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never trusted idiot lights, nor the temp gauge on the X5
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Originally Posted by EODguy
Just so you know.
The temperature gauge in the e53 is NOT a real gauge, it is basically under operating temp, operating temp and replace warped heads temp. There is a way to edit the hash code and have it actually work and some of the guys on here have done it but it's out of my wheelhouse so I just run Torque Pro real time on my H/U....
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As soon as I learned from this forum that the temp gauge was just another imprecise idiot light, I stated using a spare Android smartphone and Torque Pro to get my temp info. Since the current cheap non-Android H/U that the PO had just installed before we swapped cars is brand new (and performs good enough for me), I needed a quick & cheap way to see hidden data (you'd think a manufacturer with a "performance" history would always provide actual gauges; but that might compromise the corporate bottom line), and I'm trying various apps, OBD2 dongles, and a K-line interface cable/OTG adapter to get the smartphone ($100 AT&T back-up phone, from 2017) to display basic data https://xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/...le-gauges.html.
Long-term plans are to get an Android H/U, tap into I-Bus with a Resler adapter, and also get an ISTA/INPA/whatever laptop onboard. On my wishlist....
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01 BMW X5 E53,3.0i-5L40E, 7/13/01
topas-blau,Leder-grau,"resto-project car"
Here:
14 Lexus ES350,3.5L-U660E
09 HHR Panel,2.2L-4T45E
04 Chevy 2500HD,6.0L-4L80E
98 GMC Sierra 1500,5.7L-4L60E
Gone:
66 Chevelle Malibu 2dr ht.,327>441c.i.-TH350>PGlide/transbrake
08 Cobalt Coupe,2.2L-4T45E
69 & 75 C10s,350c.i.-TH350
86 S10,2.8L-700R4
73 Volvo 142,2.0L-MT4
72 & 73 VW SuperBeetles,1.6l-MT4
64 VW,1.2l-MT4
67 Dodge Monaco 500 2dr ht.,383c.i.-A727
56 Chevy 210 4dr,265c.i.-PGlide
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