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Old 02-11-2017, 09:33 AM
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Yep that is my YouTube channel, and I will continue to post links to relevant content here to continue to grow it. You may prefer photo DIY posts, I prefer to create videos. It's all good!
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Old 12-13-2017, 05:48 AM
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Good day everyone!!

Well, I found this and figured I would add an update so I can fix the pictures later on tomorrow... I had a lot of great pictures in here that photobucket ruined...

I have been putting this one (Whitney) on the back burner for some time with the other members of the family... The 4.6is (Red) is getting new arnott rear air springs tomorrow and maybe off to the tire store for some new sneakers... My newest addition (Becky) is getting all new top end gaskets due to a possible vac leak causing smoke upon long idle... Those parts are still on the way... BUT, while I was waiting on parts, I tried a full DME and EGS program, along with a total vehicle coding... Back to basics kinda attempt to get this back to functional... I started this journey 3 Mar 16... Almost two years later, I still don't have it perfect enough to let the better half use all the time... I was driving it for a while, but the slow take-offs were getting annoying... I haven't tested it yet after the reprogramming, but that will be first thing tomorrow... I've almost parted it out a couple times, but I just don't want to give up on it! I have others I can use, so it's not a thorn yet...

Okay... Take care all... Hope to have the pics working again soon!

Cheers for now!!
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2003 E53 X5 4.4i (06-26-2003 build date) Silver exterior / Black interior (Silvester II)
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Old 12-15-2017, 07:14 PM
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Good day all!!

Well, Whitney is a bust still!!! The reprogram did NOT go as planned... I think I have a bad copy of the programming data for the E53... I get oddly different results every time I attempt it... Sooooooo, for now, I will direct my attentions to the other vehicles... I will continue to update this one with the picture fix... It will take me some time to get it all finished, but the engine rebuild I did for this one is worth it, so others could use the information...

I would also like to report the motor is still going strong...

Cheers all!!
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2002 E53 X5 4.6is (12-20-2001 build date) Imola Red exterior / M-texture interior (Red)
2003 E53 X5 4.4i (06-26-2003 build date) Silver exterior / Black interior (Silvester II)
2008 Mini Cooper S ragtop (04-17-2008 build date) Dark Silver exterior / Gray interior ( Topless)
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Old 09-06-2018, 01:26 PM
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I just spent well over an hour reading this entire thread and am absolutely riveted. This is like reading a novel!! I feel AWFUL for the main character. Somehow this car has to get back on the road!

I know that getting one of the existing trannies to work properly has been a personal challenge, but I am curious whether this problem is actually solvable. Would, for example, a factory rebuilt Valve body or full transmission solve this problem once and for all?
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Old 09-08-2018, 06:15 PM
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I just spent well over an hour reading this entire thread and am absolutely riveted. This is like reading a novel!! I feel AWFUL for the main character. Somehow this car has to get back on the road!

I know that getting one of the existing trannies to work properly has been a personal challenge, but I am curious whether this problem is actually solvable. Would, for example, a factory rebuilt Valve body or full transmission solve this problem once and for all?
Good day!!

Indeed!! The X5 is very nice and it is a shame I need to move on to other projects... All is not lost tho! The motor I rebuilt is going into another 2004-2006 when one needing motor work turns up... I have three transmissions for these year, although one isn't complete... And a couple transfer cases.... All the body panels are perfect... Interior has already been swapped into Becky...

I tried everything I suspected to be the cause... I think I had a bad DME and the reprogram didn't take or made things worse... I got another DME for it, but those are too difficult to blank out for initial programming again and I didn't feel like pulling the EWS, keys, locks, ignition, and DME from a parts X5 to see if that would fix it... It is technically still complete... It has Becky's interior in it... I haven't TOTALLY given up on it yet, but it is very very much on the back burner until lots of things on my to-do list clear up...

Cheers!!!!
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2001 E53 X5 4.4i (03-07-2001 build date) White exterior / hellbeige interior (6MT swap vehicle - Manny)
2002 E53 X5 4.6is (12-20-2001 build date) Imola Red exterior / M-texture interior (Red)
2003 E53 X5 4.4i (06-26-2003 build date) Silver exterior / Black interior (Silvester II)
2008 Mini Cooper S ragtop (04-17-2008 build date) Dark Silver exterior / Gray interior ( Topless)
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