New member from Fort Bliss, Texas

[Simongym]

Nice car. Welcome and Hooah.

Thanks!

[danewilson77]

The M54 warms up pretty quick, though 3 minutes seems too fast IMHO.

S7 Edge, out

[az3579]

I've been thinking of doing that for the engines sake. Is it normal that the thermostat reads normal operating temp within ~3 minutes? (I haven't timed it)

What is indicated isn't actual temperature. The middle point on the temp gauge is a range between 75-110 degrees Celsius I believe, so as long as the value is between there, it will always read in the dead center. It probably isn't warming up enough by the time you get to work. Even if it was, it's still not enough to evaporate moisture, so you'll get the mustard under the oil cap.

The temp gauge reading can be corrected via coding.

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[3ZHPGUY]

Welcome!


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[BMWCurves]

Welcome! I love Oxford Green, it's the same color as my father's '98 540i.

As for suspension stuff, there is a very large range of options, from simply replacing tired shocks/struts and bushings with ZHP stuff, to a sort of OEM+ of aftermarket shocks/struts and bushings, to full on coilovers. I went for the OEM+ which I love for a daily driver. You can read about it in my thread here:

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showt...miles-10-years

[Simongym]

Welcome! I love Oxford Green, it's the same color as my father's '98 540i.

As for suspension stuff, there is a very large range of options, from simply replacing tired shocks/struts and bushings with ZHP stuff, to a sort of OEM+ of aftermarket shocks/struts and bushings, to full on coilovers. I went for the OEM+ which I love for a daily driver. You can read about it in my thread here:

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showt...miles-10-years

Thank you! I'm taking my time with any upgrades/mods and non-urgent repairs since I'll be keeping the car for the long-haul, so the more information and research for each change I make the better.

[Simongym]

What is indicated isn't actual temperature. The middle point on the temp gauge is a range between 75-110 degrees Celsius I believe, so as long as the value is between there, it will always read in the dead center. It probably isn't warming up enough by the time you get to work. Even if it was, it's still not enough to evaporate moisture, so you'll get the mustard under the oil cap.

The temp gauge reading can be corrected via coding.

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Thanks! I'll have to extend my drive and look into the coding.

[ikeupinya]

Welcome to the site & congrats on the rare gem!!!