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[Ahmed303]

Good Morning. I recently joined this forum and wanted to introduce myself. I recently acquired a 2001 X5 4.4L with cold weather and premuim package. The last 5 of the vin is LH25105. It is gold exterior (I'll get the real color code later) with tan leather and Birdseye maple interior. No Nav though. It has 100K miles and a great service history. Minor maint items will be done soon.

I am a long time BMW owner and DIYr. I have owned and personally maintained from I6 (Z3, 330Ci) to V8 (540i, 840Ci) to V12 (850i, 860i - Custom Stroker)).

Looking forward to learning from this board. I am good with the M62 engines but looking forward to learning more about the X5 suspension and electronics.

Thank you.

[bullsbmwx5]

Looks great for a 100k miles car....

So what are the DIY projects you planned?

[Ahmed303]

Thanks for the welcome and complement Bulls.

The car was a 1 owner car with the extended maint contract. Thus the car was in such a great shape.

The DIY stuff I am interested to begin with is to replace the common wear items. There are things I am familiar with, such as Oil Change, Brake pads replacement, Caliper cleanup (possible paint), Transmission fluid replacement, etc. And there are things new to me for the X, such as ABS Pulse Sensor, Steering Angle Sensor,Adding a CD changer or possibly replacing the headunit with a Factory NAV, etc.

I have a Peake Diagnostic tool that I used on my older BMWs, but it seems that like my Z3 and the 330 this does not have the round service port.

[m5james]

Originally Posted by Ahmed303

I have a Peake Diagnostic tool that I used on my older BMWs, but it seems that like my Z3 and the 330 this does not have the round service port.

I made my own AB03 adapter so that I can still use my Peake tools on newer BMW's, cost me about $10 in parts. I made a thread on here if you're interested in making it.

[bullsbmwx5]

possibly replacing the headunit with a Factory NAV, etc.

I am def interested to see how this turns out..

[1stE53]

Welcome and good luck. I'm looking forward to reading your advice on engine stuff as well

[sethro]

Looks super clean and looks like the previous owner took care of her

[Ahmed303]

Originally Posted by sethro

Looks super clean and looks like the previous owner took care of her

Thanks. And yes she did. She purchased it new at the dealer with extended warranty and Maint contract (72 mo / 100K miles). Has service record at the BMW dealer where I bought it from. She traded it in for the new X5 3.5D. It is super clean.

[Ahmed303]

Thanks James. I was actually looking at your post. Have you found the link to the female part of the Peake reader to plug into?

[m5james]

Originally Posted by Ahmed303

Thanks James. I was actually looking at your post. Have you found the link to the female part of the Peake reader to plug into?

No, I haven't. I just soldered 5 wires coming from the OBDII plug and used blue crimps on the other end, which happen to slide perfectly over the pins coming from the Peake reader. I at first I used a sharpie and marked the locations w/ a 1, 2, 3, etc but then I finally found my handheld label making machine and just marked the tool and each connection that way instead. For the few times I use both of the readers (FCII and SRS), it gets the job done for $10 vs almost $100 for their cord.

Congrats on such a clean vehicle BTW. Mine was the same thing where it was owned by some weekend warrior who hardly drove it and always maintained it. I was able to get copies of all the service records and recalls through the dealership, then I called BMWNA and got a copy of the original window sticker for my records