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Originally Posted by BustedKnuckles
I found the elitist!!  . Just giving you a hard time... as far as the lights are concerned, just trying to dress her up a bit and wanted input on my selection since its the first time I've purchased their products and the first time I've owned an E70 X5. Sorry for not including that in the title, didn't know that warranted being pointed out.
Is a dry paper air filter really better than an oiled cotton one!? I figured the difference in protection was probably negligible but there may be a little increase in air flow with the K&N.
I would actually like to change the trans filter and thank you for reminding me of it. I will order one today. BUT, I keep reading and am getting told different things about the trans capacity. the dealership told me it took 9.5 liters but 8 would be sufficient due to torque converter and etc. BavAuto says 6 liters is sufficient. if you are telling me 12L for a fill, drain, and re-fill then it sounds like 6L it is. I'll order the filter and 6 more liters tonight to do exactly what you did.
I'm taking it into the dealership for the Transfer case. I read on here that they have to reset the computer after doing so. I don't want to mess with that so I will shell out the extra $$$ to have the stealership do it.
The Brembo pads I got from BavAuto. They are OE size replacements, Not a big brake kit or anything... I just wanted low dust and longer life, the difference in "feel" to me is irrelevant.
As far as "smearing around names on my car" I don't give two turtle shits about people knowing what brand parts I have on my car. I'm not buying these brands to impress people but rather simply have high quality parts. No window stickers and I'm not bragging about it. Just wanting input here... I didn't know putting higher end/quality parts on your car was looked down on. strange... 
Thanks again everyone! |
Yeah, maybe I am a bit...shrug.
Lets see...
On air filter. the entire market of 'aftermarket high flow air filters' is a total scam. First, on a turbo motor the air filter is NOT A CAUSE OF FLOW RATE LOSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Adding an oiled K&N air filter simply introduces contamination to the MAF and more particles into the engine and hence into the oil. (yes, stuff that gets into the motor winds up contaminating the oil! Reduces bearing life. Go figure)
Trans fluid- go to TheCTSC.com..great source for ATF stuff. They sell a kit that includes 6 liters, hence you can do it with 6 liters. (Since fluid is retained in the trans, you cannot get a full drain hence labeled capacity is misleading. I purchased the OEM ZF pan (not the OE BMW part).
My comment about brand names.... heres the thing: I am 100% for upgrading parts, but they should in fact BE upgrades and not 'name-grades'
If the brembo pad is higher quality, great. If it is simply a centric pad with the brembo name slapped on, why bother? Same goes for all the parts. The challenge really is how do ANY of us determine what is hype and name and unsupported claims, versus what really IS an upgrade?
A classic are these 'upgraded coils'... they are basically aftermarket copies with nice boxes and a serving of hype. Car owners get to thinking "Ima gonna do the plugs this weekend...maybe I should upgrade the coils cause bavauto served them up to me when I searched". $300 later someone is driving on coils that are likely inferior to OE for no reason.
Enjoy the modding!