What is/was broken on your E53 today?

[Crowz]

Ive had a few cars in the past that had broken glass spread thru them. I NEVER got it all out. Every time I thought I had gotten it all up I would find another piece somewhere. Its like the pieces reproduce !

[wpoll]

Originally Posted by LVR

Yup, harmonic balancer shot. Rubber broken down and unable to take load causing alternator light on and loss of power steering.

Out with old in with new and she runs again!

Grin...

So... "Not Here" is Australia, right? Seems like these vibration dampeners (harmonic pulleys) fail a LOT in Australia (on the diesels anyway...) but rarely anywhere else.

Must be a heat thing....

[andrewwynn]

Originally Posted by txyaloo

$400 later it was fixed. No one around had OEM privacy glass. They had to get OE at $800+. Ended up going with standard glass and got it tinted. The strut did manage to dent the body next to the hatch. Most people likely wouldn't notice it.



I'm still finding little pieces of glass everywhere.

Ouch I'm reminded of last year when I went to demonstrate how tough windshields are, hit with the palm off my hand and it shattered.

Don't do that demonstration if it's hot as hell out with the AC blasting on the inside apparently the thermal stress makes it easy to break.

Silver lining is I found out it would only cost $3.50/mo to change my deductible from $100 to $0.

Did you remove the cargo floor to clean rather than vacuum in place? I take mine out a couple times a year for cleaning

[txyaloo]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

Ouch I'm reminded of last year when I went to demonstrate how tough windshields are, hit with the palm off my hand and it shattered.

Don't do that demonstration if it's hot as hell out with the AC blasting on the inside apparently the thermal stress makes it easy to break.

Silver lining is I found out it would only cost $3.50/mo to change my deductible from $100 to $0.

Did you remove the cargo floor to clean rather than vacuum in place? I take mine out a couple times a year for cleaning

Unfortunately, the cargo floor was out since I was doing some maintenance back there. Would have been much easier to clean up had the cargo floor been in. On the plus side, I had intended to actually get the glass replaced at some point. It had a nice arc of scratches on it from a worn down wiper blade. It's nice having clear glass again. Also prompted me to upgrade to an E70 wiper arm.

I broke the front windshield several years ago while replacing the top rubber trim strip. I feel your pain. I carry full coverage on the X, but it isn't worth enough to pay extra for a low deductible. If it wrecks, it's likely to get totaled. I tend to pay for any damages out of pocket.

[andrewwynn]

My rear wiper sucks what is the difference with the e70 arm? I think I want to upgrade.


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[txyaloo]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

My rear wiper sucks what is the difference with the e70 arm? I think I want to upgrade.


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This is one on an E53. The design is slightly different. I think it looks a little more modern. The rear end of the E53 looks much more dated than the front/side

[Blowout]

Replaced the thermostat in the X5 and buttoned everything back up and no issues when tested.

The wife drove to her Mom's and when she turned the key off the radiator dumped all the coolant and I got "the phone call".

Turned out the tranny cooler is only held on by a single clip that's easy to bump and unclip. Thought it was inserted properly when everything was put back together. The radiator pressure must have increased enough when the engine was turned off to cause the transmission cooler to blow off.

Easy fix, just took a gallon of BMW coolant and that clip is now zip tied so it doesn't happen again.

Here's the dang clip holding the tranny cooler onto the radiator:

[andrewwynn]

I was pleasantly surprised when I changed my tstat how easy it was to disconnect those quick connects. Thanks for the feedback so we can learn from your "mistake".


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[Blowout]

I better check the tranny fluid level when the car gets back home too.

[Morriz]

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