What did you do to / for your E53 today??

[Maruzo]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

I thought I had to get a new egs. Turned out to be a dirty connector so look there first.

Are those corrosion spots?

[andrewwynn]

That's a form of corrosion: RUST. It all cleaned off completely. That's the befoee pic I don't know if I took an free pic I was so anxious to plug back in and confirm was the only problem.

[Fifty150hs]

Replaced my brake hoses with braided stainless from ECS. Rubber on the old ones was cracking. Then went over my plastic with Forever Black which I did a couple years ago. It's not forever, but it holds up much better than any other plastic restorer I've tried. After two years it was starting to fade a little, but still looked better than what it looked like before the previous restoration. I highly recommend the product. I have no financial interest.

[Purplefade]

Originally Posted by Fifty150hs

Replaced my brake hoses with braided stainless from ECS. Rubber on the old ones was cracking. Then went over my plastic with Forever Black which I did a couple years ago. It's not forever, but it holds up much better than any other plastic restorer I've tried. After two years it was starting to fade a little, but still looked better than what it looked like before the previous restoration. I highly recommend the product. I have no financial interest.

I remember when I went to stainless, noticed the difference in the pedal immediately

And I’m a sucker for Forever Black too, worked wonders on my trim and yes... it’s not definitely not forever LOL...


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[Maruzo]

Read some of the reviews posted on Amazon. Great product.

How did you apply them? Did u use a high density foam roller?

Did you properly clean out all the residual old protectants and all the surface dirt first?

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by Maruzo

Read some of the reviews posted on Amazon. Great product.

How did you apply them? Did u use a high density foam roller?

Did you properly clean out all the residual old protectants and all the surface dirt first?

I used the disposable foam brush that comes with the kit. I went over all of the plastic with wax and grease remover prior to putting on the black.

[Maruzo]

Nice! I'm gonna try it out on my 4.6is!

Thanks!!

[Overboost]

Oil service on the E53 and E46 along with a set of FCAB on the neighbors E46 Covertible. I switched over to LiquiMoly 5W-40 because of my aging and high mileage engines and the BMW LL-01 specification. FCP Euro offers up a complete kit with 7 qts of Liquimoly, Mann oil filter kit with drain plug copper washer and the large oil filter housing cap o-ring and the 2 small o-rings for the lower cap to lower housing for about $60.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...427512300kt-lm

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by Overboost

Oil service on the E53 and E46 along with a set of FCAB on the neighbors E46 Covertible. I switched over to LiquiMoly 5W-40 because of my aging and high mileage engines and the BMW LL-01 specification. FCP Euro offers up a complete kit with 7 qts of Liquimoly, Mann oil filter kit with drain plug copper washer and the large oil filter housing cap o-ring and the 2 small o-rings for the lower cap to lower housing for about $60.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...427512300kt-lm

My kit just arrived Friday. 5w-40 as well. But it's 9 quarts for Red.

Oh, also picked up a magnetic drain plug from ECS.

[andrewwynn]

My last FCP order I bought the hook on oil funnel! It is awesome and three is space under the hood to store in just behind the airbox over the left fender

The funnel replaces the oil fill cap and has a gasket seal. It holds about 2L of oil so you can pour as fast as you want.