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I’ve had my 2002 since new and it’s moved from my wife’s daily driver, to the third car, to my kids beater, and now my project car. The 4.4 had 153k on it when I swapped it out. It needed a full re-seal and was indicating lower compression in two cylinder S, but was running strong. Never did the timing guides but plan on a rebuild into a M60B44 project at some point now that it’s out and will be interested in what I find. I wouldn’t shy away from the M62 necessarily, but it would need to have had the timing guides and all the usual seals and gaskets done recently. It’s a fun motor. The biggest expense I had for the car before the new motor, was a reman ZF tranny and torque converter. Mine failed at around 120k but had been showing signs of failure for 20k or so. My air suspension has been great, and I chose to keep it (rear only on mine) when I put the lift on. Some guy in Europe sells, or used to sell, a rebuild kit for the compressor that guys liked a lot, and new bags from Arnot are available. If the following hasn’t been done, and in addition to basic service items, Id expect to have to work your way through: Complete vacuum line/component refresh Complete cooling system refresh, including pump Complete suspension refresh (all four corners) Brake system flush and bleed Rear subframe bushings Engine mounts Axles and or CV boots if you catch them in time The winds regulators and plastic clips that carry the glass are terrible. Speaking of plastic - 20 year old German plastic doesn’t age well and can tend to explode when you look at it wrong. Invest in zip ties and find some good eBay sources for stuff. I neglected mine for many years while my kids were driving it and have had to throw a lot of parts at it over the past year. I’m shooting for daily driver status, but just when I think I’m there, she stumbles. The cooling system has been the big issue, and most of the problems have been my fault. I’m down for a blown hose (which I didn’t replace during my swap and likely routed incorrectly) and will do the steering double joint at the same time. There’s a good thread on the bimmerforum with guys long term feedback on the early X5s. Worth a read maybe.
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i have a ton of parts ready to sell thats not been in installed my car e53 because the transfer case just went .. and its for sale as well s any other parts that are needed [email protected] if anybody needs anything soe stuff is free other stuff for sale
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Some car owners in general keep a spare quart of oil and coolant in their normal every day cars. The average E53 M54 owner should have Gallons of oil(maybe even a tanker), coolant, door lock actuators, window regulators, axle boots, brake lines, expansion tanks, blower resistors, tail lamp assemblies in their emergency kit. LOL |
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The e53 with the M54 has been quite reliable as a daily driver for me. It just has to be maintained. The problem now is most of the older X5's on the market haven't been properly maintained. If I were to buy an old one now I'd only buy it cheap and plan on putting several thousand dollars into it. |
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By your logic any M62TU vehicle with the timing chain guides done is at the top of the reliability spectrum, so is any recent S-series engine that has had the rod bearings replaced, or any N62 that has had the valve guide issue treated. An N20 turbo replacement is what $2k in parts? If we're talking cost for remediating the "Achilles heel" of any of the aforementioned vehicles then every E53 is cheaper to own, hell an S85 bearing job is WAY cheaper. In stock form the M54 is hard to beat in reliability and cost to maintain. All BMWs, nay all German vehicles leak oil sooner or later, every single one.
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you are mistaken. the 2004-2006 4.4i is also a N62. and they made plenty of them. If they are in cold climate states, then its even worse especially with intermediate levers. The E65 didnt suffer as much as the E53 did. i dont consider any E53 that has had any of its common parts replaced already dependable or reliable. I've seen repeat failures on timing chain guides on 400k mileage plus on M62TU. Seems like the parts design has not changed or improved. But on a N20, the new timing chain/guides have held up. comparing for example E9x vehicles. The 2008-2013 M3 is more reliable when compared to a 2006-2013 N52 motor. you will spend more on the regular series vehicle than the M3. Most M3 owners do rod bearings 1 time only. For any E53 x5, let me know how many gaskets have been replaced over and over again, valve covers that crack, how much oil consumed, cv boots/axle boots replaced, window regulators failed again, door lock carries, window regulators. repeat failures over and over again. Last edited by killcrap; 06-23-2022 at 05:20 PM. |
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I'm not reading this whole thread but I had a couple of things to add. First, I consider the car to be pretty high maintenance...in spurts that is. I've honestly had more issues with things other than the drivetrain which I find relatively dependable and low maintenance.
Most of the discussion here is around the cooling system, suspension etc. That's a given. Some of the stuff that may not have come up, which has been discussed ad nauseam in this forum and which I have experienced multiple times. Broken Door handle carriers - 6 carriers on two cars Broken window regulators Broken window regulator clips Dead pixels in radio/cluster Headliner failure Key cylinder failure Mind-altering squeaks from rear hatch bump stops alternator voltage reg failure power steering hoses WILL leak Oil filter housing gasket will leak - replace once with Viton version aux water pump is toast on 90% of junkyard cars - albeit not critical oil pan gasket WILL need replacing ($1500-$2000) the car will EAT brakes depending on your pad and rotor combo - 30k mile intervals you will likely need a brake caliper refresh during your proposed ownership period. YMMV. My older e53 is still kicking with the OEM ignition coils. 220k miles. The problem with something like a broken window regulator clip ($4 part) is that it can wreak all kinds of havoc even though it is relatively simple to fix ...like yesterday when my wife took my car (hers is getting a dent fixed), the clip broke, somehow jammed up the door handle works (don't ask me how) and the window stuck down. she had to drive home in the rain with the window down. I was able to fix it, but if you are on a 2000 mile trip, you either pay somebody $600+ to fix that (because you aren't going to find an indy who will shoot you straight) or you drive with your window stuck down, OR get in through the passenger side if the window is stuck in the up position. and the number of tools and gadgets that have to come out to fix something like this never ceases to amaze me. a small hammer, magnetic retriever, non-marring pry tools, t20 bit (with extension), and ALWAYS ALWAYS a bunch of door rivets, which break or go flying into the ether. Hard to carry all that with you. Increasingly with age, the door rivet brackets rip off the door panel itself turning a 45 minute affair into an overnight one and driving without a door panel...which WILL have a new rattle when your put it back on. e53 is the only car I have driven in the past 12 years (two of them, both higher mileage 100k plus) and I've had only high mileage BMWs since 1999. I think this is my last one though. They are fantastic...IF you stay on top of it aggressively. But I am more concerned with not getting stranded these days. Not a big deal if I get stuck in town but I'd probably think twice about it if I were taking so many long trips.
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That is a thorough list…
For this one: “…Mind-altering squeaks from rear hatch bump stops..” Have you tried the upgraded OEM, spring-loaded bump stops ? |
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