Open Labor Project
☰
💙
Support
🩺
Diagnose
🔎
VIN
🛠️
Repairs
📚
Specs
▾
⚠️
Recalls
⚖️
Compare
🏆
Rankings
🚨
Neutral
🌧️
Wipers
🇺🇸 US
🇨🇦 CA
🇬🇧 UK
🇩🇪 DE
🇦🇺 AU
🇪🇺 EU
🇷🇺 RU
🔧
The Diag Desk
Real humans
🧪
Myth Lab
Busted
{}
API
Plans
ShopBase
Shop Management · $249/mo
💙
Support
ShopBase
Complete shop management for auto repair shops · $249/mo
Try ShopBase →
← BMW
BMW 840Ci E31
6 generations · 9 engine options · data across all years of the 840Ci E31 platform.
6,632
Labor times
30,489
Torque specs
2,568
DTC codes
0
Repair procedures
63
Fluid specs
0
Open recalls
5-Year Cost of Ownership · 1997 4.0L V8 M60
$26,044
~$5,209/yr maintenance labor at $150/hr. Other engines/years vary — pick a generation below to see its breakdown.
Generations & engine options
1997
2 engine options
4.0L V8 M60
RWD
4.4L V8 M62
RWD
1996
2 engine options
4.0L V8 M60
RWD
4.4L V8 M62
RWD
1995
2 engine options
4.0L V8 M60
RWD
4.4L V8 M62
RWD
1994
1 engine option
4.0L V8 M60
RWD
1993
1 engine option
4.0L V8 M60
RWD
1992
1 engine option
4.0L V8 M60
RWD
Become a Founding Sponsor
Your name on every BMW 840Ci E31 procedure
For $99, we generate the full step-by-step repair set for the 1997 4.0L V8 M60 — free for everyone, forever, with your name on it.
Sponsor — $99 →
⚖️ Compare the 840Ci E31 to another vehicle →