1987 BMW 5 Series 535i from North America - Comments

21st Mar 2006, 23:33

"Love my car"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Regulator valve

Major problem: Petal bracket broke causing a neverending clutch problem. Replaced bracket, but have gone through 5 broken master cylinders and 3 return springs. The dealer cannot fix it properly. Clutch does not return all the way still. Just waiting for the master cylinder to brake again.

New spark plugs

new headlights

new distributer cap

Mostly tune ups.

General comments?

Love my car - Even with the clutch problems, drives amazing, confident ride. Expensive to fix however - but its worth it. No rust after almost 20 years. Leather still looks great.


21st Aug 2008, 10:05

My local BMW dealer (Otto's BMW in Ottawa) welded the pedal bracket as BMW Canada does not stock a replacement. It has been problem free for 25,000km. I have read on another BMW forum that BMW in the USA does stock the pedal bracket for around $55. Hope this helps.

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