What to Do with Dead M52tu engine? Sell or part out?

[Schitzo]

Not a FS thread but if its in the wrong place, Mods feel free to flex your muscles.

As the title says, I have a dead engine out of a 2000 528i. I have no use for it so I was wondering if it would be more benefitial to part it out or sell it as a whole. The previous owner said it overheated and only had compression in a few cylinders. The trans is intact but I never drove this car.

I dont suppose there is any market for dead M52tu engines. Are there any little parts off these engines that people periodically need?

I guess I could also make a coffee table or wine rack out of the block.

[easyover]

Originally Posted by Schitzo

I guess I could make a coffee table or wine rack out of the block.

This ^

[PatrickW]

is the trans an auto or 5???

[Mark@EACTuning]

it's too bad it's a TU, the regular M52 cylinder heads are worth a bit more because they can be used on the S52 M3 engines.

You can still sell the head though, possibly even to a rebuilder as a core.

[cpatstone]

Originally Posted by Schitzo

I guess I could also make a ... wine rack out of the block.

-- did you know that this would actually work? Bores are 3.31"; std wine bottle is 3".

you might get some $ for it from a scrapper. if it were me, I'd take it apart completely just to try to learn something. Not like you'll break anything. disassembly also make it easier to handle and get rid of.

to answer the original question, I doubt it's worth anything...

[Schitzo]

Originally Posted by cpatstone

-- did you know that this would actually work? Bores are 3.31"; std wine bottle is 3".
...

No I didnt know that. Thanks for the tidbit.

the trans is an auto. The previous owner said it was rebuilt but I have no way of prooving that.

I guess time will tell the fate of this mighty engine

[Jason5driver]

Originally Posted by Schitzo

No I didnt know that. Thanks for the tidbit.

the trans is an auto. The previous owner said it was rebuilt but I have no way of prooving that.

I guess time will tell the fate of this mighty engine

Does this mean the beast is up and running?!?!


Thanks!
Jason

[Cyrix2k]

test out some armor piercing rounds

[Jackcat559]

Coffee table, definatly

[jhstealth]

Do you have a boat? could be used as an anchor.

[patrick houston]

I like the furniture idea, maybe not for the main living area, but for a table in the game room, hell yea!

[Jackcat559]

There was one on Top Gear that was used as a coffee table. It had a plate glass top, and I think some sort of stand offs for the legs and glass support.

[refatb]

Take it apart and sell for parts, the M52TU head is the same as the M54 Head thats used in the 2001-2003 BMW 530i, and as for the Block, i say Definately a Coffee table with a light bulb in each Cylinder Hole.

[Schitzo]

Originally Posted by refatb

Take it apart and sell for parts, the M52TU head is the same as the M54 Head thats used in the 2001-2003 BMW 530i,

How often do the heads go bad when these engine overheat. I was under the impression the heads are often damaged (crack?) in an situation like this.

Originally Posted by Jason5driver

Does this mean the beast is up and running?!?!


Thanks!
Jason

Hi Jason thanks for interest. Unfortunately I have not fired her up. Started working on the engine harness over the weekend. My OCD cant let me use the old harness so Im building one from scratch that way it'll be plug and play into the BMW system.

pic of the mockup using masons string. ordered my wires 2 weeks ago but some colors are back ordered so i'll have to wait till after the holidays. The block is a junk block I used to fabricate motor mounts.

[Jackcat559]

Blocks and heads are going cheap. Just picked up a complete spare head for $200.

[cpatstone]

Originally Posted by Jackcat559

Blocks and heads are going cheap. Just picked up a complete spare head for $200.

blocks and heads are going cheap? so you're saying I should try to blow mine up with an Eaton M90 supercharger?

[how's that for taking the thread off in a tangent... ]

[Jackcat559]

Yes

[brandon5069]

we can rebuild her...make her stronger, faster, smarter...

[Jackcat559]

And I just saw an m54 ZHP complete for $1700