What is/was broken on your E53 today?

[Crowz]

I'm hoping it comes off without ww3. I need a break for a change

If it comes off ok I imagine it will go back on easy. If it doesn't I will do a bit more dremel work. Luckily its pretty easy to see what needs cutting I was just very tired last time at the point I needed to get the wheel back on. Only the outter lip is flared from the misses with the hammer when I was removing the cv axle so it wont effect the tire seating right if I trim it all off.

[andrewwynn]

That makes sense. Simply re-adding a bevel with a cut off wheel would do.


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[Ohsoslow]

Hey guys, just a quick update, went to change trans oil on weekend, car wouldn't start again! Thankfully ignition switch had turned up, slightly wrong one, but I made it work, and she is starting like a champ again! Thanks for the advice on ignition switch, hopefully I won't have to post on this thread again for a while

[wpoll]

Originally Posted by Ohsoslow

Hey guys, just a quick update, went to change trans oil on weekend, car wouldn't start again! Thankfully ignition switch had turned up, slightly wrong one, but I made it work, and she is starting like a champ again! Thanks for the advice on ignition switch, hopefully I won't have to post on this thread again for a while

Great to hear you sorted it. What part did you order and what part turned up. Just so I know...

[Ohsoslow]

Originally Posted by wpoll

Great to hear you sorted it. What part did you order and what part turned up. Just so I know...

Hey mate, completely my fault, the part I ordered is what turned up, I misread that the two options were interchangeable.. Which is kind of true if you don't mind cutting off chunks of plastic! Part I ordered was 61326901962.. I should of got 61326901961. So would presume 961 is correct part for you too!

[andrewwynn]

Is the difference right vs left drive?


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[Ohsoslow]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

Is the difference right vs left drive?


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Hey mate, nah I'm pretty sure the steering column part is the same on both (key on right hand side) but the 962 has extra pins in it, presume it's for v8 versions..

[amancuso]

I'm pretty sure my mechatronics unit/solenoids are shot. :-P

[andrewwynn]

Was broken: coolant reservoir: hairkine split causing a drip about one per second. Symptom: heat was weak in the cabin. Put in some coolant it was 2L low. It was hot when I added (not much choice when you take said car to Walmart at 10pm to get the fluid). I checked when cold a few days later when I was able to start again (replaced fuel pump) and notice when cold it was low (not too surprised) but when I bought another bottle of coolant (wife had the first bottle in her car 70 miles away) that's when I noticed the leak.

Skip ahead a day: picked up a new reservoir, remove the old one and hear an unexpected thump.

The thump was the top of the AT Cooler thermostat flying a few feet across the engine compartment.

Is broken:


Transmission cooler thermostat. Never knew it existed. About to order a replacement from Amazon for 1 day delivery so I can have BMWЯ running tomorrow.



Darn near impossible to remove as the plastic is so brittle it just disintegrates. I ended up drilling a hole and putting in a screw to use as a handle.

The place where the screw is placed is enclosed so there are no crumbs dropped into the engine. That sucker is held in tight by o-rings!

Another tip: there is one hose that doesn't need to be removed and doing so will spill a lot more coolant oops.

[Crowz]

Ouch.

Hopefully they get the new one to you in time. Amazons shipping seems a bit slow these days to me.