Sound of the engine in a BMW E39. The BMW M57 is a straight-6 diesel engine produced from 1998 up to 2013 in BMW's Upper Austrian engine plant in Steyr.

The M57 is a water-cooled and turbocharged inline six cylinder diesel engine with common-rail injection. It is based on its predecessor, the M51, which was a six-cylinder diesel engine with a Bosch VP20 swirl chamber (in-Direct) injection or IDI as its commonly known, and was fitted to the E34 to E39 td and tds models.

May 27, 2024 · The first gen M57 top out around 280ps, past that it's not worth the money. No need for a hybrid on early M57, it's not going to make a difference without fuelling upgrades.

We review and look at M57 tuning and provide tips on the best upgrades. BMW M57 make awesome project engines and with carefully picked uprated modifications like a remap, turbo upgrades and camshafts you will dramatically increase your driving enjoyment.

Jan 8, 2017 · has anyone converted they're e39 530d from 5 to 6 speed manual? Over on the bmw5 forum it's been mentioned a few times but there's no real benefit in having a 6 sp on the E39 Diesel variants.

Apr 2, 2023 · Hi guys, I have a 2002 530D thats been chip tuned to almost 230 HP/500 Nm. I'm planning on geting a down pipe with a valve for the exhaust - so I could pass the MOT here in Serbia - and another chip tune after that. As I'm aiming for about 300 HP, what are the recomendations you guys have to achieve such a thing?

Dec 4, 2022 · I'm lucky and my M57 does not have swirl flaps from factory, as it's a manual transmission vehicle. The M57 has two ways for intake air to enter the combustion chamber. One long way, the upper round holes, and a shortcut, the lower rectangular holes.

May 6, 2019 · "The 5L40-E had been designed for 1.8–3.6 L engines with a maximum of 250 ft·lbf (340 N·m) of torque. It was underrated when used in combination of M57D30 engines. As the M57D30 rated torque output of 390/410Nm." (05-07-2019, 12:09 PM)PowerRidek Wrote: Why?? Because gearbox will turn into spaghetti soon.

May 2, 2013 · Ich habe meinem Dieselwiesel nen angepassten M57 verpasst und quetsche 600NM durch das Automatikgetriebe. AABBERRR: mit nem verstärktem Wandler und durch ein 5Hp24 von ZF

If swapping the M57 (only applies to E39 and E46 engines) into a BMW that previously had a TD or TDS engine, the process is simpler: The S5D TDS gearbox is reliable, holding up to approximately 700Nm without issues as long as you avoid clutch kicks or hard launches.