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They pull like a train to around 125mph, then have a very slight lag for a few mph and then pull like a train again to the speed limiter.   

Allegedly. So you heard down the pub. Or a mate told you.

An upstanding member of the community like you wouldn't know such things first hand.

I was based in Munich at the time on project work, honestly officer.   

Should add that I had the full chain kit, bearings, pump etc on mine at 137K for peace of mind, no chain rattle and when the camcover was removed the internals were spotless (I change the oil every 5K and use genuine filter and Liqui Moly specific oil) and the chain showed little signs of stretching.   You hear of cars with half the mileage rattling like a skeleton in a biscuit tin, but infrequent oil changes and driving them like you stole them from cold are probably the cause in my opinion.

They pull like a train to around 125mph, then have a very slight lag for a few mph and then pull like a train again to the speed limiter.   

Allegedly. So you heard down the pub. Or a mate told you.

An upstanding member of the community like you wouldn't know such things first hand.

It's a brilliant combination the N57 with a ZF 8 Speed in the 530D. Absolutely love driving mine, its a bit too effortless sometimes! Things to watch out for and fix on F10 / F11's are headlights, timing chains (realistically full uprated genuine BMW timing chain kit, all the bearings and oil pump is the way to go but expensive), don't skimp on discs and pads either.... worn front tension arms give wheel vibration issues that feel just like warped discs. It sounds like expensive stuff but its par the course on a big barge with a big diesel engine in it.

Yeee, roughly a months rent, ill definitivly keep it in mind, posebly later this year, but first i need to get the car road legal again, (rust)

https://www.ebay.de/itm/316996090261

Done.

Gerald Harper 96, remember him from my younger days think it was a series called Hadleigh played a bit of a toff.

Well before my time but Adam Adamant.

Are you sure? When people are adamant they are usually mistaken...

Yea the bmw gearbox im aware of, but im also aware if that its alot more popular with bmws than opel omegas, theres posebly 4-5 omegas in the area, and 2 thats road legal, maby 3 if lucky, i forgot about that saabs are fwd, may posebly have gotten it confused in the moment. But i did look for a 4L30-E AR35 transmission and did find one for an mk3 isuzu trooper, while it is 4wd it might be possible to rebuild, though im not sure, and atm im not spending this monts rent money on a transmition, i may be bad with money but i try to limmit myself

did find out that i can pull the gearbox from a saab 9-3 or an bmw e34/36, though i need to work  with the electrical parts like ecu and tcu

A BMW gearbox will take a considerable amount of engineering and electrical work, that will be far more work, hassle and expense than sourcing and rebuilding an Ar35 that will be a simple bolt in.


The Saab 9-3 trans is for a transverse engine, front-wheel-drive car and will be of no use whatsoever.

Ill see if i can get my hands on an ar3535, but i cant garantee it, unless i import it or buy of sites like ebay, and yes i had been driving with the car for about 30-45 minutes trying to see if the gearbox behaved diffrently when warm, while there wasnt much change there was some, it actualy went abive 80 for once, while it was only to about 85-90 its a small bit of improvment since it only wanted to go up to about 65-70 when cold, but i still have the suspicion of a bad torque converter il lay it to the side for now, did find out that i can pull the gearbox from a saab 9-3 or an bmw e34/36, though i need to work  with the electrical parts like ecu and tcu

also (and please forgive me if you already know)the fluid level being crucial should only be checked  with engine  FULLY watmed up and running