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11-13-2007, 03:43 AM
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Hello. I've had a good search around and so have decided to make a post. Can someone tell me how to identify which engine my car has? I don't know if it is the 218 or 231 bhp. It is first registered December 2005. Using realoem and my chassis number I get the following: E60 Lim 530d M57N2 ECE 20051000 R N Production Code: NR72, batch ID: 48802
Sorry to be a pain if this is a well known thing. I have just (today) moved from X5 4.4i to the E60 and love it so far. Especially fuel consumption.
Sorry to be a pain if this is a well known thing. I have just (today) moved from X5 4.4i to the E60 and love it so far. Especially fuel consumption.
11-13-2007, 04:07 AM
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A general rule I have come across is that the 231 bhp 530d has the start/stop button whereas the 218 bhp car has a conventional key. Not sure if this is 100% the case in all markets, though.
11-13-2007, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Muttley' post='493646' date='Nov 13 2007, 07:43 AM
Hello. I've had a good search around and so have decided to make a post. Can someone tell me how to identify which engine my car has? I don't know if it is the 218 or 231 bhp. It is first registered December 2005. Using realoem and my chassis number I get the following: E60 Lim 530d M57N2 ECE 20051000 R N Production Code: NR72, batch ID: 48802
Sorry to be a pain if this is a well known thing. I have just (today) moved from X5 4.4i to the E60 and love it so far. Especially fuel consumption.
Sorry to be a pain if this is a well known thing. I have just (today) moved from X5 4.4i to the E60 and love it so far. Especially fuel consumption.
11-13-2007, 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by E60BEEMER' post='493662' date='Nov 13 2007, 01:51 PM
naturally best choice, i too had a X5 3.0d, and changed to a 530d, fantastic mileage and excellent practicality.
Good chioce
Good chioce
My X5 was a 4.4i with K&N, chipped and derestricted. Chucked out 338 bhp at wheels and drank petrol like a fish in water. More to do with by binary right foot, I hasten to add!
11-13-2007, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Muttley' post='493698' date='Nov 13 2007, 04:27 PM
I have also had the badge on the back changed to 520d. It really catches out the best of them!
i like it!
11-13-2007, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Muttley' post='493698' date='Nov 13 2007, 03:27 PM
Thanks to all for the help. I guess that I have the 231 bhp one as I have the push button start. However it is soon to be 275 bhp via Superchips (unless there is a better chipper in the UK). I have also had the badge on the back changed to 520d. It really catches out the best of them!
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Worldwide assembly plants.
The BMW Group strategy of ensuring that production is tuned to market demands around the world also applies to smaller markets with worthwhile potential, in which customs regulations may, for example, complicate the import of complete automobiles. In such areas, the BMW Group manufactures automobiles from parts kits in assembly plants. This is the so-called ?Completely Knocked Down? (CKD) production process.
In the CKD process, certain parts and components are packaged as kits in precisely defined assembly steps and exported for assembly in the respective countries. These kits are then supplemented with locally manufactured parts in the partner countries. Assembly takes place on location with adherence to the BMW Group's global quality standards.
Currently, the BMW Group uses CKD assembly to manufacture automobiles with partners in six locations (Thailand, Malaysia, Russia, Egypt, Indonesia, India).
The BMW Group strategy of ensuring that production is tuned to market demands around the world also applies to smaller markets with worthwhile potential, in which customs regulations may, for example, complicate the import of complete automobiles. In such areas, the BMW Group manufactures automobiles from parts kits in assembly plants. This is the so-called ?Completely Knocked Down? (CKD) production process.
In the CKD process, certain parts and components are packaged as kits in precisely defined assembly steps and exported for assembly in the respective countries. These kits are then supplemented with locally manufactured parts in the partner countries. Assembly takes place on location with adherence to the BMW Group's global quality standards.
Currently, the BMW Group uses CKD assembly to manufacture automobiles with partners in six locations (Thailand, Malaysia, Russia, Egypt, Indonesia, India).
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