New to X5 world, advice needed please (Cooling and fuel pump)

[Aidzer0]

Wow, so much good advice, I was fearful there wouldn’t be as much information on the x5 as there is on e46’s, boy was I wrong, thank you all for the valuable info,

OldSkewel; I read about the TI auto pump, but FCP doesn’t carry it and I like supporting their cause. I will defiantly keep the old one as a spare, whines like a parrot caught in a blender, but it works.
The filter does have a regulator and I will be getting a Mann filter, it’s the only one available. (This is according to realOEM).
RE the sensors, yeah, it’s tough, I checked both and both seem to be working or in spec on my multimeter, it’s tricky to test because I drive and have my multimeter plugged in.
That being said, OBDFusion is reporting a constant 66c - 68c, which shows the t-stat is stuck open.

Andrew; from what I can see, there are no short, I removed most of the cable shielding and there are no open wires or breaks. So that’s good, (I did have new shielding on hand and have replaced it)
Yeah, I have noticed that the needle jumps as apposed to moving gradually with the engine temps.
I will replace the dual temp sensor and go from there.

Magister; fantastic! Thank you, 8 months is a good trial run haha.

Only reason I was skeptical about the pump is because I’ve had issues with my e46 and aftermarket pumps.

[c-bass]

Originally Posted by Aidzer0

Wow, so much good advice, I was fearful there wouldn’t be as much information on the x5 as there is on e46’s, boy was I wrong, thank you all for the valuable info,

When I got my X5 I went looking for a place to hang out and was super disappointed by the lack of action on the few forums I found.

This forum on the other hand is full of good information, some very knowledgeable people and is quite active.

Don't bother looking anywhere else, this is your home now

[Aidzer0]

Originally Posted by c-bass

When I got my X5 I went looking for a place to hang out and was super disappointed by the lack of action on the few forums I found.

This forum on the other hand is full of good information, some very knowledgeable people and is quite active.

Don't bother looking anywhere else, this is your home now

I couldn’t agree more!

I found the mirror tilt and mirror fold fixes on here and had to create an account!

[andrewwynn]

I think the key is the "dual temp". I don't know what brain looks at which, but from your description it actually sounds like an internal intermittent failure.

I did have a fuel pump fail add mentioned after 10-11 months but when wife's failed and the Bosch war doa I bought another Amazon special and that one lasted until we traded in the car on the '12 E70.

[andrewwynn]

Similar to the mention of finding how to fix the mirror tilt, I found XO when searching to solve a random stall that set a code completely unrelated to the defective part. Somebody on XO had the same problem and discovered in his case was the intake cam sensor.

I bought an OEM German made model and installed in about 90 minutes (serving time on wife's X5 took only 20 because screw routing the wire under the intake!)

I also found wife's X5 on xo. Approximately 3 months after getting mine! (Both 01 3.0). Hers was traded in 3 weeks ago for 50i 2012; oh my is that fun to drive!

I do follow other BMW forum but xo is where it's at for the X5.

[Aidzer0]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

Similar to the mention of finding how to fix the mirror tilt, I found XO when searching to solve a random stall that set a code completely unrelated to the defective part. Somebody on XO had the same problem and discovered in his case was the intake cam sensor.

I bought an OEM German made model and installed in about 90 minutes (serving time on wife's X5 took only 20 because screw routing the wire under the intake!)

I also found wife's X5 on xo. Approximately 3 months after getting mine! (Both 01 3.0). Hers was traded in 3 weeks ago for 50i 2012; oh my is that fun to drive!

I do follow other BMW forum but xo is where it's at for the X5.

Wow that’s a. Interesting issue, now I know that too haha!


I only follow e46fanatics, great place for info just like XO!

I ordered the parts last night, it’s going to take a while to get them since I’m in Canada :/ cannot wait to fix all these things though.

Thanks again to all that contributed!!


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[Bdc101]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

I also found wife's X5 on xo. Approximately 3 months after getting mine! (Both 01 3.0). Hers was traded in 3 weeks ago for 50i 2012; oh my is that fun to drive!

That is super cool. I am afraid I may go down the same route after we retire the E53 in a few more years. This was my first german car, and now I am fully infected with the idea that another german car would be perfectly acceptable.

In my heart of hearts I truly want an F10 5-series, you can actually get an early F10 535i or even a 550i with a 6MT in that generation.

sorry to derail the thread

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by Bdc101

That is super cool. I am afraid I may go down the same route after we retire the E53 in a few more years. This was my first german car, and now I am fully infected with the idea that another german car would be perfectly acceptable.

In my heart of hearts I truly want an F10 5-series, you can actually get an early F10 535i or even a 550i with a 6MT in that generation.

sorry to derail the thread

Most people don't know how to drive a manual transmission car. They think that a manual transmission is when you flip the paddles to shift the trans.

[andrewwynn]

Originally Posted by upallnight

Most people don't know how to drive a manual transmission car. They think that a manual transmission is when you flip the paddles to shift the trans.

That is very true. Or in the case of e53 use the m/s (manual shift) side of the shift lever.

[Bdc101]

Originally Posted by upallnight

Most people don't know how to drive a manual transmission car. They think that a manual transmission is when you flip the paddles to shift the trans.

When you search for "BMW" on craigslist and sort by "manual transmission" only... maybe 50% of the cars are actually manuals. And the worst is when the ad actually writes out "manual transmission" in the description but you can see the automatic shifter.



I actually test drove a 2012-ish 535i 6MT when we were shopping for a grocery getter, but I figured spending $30k on a fast, beautiful, unreliable BMW would not be a prudent decision for a car which needed to shuttle around my family. We ended up with a Mazda6 6MT for a lot less money, which I am totally happy with, except for the lack of twin turbos and all. But the next family car we buy will be something with more guts.