I'm at 253k miles on mine soon to be 254k and my e63 m6 has 194k miles but that sees mainly track use

[@michaelcoyle1062]

Good choice. Love me some broken, leaky bimmers. Like your style; looking forward to seeing more on the e60. Thanks!!

[@anpredictable]

Youll get addicted on this car once you open up the exhaust. Gutted header, delete 2nd cats, x pipe, delete back box and youll fLl in love. Go w 5w50 redline, Get the 2nd oil drain plug welded Rear pinion seal Throttle actuators And change fuel filter and enjoy ripping it.

[@Edison73100]

I would stay with 10w60. The 2nd cats have very little restriction.

[@MrCKingLA]

I agree with @anpredictable I switched to red line 5w-50 as Troy Jeup advises. It is the thickest 5w-50 around. The V10 loves it. Warms up much faster than 10w-60 and has some of the best wear results in KZbin tests. The M5 manual actually states you can use 5w-50 too.

[@Edison73100]

@@MrCKingLA No problem, I think I would trust the BMW engineers over Troy Jeup but everyone has ideas.

[@MrCKingLA]

@@Edison73100 Troy has rebuilt and upgraded hundreds of blown s85, I don’t think any bmw engineer has done that. It’s not like engineers ever make mistakes, or revisions right?

[@Edison73100]

@@MrCKingLA Ever heard of root cause analysis? Of course they have.

[@ScaryAF_Entertainment]

I have been on the hunt for a V10 M5/M6 and just stumbled across your video! Super excited to watch your journey and see what this thing can do!

[@Danny_Fernandes]

To me seems you got a good deal. Hopefully most of the issues have been resolved. Can't wait for the content your going to make on it.

[@TheInfamousProject]

Ya it's a gamble at this mileage but fingers crossed 🤞

[@TommyT236]

E30 M3 my favorite. SMG delete 6 speed? Supersprint Headers and open exhaust for that Fornula 1 sound? Great car for the money. Personally, B7 Alpina Turbines and front valance and rear spoiler. Silver stripes. I’m 👍with the BMW content. Mix it up a bit.

[@Edison73100]

Supersprint long headers, you will lose the S85 unique sound.

[@HicksHouseVideos]

Can’t wait to hear it with the muffler delete. 32:47

[@ogsuperflygarage]

I don't solely work on Foxbody Mustangs as you know... So I appreciate the variety in your content!

[@Rolltidedallas]

i’m happy you checked one off the bucket list, can’t wait for the muffler delete !!!

[@TheInfamousProject]

Me too, it's happening today!

[@KM-uw4ez]

Any car with over 200k miles is a ticking time bomb! Personally I think $7500 was a great deal. Wish I’d have seen it first!!

[@iadubber]

Chris, I love all your content!! I've been a Euro guy most of my life and in the past few years got into Mustangs. It's nice to see a guy appreciate German autos. I've had several e30s, e36s, and a couple e39s. Keep up the great videos!

[@blainmcdevitt2495]

Don’t know much about the BMW but have always liked the look. I dig the new content!

[@krisf5247]

Nice find Chris! Im really looking forward to some more euro content. I love the n/a big displacement cars.

[@ianrs6310]

Love it! Including the part where you own it lol…great looking Bimmer fleet. I’ve grown to love them, I’ve added a E90 and F25 to my herd.

[@V10BMWM5]

Just got mine on Ebay a couple weeks ago too! Dream car for me and excited to have it. 125k miles so not quite as high but will get there eventually

[@Spaceskate5]

How has the car been since then ?

[@TheInfamousProject]

I'm gonna do a follow up video soon. Still going strong

[@deathboundtv]

Coolest sedan ever made, I have had mine for 5 years and I love every minute.

[@AMGWagon]

Looking forward to the E60 build, foxbody’s have a big place in my heart, but love M cars and AMG’s too 👍

[@ep9321]

It’s not that bad at all. I took mine 08 to 150k before selling, had almost nonissues accept TBs, rods were solid (based on oil studies). Changed clutch once and oil cooler. I miss it dearly!!!

[@jasonkoplenik5730]

I checked out after selling my 86 Fox . I’m excited to see that you’re doing BMW content . I now own an E92 M3 6 speed . Cheers 🍻

[@ppatel8774]

Best garage and bmws I ever seen awesome stuff keep it up 👍🏾 🙏🏾

[@rjsanders1981]

Love the bmw content and looking forward to this M5 build. Long time subscriber because of the foxbody's. I've always loved the BMW M cars and the M5 as well, but never bought one because of the known engine issues. This ones a beauty though 😎👌.

[@stevehardman960]

It tuck me 2 years to find mine here in the UK 🇬🇧 WITH 2 OWNERS AND 13K ON THE CLOCK AND I JUST LOVE IT. ITS ALL ABOUT MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE ❤❤🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@Annie-M.]

Great content! I'm here for both.

[@AbdulHaq11901]

That e39 m5 looks so damn good

[@AMGWagon]

Any thoughts on converting the SMG to a true manual or is that deeper than you want to go on this build?

[@TheInfamousProject]

To be honest I am in it so cheap I could blow the motor and put a built one in and still be ahead.. if that happens then yes I would manual swap it.. depends how much I warm up to the car

[@charliebruceortega8447]

Clean car, but that red one is nice

[@Tier1AutoDetail]

For your leaks, replace the seal for the trans fluid resevoir. Notorious for making a mess under the hood. Oil that collects on the passenger side may very well be either a oil filter housing line, or oil cooler (crack in unit or O ring) which are notorious buggers for leaking issues.

[@shanewalker1234]

I like it brother and I love your taste in your style damn good-looking car and I'm sure it'll even be prettier when you're done overall it seems like you got a good deal

[@groupb5420]

Do not rely on oil samples for copper readings regarding the rod shells , I’ve owned a late 2007 LCI for almost six years now , in those six years I had three oil analysis kits , the last one that came back wasn’t to bad regarding the readings but I thought at the time I might as well have the bearings changed for peace of mind , I’m so glad I did because the M mechanic sent me a photo explaining severe wear on the shells in cylinder ten , which he said would of probably of only lasted another two thousand miles or there a-bouts , he fitted the APL shells which have a bit more tolerance which gives longer life then the standard bmw ones , the mileage was 90,000 miles on the original bearings which wasn’t to bad considering previous accounts from unfortunate owners , the car has been fantastic for the six years of ownership , my advice to anyone who’s thinking of purchasing one is , make sure the service history is faultless ie: BMW or specialist bmw full service history , if there is no evidence of rod bearings being changed then have them done because if they fail it’s around £10,000 for a new engine fitted here in the UK compared to £1850 that I paid for the work to be done , do not rev the engine above 3k rpm when it’s cold , when driving the car in M mode make sure you have cooling off periods for ten mins or so to help the gearbox etc this prolongs the life of the clutch , the problems I’ve had over six years are: Throttle actuators x2 Oil cooler rad Oil seal leak on rear diff Coil packs ( 2nd one was last week) , That is all I’ve had regarding problems with this car , it’s definitely worth purchasing a fault code reader / scanner , I’ve been using my mates Foxwell auto master pro which is brilliant plus there not to expensive , this told me that cylinder 4 coil pack was faulty a few days ago so worth its weight in gold tbh. One more bit of advice mine is only used as a weekend toy in the good weather , I wouldn’t recommend this car as a commuter , it’s a very addictive car to drive every time I put my foot down regarding the noise coming from the exhaust and even though it’s nearly 17 years old it’s still pretty quick for a big naturally aspirated heavy car and yes the top end is definitely 200 mph which is just crazy for a four door saloon family car. 👍🇬🇧 Forgot to mention , preventative maintenance that needs to be carried out is : Rod bearings ( obviously) Throttle actuators ( they will fail ) Injectors ( in case of hydrolocking ) Vanos pipe ( this is done when the rod bearings are changed )

[@WellsMedia-ct9sf]

I have owned two of these vehicles however, two e63, First one 2007 m6 was a pain with SMG breaking two times. After that it ran really good. Now I own a 6 speed never a check engine light other than it run leans from time to time. ( emissions light ) Other than that I love these cars. Owned many many M cars. CS 3.0, M3 - 2002 , M5 2001 and many more. Here's the deal with the e63 and the e60. You MUST change the oil every 1500 miles. It's actually written underneath the hood above the front panel. Change engine oil 1500 miles. Most people wait for 3k , 5k or even 10k... That's crazy to me. I'd definitely stop by your shop if I were in Texas. Picked up a CLS 63 S 2014 over 2 years ago. Drives nice a little bit of a floater super reliable. Never a check engine light. As we know on BMW's if the check engine light is off there's a problem. I am going to pick up a e60 soon. I have my old SMG and transmission from my last vehicle as well with only 70k on the tranny. Keep posting.

[@Brucecarmaintence71]

Great Video Pal, done a few E60s up over here in Edinburgh Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, unfortunately over here it’s not the sun 🌞 heat that gets them, it’s the salt, rust, best wishes!, Bruce, I’ve subscribed to Your channel.

[@TheInfamousProject]

Appreciate you sir! Ya I am originally from Canada so I understand the severity of salt!

[@tregooch5960]

Love Love love this car I've driven a lot of exotics but this car is so enjoyable I have an 07 project car that I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get all the way done uts my dream car at this point !!!

[@chuckp7970]

First! And on a BMW video too! I love me some Bimmers as well as Foxes

[@MrCKingLA]

And I was worried about my 105k miles. Over 200k is impressive. Hopefully it has recently had major services. Aside from the bearings, look into the vanos oil pump, solenoids, and injectors as these can cause engine failure. Bosch no longer sells the injectors, unfortunately, so you have to get them from the stealership, or go with m3 injectors, which have the same flow rate. As far as oil change, if you only have the single drain plug like my 06 does, there is actually a BMW TIS procedure you must perform in order to get the oil from the front oil pan area to the main rear oil sump. You just run the engine for 1 minute on a level surface right before you drain the oil. You should be closer to 9L on the fill if done correctly.

[@ericschlener7748]

Start watching M539 Restorations... check out his Project Raleigh E60 M5 restore.

[@dannysublett1014]

I think it would be cool if you bought one of the M's to one of the Mustang shows. I know people would frown on that but I really want to see one of these. Heck it's a representation of your brand.

[@walkthnyt2000]

My E60 M5 just hit 160k. It made it to 148k on the original rod bearings. I went ahead and rebuilt the engine and trans so I can keep driving for years to come. There is nothing like them on the road.

[@wayneselman9481]

Wow nice toy man. I have to agree with the those guys yelling don't take the mufflers off to sound like F1 mayybe an Akrapov Cat back can achive that. That's a gentalman's sleeper.

[@ianrs6310]

Blue devil oil stop leak will surprise you, it works. It can be a permatemp measure until you get into the V10

[@TheInfamousProject]

I actually have a bottle of that stuff in my cabinet. Never used it before... Not sure if it would be good for something with Vanos or not?

[@inspectadrift8478]

Get rid of those smoked tail lights and go back to stock. Maybe the 08-10 Lci tail lights?

[@TheInfamousProject]

Stock sucks lol.

[@inspectadrift8478]

@@TheInfamousProject I suppose you are right about stock, but E60 tails are actually pretty cool looking especially the 8-10. I just immediately thought about that Facebook group "I tint my tail lights so they shine less" lol. Every BMW here in Florida seems to have blacked out tails. I think the red/clear would pop nice on the blue E60 but it's your car. I do love your E36 coupe a lot by the way. I have a 94 325is coupe with an S52 swap but mine is a lot more rattty with almost no clear coat left on the factory Boston green. Great channel by the way I grew up on fox bodies and BMW's and still love both.

[@nickmegaro1212]

Beautiful cars. Definitely enjoying the BMW content. I myself besides my foxbody have a 2011 335IS white coupe...

[@TheInfamousProject]

Those IS 335s are nice...rare!

[@inspectadrift8478]

Love the 335is, the n54 with the dct transmission is a great combo. I'm currently daily driving a 2010 335i coupe with the steptronic 6 spd auto. My plan is to either get an 11-13 135i or a 14 and up 435i since I love those dct transmissions so much lol. Or if I get lucky and find a good deal on a 335is that would be perfect since I prefer the n54 over the n55 that both the 135i and 435i have. An 8-10 n54 135i or 7-10 335i with a 6 spd manual would also be ideal for me. Lots of bang for the buck in all of these "35" BMW's as a whole! Just have to be ok with replacing something or another every other day on them haha

[@nickmegaro1212]

@@inspectadrift8478 n54 and the dct transmission are awesome. Nice power and torque. Its just everything else around the driveline that falls apart.. its BMW LOL

[@inspectadrift8478]

@@nickmegaro1212 yes definitely! It is always something surrounding the drivetrain that breaks. Luckily not the engines or transmissions themselves usually.

[@Foreign84]

You can get one if these cars for like 12-15k depending how many miles. The only thing is affordability. So if you have a good job and money management i suggest it's worth the experience and drive

[@brandonfoley7011]

Did you ever find the oil leak? When I bought mine, it was using an alarming amount of oil, oil cooler was caked and so was radiator among other things. There was a pinhole in one of the fins of the oil cooler and it was spraying the mist everywhere. Hoped it was just the o-ring to the oil line, replaced it, but was still leaking so spent the $400 on a new oil cooler.

[@mista5796]

I’ve got the exact same interlagos blue e60 m5 with black wheels, black interior with 98k miles. Awesome car Dude get the plastic under tray. It’s missing on yours - it protects the underside of the car, there’s lots of stuff down there! Did you get a full list of everything that’s been done? If they’ve not been done look into throttle actuators, spark plugs, high flow air filters, fuel pump, fuel filter… 👍

[@TheInfamousProject]

Zero Documentation lol. I can tell what's been changed except for the rod bearings. Oil has been sent to Blackstone and going for a Vanos bleed on Monday. The rest is trivial.

[@mista5796]

@@TheInfamousProject Fair.. all I would say is don’t expect the car to be a daily driver. It doesn’t like cold starts, short journeys, slow stop start traffic etc. It takes a good 10/15 mins to fully warm up and drive properly .. in its heart it is really a high speed cruiser 👍 It wants to be used on the more occasional long journeys - driving on high speed roads doing 90+mph is where it belongs

[@TheInfamousProject]

@@mista5796 this car is a walk in the park compared to some of my mustangs lol

[@ZoneTelevision]

Black Rims on a BMW are absolutely criminal IMO.

[@jayd1008]

the most intoxicating car ever made ! and ive had em all ... do the maintenence items then start moding exhaust ! rms headers .. I have a set in my garage off mine 60k miles in MINT condition if you want to buy them let me know , then you can send them to be modded

[@Joeshomegarage]

Love the content switch up! Since I also own a BMW as my beater daily 330XI and a 88 Notch and 92 notch. I would love to learn more about the performance BMW's I want a 335 XI 6 speed but my 175k mile 06 330 runs so well there's no need to upgrade it! My stepson has my 330I out in Vegas with 240k miles still kicking and he treats his cars like shit! 🙄

[@inspectadrift8478]

If you get a 335i do yourself a favor and don't get the Xi but instead stay with rwd. Those transfer cases are not a fan of boost.

[@Joeshomegarage]

@@inspectadrift8478 thanks! I downloaded the xi delete app because mine was skipping around corners. Don't understand why BMW just didn't make a button to turn off the awd! Once I changed the fluid it's been fine. I would love to have some kind of awd turbo manual car for a daily just not spending 20k on an old evo when a clean 335 is around 10k.

[@repairitdontreplaceit]

good score , and glad to see you use 10w60 :)

[@javierturcios9577]

Beautiful car I own 06 e60 but m5 is another level

[@robertknowles4911]

Love these!

[@n62goon85]

Sick dude!! Love the e60. I have its little brother the e60 550i. What jack do you have? I been wanting to do an oil change Myself

[@RealSVTJunkie]

I guess “Fox Body Fatigue” is setting in for some 🤷‍♂️

[@donnythomas0078]

Got 227000 on my ''10 E60 550i.. upgraded, it is basically M5 without the V-10. I love this car.

[@Edison73100]

Agreed

[@Vale-sk5jf]

Without the V10, it is basically a 550i :D

[@Edison73100]

@@Vale-sk5jf But its not a 550i.

[@Ensignpeak]

I just bought a '10 e60 550i and it is so nice. I was contemplating selling it and buying the e60 M5 - but your comment got me curious . What upgrades did you do to yours?

[@Edison73100]

@@Ensignpeak 08 bought used in 2010; CIC from CCC, High Beam Assist, Bilstein shocks and struts, lowering springs F/R, mono blocks, Fluid Motion high flow cats, primary, non LCI front bumper, black kidney grilles, Dinan mufflers, Supersprint X pipe kept secondary cats they flow great, Diffs online M, Dinan airboxes, Dinan 5.8 stroker with street cams and a few other things. My 08 has every factory option, except the HBA which it has now.

[@Edison73100]

That oil leak, it could one of the two lines at the front of the engine where the gap between the pleums is.

[@paulking5043]

It’s a nice car but I would rather watch foxbody content. Thanks,love watching your videos great work.

[@TheInfamousProject]

More to come don't worry lol.

[@Edison73100]

The OEM headlights do come from the factory with a coating.

[@AgSherr]

E60 M5! 🎉

[@legit4083]

Little crazy but it’s a beautiful car that’s worth having in a garage

[@think1stproductions]

Love it...I really want a 2020 and up M5 in the future...❤💯💪🎬👿🥶🚐💨💨

[@jasonquinn588]

I can’t do it… I’m here for the fox body content 😢… sorry

[@aarsenalfan]

Nice car, don't know about SMG. 👌

[@michaelcoyle1062]

$35 send oil to black stone. No copper; bearings are ok

[@TheInfamousProject]

Just ordered my kit

[@Edison73100]

I forget which year the E60 M5 had two oil plugs.

[@Edison73100]

I am thinking that first oil reading was not correct if you did not drive the car.

[@malinoisnation9392]

I bet they have close to 40k in maintenance on 200k miles?

[@boardjnky4]

The rod bearing job really isn't THAT hard and can be done from underneath with the engine in the car. Letting the motor blow is basically just saying goodbye to several thousand dollars. Makes sense to just do it.

[@TheInfamousProject]

But they have already been done just many miles ago.. so the question is, do they need to be done again???

[@boardjnky4]

@@TheInfamousProject most people say every 50-60k but as others said you can send oil samples to black rock every oil change to monitor and see when problems arise.

[@TheInfamousProject]

@@boardjnky4 I've got the oil so maybe I will send it in and see what they say. I know visually everything looked very clean unlike that one @richrebuilds has!

[@boardjnky4]

@@TheInfamousProject right on! BTW just bought one myself at 168k so following this for sure

[@AGM240i]

@@TheInfamousProjectchange them. Its much much cheaper then new motor. And you will have better sleep :D

[@FernandoCastillo-iw4ez]

You have 2 oil drain plug ? I have 2 on my

[@TheInfamousProject]

Yours is probably LCI...

[@jrod1st]

What are you doing with the dash?

[@TheInfamousProject]

The following video I show using some trim leather tape to try and make it look a little nicer

[@think1stproductions]

LIFE'S A BMW 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheInfamousProject]

LMAO 🤣

[@ITXSAAD-dz9ow]

ii could easily tell ur car was parked in sunlight for way too long bccz my bmw e60 was parked in sunlight for 3 months after engine sieze than i got new motor for it well only a bit steering was messed nothing else but urs...it was way too long ur screen is also burned mine burned after 18 yrs it had zera wear not even steering wheel part

[@deemack3719]

HEY... WHAT IS THE ACTUAL COLOR BLUE 💙😍🏆🔥 PLEASE TELL ME

[@jamessalter676]

I like bimmers so I don't mind the content.

[@AbdulRauf-sl7dj]

Hi bro if you are interested in selling your M5 old Steering Wheel can you contact me I am looking forward to buy a steering wheel with the paddle shifter for my BMW e60 523i

[@FernandoCastillo-iw4ez]

Takes 9.5

[@jayd1008]

10.5 qts

[@fkfakemusic3172]

erradicate the word "hate" mate.

[@robetassakinis2702]

Lol i have with 400k km 😂

[@TheInfamousProject]

Original motor?

[@robetassakinis2702]

Yes 😊

[@christianray6939]

My x gf purchased one brand new and all she ever talked about called it the ‘ BEAST’. V 10 p0wwwwwwwer. Love anything with a v10. New content is always cool.

[@destruxandexploze2552]

Your ex? Damn. Bro lost a girl who had a S85 powered BMW and loved it. Thats rare, what a loss.