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11-15-2021, 09:48 PM
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Next is full cooling system refresh. Belts and pulleys. VANOS rebuild. Trans drain and fill. Diffs drain and fill. Brake line flush. M56 and M50 mod. Then a tune. At the moment I've currently put about 500 bucks on tires. 520 bucks on cooling system. 95 bucks on the transfer case fix. 20 bucks fixing o2 wire runs. And 150 bucks for a full leather interior (mine was vinyl) that included a new recently installed panoramic sunroof cassette.... also rear seat reclining hardware. All from a 4.8 e53 that blew its motor. That's all for now! 
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11-15-2021, 10:44 PM
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11-15-2021, 10:44 PM
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12-07-2021, 12:51 PM
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More updates.....
Cooling system done. Except hard lines under intake, I'll hit that when I do the m50 mod. Tranny drained, new filter and fluid. Idiot me noticed a bag of new tranny pan screws after I torqued all the old ones back in. Diffs drained and new fluid in. Needed a new thermal oil sensor. Did that.. but for some stupid reason it's leaking. Next oil change I'll replace the gasket on it. New 10.9 grade bolts and nuts on the reinforcement plate. Old ones were all different types. I got some from ace Hardware for 40 bucks. Replaced a cv boot. The boot from fcp didn't fit right. The small end was way too small. I had to use a narrow hose clamp on that end. I suspect maybe aftermarket axles. Especially being the axle nut was 41mm and not stock 36mm. So... I'm leaning towards some new axles. I think the decent aftermarket are called CVN. Scored an entire bmw oem trailer hitch, module, wiring and mounting hardware for 90 bucks at the junk yard. The hitch itself they charged me 8.95. 20 bucks for all the mounting hardware. 50 for the module. Then tax. Not a bad score for that.  There was a dynavin touchscreen in it that I thought I'd be able to score for cheap... nope. 80 flipping bucks. Better to get an Avin unit new i think than try and hope that other one still works. Anyway, wife will daily this e53 now that all the mechanical stuff is sound. Poor vert will sit and wait for repairs. That's all for now!
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12-07-2021, 01:28 PM
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Nice score on the OEM hitch & module. A lot of E53's are hitting junkyards right now...
You might take a look at your brake lines - Particularly under the plastic cladding under the driver's side...This is known weak point even in salt-free states. My son lost all his brake fluid 200 miles from home because I did not look... the rear brake lines between wheels (above rear diff) is also a weak spot, but less of a pblm.
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12-07-2021, 02:20 PM
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E53s are still sparse in the yard near me. I got lucky with the one that just came in. It was a front end collision/rollover. I saw that hitch and got to work. Lol
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12-07-2021, 07:05 PM
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