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[laurence]

At some point in its life the E39 520i received the 170 brake 2.2 litre six. When was this and what capacity was the old 2.0?

[neil]

It was actually done as part of the 2000 facelift.

I realised we hadn't got the stats on the facelifted car, so I've added what I could find quickly :


Here is a quick comparison

Hope this helps