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

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by Bdc101

I bit the bullet and ordered a bunch of parts for the X:


All the power steering hoses ($$$) which are leaking

Oil filter housing gasket and VANOS oil line, also leaking

Spark plugs and oil filter

German Auto Solutions DISA repair/upgrade kit


I say this a lot but we were hoping to get four years of reliable use out of this old BMW. We are 5.5 years in now, and I like this car a lot more than I thought I would. So we are committing to keep it running well for a bit longer. Our family car got into a fender bender a few weeks ago, so we are going to take this on a 1,000 mile road trip for the holiday as well.



Anyone have any specific experience with the GAS DISA repair kit? It seems like a good product/upgrade.

Should pick up 1 coil for the trip. Easy to replace if you need to and having one on hand will prevent the uber price markup having to buy local to wherever you are.

I've still got my eye out for a manual (5 or 6spd) x5 that needs saving. Think it could be a very fun experience.

[Bdc101]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

Should pick up 1 coil for the trip. Easy to replace if you need to and having one on hand will prevent the uber price markup having to buy local to wherever you are.

I've still got my eye out for a manual (5 or 6spd) x5 that needs saving. Think it could be a very fun experience.

That's a great idea crystalworks. I have been trying to decide whether to replace them all or wait, but that's probably a good stopgap measure. They are still original, I think. (Only 118k miles)


I think it has a really good clutch and transmission. It drives very much like a tall car, and the engine, clutch, and transmission work well together. I bought it because it was the least truck-like vehicle that could tow my trailer, and while it is not a hot rod or even a sportscar by any means, it's fun to putt around in, and tows very well. I almost bought a $1500 broke-down 4.8iS last year to steal all of the fancy interior goodies from too. That one still stings, if it wasn't right when COVID started, I would have got it.

[zener]

Should the webasto water pump/aux water pump also work as actual aux water pump while car is running and not only with webasto? I have coded IHKA aux water pump enabled, but pump only runs with webasto.


It gets quite cold in Finland, so would be nice to have it running controlled also by ihka. One time I had aux water fault code and I bought new one and changed it but I kinda thought it can't be broken since webasto has been working.

[wpoll]

Originally Posted by zener

Should the webasto water pump/aux water pump also work as actual aux water pump while car is running and not only with webasto? I have coded IHKA aux water pump enabled, but pump only runs with webasto.


It gets quite cold in Finland, so would be nice to have it running controlled also by ihka.

I think the aux water pump should run all the time on the 30i models but someone with a 30i car might have more info. - Andrew?

[zener]

Yeah, might be ihka panel related issue... Those did not look too cheap on ebay.

[andrewwynn]

Originally Posted by Bdc101

I bit the bullet and ordered a bunch of parts for the X:


Anyone have any specific experience with the GAS DISA repair kit? It seems like a good product/upgrade.

Fantastic. However mine needed a little bit of filling to fit perfectly.

I just repaired wife's with 16¢ worth of parts on hand so I would look at that thread first

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by wpoll

I think the aux water pump should run all the time on the 30i models but someone with a 30i car might have more info. - Andrew?

Pretty much continuous unless there is no call for heat. If the temp is set all the way to the bottom end, 60 degrees on our US models I think, it shuts off. Otherwise it runs all the time.

[andrewwynn]

Unless 2000.5 model like wife's old X5. It would turn on and off.

[workingonit]

Originally Posted by Bdc101

...German Auto Solutions DISA repair/upgrade kit...Anyone have any specific experience with the GAS DISA repair kit? It seems like a good product/upgrade.

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

Fantastic. However mine needed a little bit of filling to fit perfectly.

I received my GAS DISA Repair Kit in the mail this week, but haven't used it yet. Furthermore, I've still not removed the DISA valve from my X5 yet; I'm hoping for two things:

• 1) the DISA on my X5 is a factory OEM BMW valve, not an aftermarket copy, and
• 2) the steel pin is still in place, and hasn't fallen into the intake manifold.

Why haven't I checked it yet?

• 1) I've got one car down (for 9 months, so far) for repairs (waiting for my back to let me crawl under it, again),
• 2) had to make minor repairs on another, prior to inspection this week,
• 3) had to assist my wife with projects that had to be done ASAP (she's trying to compensate for the passing of her father, recently), and
• 4) preparing, in secret, my repairs for the X5 (not permitted to find/fix the P0171, P0174, P0313 codes until the first car is done).

She left for the weekend to babysit dogs for a highschool chum (actually gets money to do so), so I am completing my home-made smoke device, to find the vacuum leaks

• 1) sauerkraut jar,
• 2) two tire valves,
• 3) siphon pump,
• 4) tiki-torch wick,
• 5) silicone tubing,
• 6) mineral oil, and
• 7) a soldering iron

It makes smoke, but kind of wispy, so I probably need to add glycerine for thicker smoke. A larger jar and a better heat source would be of benefit, too, but this was all I had on hand.

I'll be pulling off the DISA tomorrow, to see if it's genuine. If not, I'll have to buy a used BMW DISA on E-bay (in secret); I'd never willingly install a DISA without the GAS kit, after reading of the pin falling out.

[zener]

Originally Posted by Fifty150hs

Pretty much continuous unless there is no call for heat. If the temp is set all the way to the bottom end, 60 degrees on our US models I think, it shuts off. Otherwise it runs all the time.

I wonder if the S536 option rules it out somehow, or thenmy ihka panel is shot.