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Driveline Vibration 75-80 mph
I have a 2000 528i with 86,000 miles. I purchased the car with 63,000 miles. It has a slight vibration at 75-80 mph. I have been told that it could be a driveshaft problem, center bearing. My first question is, does the 528i e39 have any problems with the driveshafts, and secondly, if not the driveshaft, what else could it be. I have replaced the tires...had a road force variation test at the bmw dealership. I have also had the tires rotated and balanced. The vibration is still there in the same spot.
dste0713
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Quote: I have a 2000 528i with 86,000 miles. I purchased the car with 63,000 miles. It has a slight vibration at 75-80 mph. I have been told that it could be a driveshaft problem, center bearing. My first question is, does the 528i e39 have any problems with the driveshafts, and secondly, if not the driveshaft, what else could it be. I have replaced the tires...had a road force variation test at the bmw dealership. I have also had the tires rotated and balanced. The vibration is still there in the same spot.
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Is this a very mild, but annoying vibration? As well, is your vehicle equipped with the Sport Package? This is a VERY common annoyance on the E39's, known as "the infamous shimmy"!
Since brand new, I have gone through tons of channels within the dealership, and BMWNA to get this resolved. My car was delivered with the 17" Dunlop SP2000 sport tires. The problem was fixed with perfectly balanced Michelin Pilot Sports (thanks BMWNA, and NorthWest BMW in Owings Mills, Md). As well, these things must be properly torqued when put on as well.
Given all you've stated, I don't think you have any mechanical problems. What kind of tires did you originally have, and replace those with?
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I have the continental conti's original equipment tires.
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this is a slight annoying vibration at 75-80 mph only. I don't think that I have the sport package, as there are no buttons to push to change suspension stiffness etc. How else would I tell if I have the sport suspension?
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Quote: | this is a slight annoying vibration at 75-80 mph only. I don't think that I have the sport package, as there are no buttons to push to change suspension stiffness etc. How else would I tell if I have the sport suspension? | There was vibration in the models with the Conti's as well. I don't know if it's so much the tires, or the possibility that they simply don't work well with the vehicle.
A way to know if you have the sport package is to look at the wheels. If you have 17" cross-spoke styled wheels with a deep dish, and your car has the ///M logo on your shifter, your steering wheel is more round than square (almost a triangle shape, rather than a sideways rectangle), etc., then you have the sport package.
Perhaps you should do a search on "shimmy" in the archives. Many people had parts replaced on their vehicle, but it didn't work. My problem ended with what I mentioned above, and they'd been working on it for 50,000 miles before it was resolved!
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I got the same shimmy since day one. Going between 90-105 km you feel shimmy coming both from rear end and steering wheel. I got over it by either driving lower or higher. I got the 17" with SP 2000E as well which is my only way to know that my car has the SP (ya and 14.1" ride hieght).. I am in the process of replacing my tires still didn't decide but they definitely are going to be summer.
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Driveline Vibration 75-80 mph