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

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by c-bass

Looks great

off topic here but I can't seem to get the multi quote working on here and have tried with Chrome and Edge. Is it just me?

Thanks.

Nope, you have to do mulit quote manually. I usually hit the quote with a hotkey mouse button so it auto opens another tab. Then I copy/paste into the tab I'm working in all the quotes from the others. It's janky, but it works, and doesn't take too much extra time.

[andrewwynn]

I use tapa talk on the phone to xo so if I want to multi quote I quote somebody, post than quote the second but just copy the contents, close the quote wo saving and then go edit the first quote and paste in the second.

[Purplefade]

I spent the day washing, clay baring and ceramic coating the X. Followed by a deep clean of the interior and under hood, followed by bees waxing the interior and mothers plastic protecting the under hood . Super happy with the end result, my wife thinks I’m insane where as I see time we’ll spent

I am absolutely going nuts to get my 87s and spacers installed... but I already have them wrapped and stored for the winter.


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[absolutezero273c]

Installed a new alternator. How do you know your alternator needs to be replaced you ask? When the windings begin to smoke like burning leaves.

[Purplefade]

Originally Posted by absolutezero273c

Installed a new alternator. How do you know your alternator needs to be replaced you ask? When the windings begin to smoke like burning leaves.

Oh yummy! Like your own little personal bonfire under the hood... yuck.


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[afstud]

Or when your battery light comes on when your on your way home from Nashville, ask me how I know.....

I had to stop at an ORilleys and swap it out in the parking lot. Thank god they stock OEM Bosch and Valeo replacements. Plus the 3.0 is a breeze to work on with minimal tools.

[andrewwynn]

Indianapolis will also work to stress test your alternator also I used oreily and largely because you can find them anywhere and lifetime warranty and OEM part


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[TriX5]

My car came up with a real Christmas display a week ago and after searching on XO and checking with INPA decided the CANBus was not communicating. Could not connect to the transmission module. For most this seems to be caused by the ABS module pulling the CANBus down. After disconnecting the ABSM from the harness I could once again read the transmission ECU and so, pretty sure my ABSM is back on the fritz. Pulled it out this morning after getting the bumper and headlight off a few days ago.

Fortunately, the previous repair in 2018 had a three year warranty. They told me to send it back to them. Keeping fingers crossed they can improve on the previous job. (If they can't then I am not looking forward to coding a different one to my car.)

PS: The hoses for the PS, coolant pump and oil filter make it very tricky to get the inboard screws out. To re-install I will probably pull the fan and shroud to get better access.

[andrewwynn]

Most people relocate the oil filter holder to work on ABS.

[absolutezero273c]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

Most people relocate the oil filter holder to work on ABS.

Thanks. ABS module repair is my next project.