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Major work done e53 sport 5sp manual
my 2002 E53 Manual trans was leaking oil at a rate of 1 qt per 500 miles. It did not smell but the bottom was getting a good coating of oil. I figured I might as well see what else I could replace whilst doing the oil pan gasket change. It was not as bad as we thought. With 237K miles on the clock we were expecting some bolts and nuts to give us a fight. So here is what was replaced during this process. Front controls arms, outer tie rod ends, cleaned, scraped and repainted the sub frame, oil pan gasket, oil sending unit, rotors, pads and e brake shoes all around, backer plates on the rear, valve cover gasket, and installed bluetooth, all drivetrain fluids changed. I could not have done it without the help of one of my best friends. as soon as I can figure out how to put pictures in posts I will.
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Can confirm. Kind of a pain to do it otherwise. But I also don't have the tapatalk auto message either... which triggers my OCD like crazy. So I'll continue to manually resize my images using paint.net to keep XO happy.
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2005 X5 4.4i Build 04/05 Maintenance/Build Log Nav, Pano, Sport (Purchased 06/14 w/ 109,000 miles) (Sold 8/15 w/121,000 miles) 2006 X5 4.8is Build 11/05 Maintenance/Build Log Nav, DSP, Pano, Running Boards, OEM Tow Hitch, Cold Weather Pckg (Purchased 08/15 w/ 90,500 miles) 2010 X5 35d Build 02/10 Nav, HiFi, 6 DVD, Sports Pckg, Cold Weather Pckg, HUD, CAS, Running Boards, Leather Dash, PDC, Pano (Purchased 03/17 w/ 136,120 miles) |
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Painted and clear coated skid plate replica. Hopefully soon I have time to fit it.
Got it decent. I'm not a painter by any means.
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What did you do to / for your E53 today??
Finally installed my heated steering wheel. Works like a champ and turns off when the car turns off!
Anyone looking to upgrade to the sport steering wheel? Controls, used cover, no airbag Sent from my iPhone using Xoutpost.com
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I got a good look at all four corners this weekend while changing the oil, and there is tons of meat left on the fronts (at least 6mm) but the rears are definitely low, probably around 3mm. Never changed pads with this little meat on them before, but I will do the rears before camping season starts, just because it's a tow rig. Question for the brain trust: are vented 4.4i rotors a direct swap on? Do they require adjusting of the e-brake or any other hassle?
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