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

[Dking078]

If you know, you know. No more rattles though.

(Swap, not rebuild) That would be even worse.

[zhent]

I got my cluster fixed in August, and drove my X5 to work tonight to have it do this:



I haven't pulled it to look yet, but is this just a loose connection? It seems to do it off and on...

[Themoog]

Swapped my front brake discs/rotors that were warped and causing dreadful steering shake when braking to drilled and grooved performance items. Sanded and repainted the callipers including all the brackets. Even the hat part and outer edge of the discs got the paint treatment- all in body colour Titan silver. None of that daft red / yellow / blue etc, it’s not a sports car. New pads too.
Braking is much more satisfying now..

[guntherrex]

damn about the cluster... no warrantee on the work?

[zhent]

Originally Posted by guntherrex

damn about the cluster... no warrantee on the work?

I'll find out later today. I emailed the shop that did the work.

[EODguy]

Originally Posted by zhent

I got my cluster fixed in August, and drove my X5 to work tonight to have it do this:



I haven't pulled it to look yet, but is this just a loose connection? It seems to do it off and on...

Reminds me of the movie Freejack with all the bar coded cars..

Besides it's better than some of the warnings that have popped up on the White Witch..

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[SamW]

I have been experiencing heavy steering feel for some time now, suspecting the universal joint in the steering shaft, but since there could be couple of other causes too, I haven't felt like dropping 200 euros for a new u-joint just to test it out. I now sprayed some WD-40 to the u-joint and the steering feels properly light again! Let's see for how long, maybe I should try some lithium grease spray next, but I was unable to get the nozzle reach the u-joint. At least now I know the universal joint was the culprit of the heavy steering.

[nick325xit 5spd]

Originally Posted by SamW

I have been experiencing heavy steering feel for some time now, suspecting the universal joint in the steering shaft, but since there could be couple of other causes too, I haven't felt like dropping 200 euros for a new u-joint just to test it out. I now sprayed some WD-40 to the u-joint and the steering feels properly light again! Let's see for how long, maybe I should try some lithium grease spray next, but I was unable to get the nozzle reach the u-joint. At least now I know the universal joint was the culprit of the heavy steering.

Antiseize works well in the joint if you're looking for a longer lasting stopgap.

[Clavurion]

Originally Posted by zhent

I got my cluster fixed in August, and drove my X5 to work tonight to have it do this:



I haven't pulled it to look yet, but is this just a loose connection? It seems to do it off and on...

Did they change the whole display and replace it with an after market version or just repair the foil cable connection? Could be either poor quality display or the cable orientation slightly off and shorting parallel connections.

[zhent]

Originally Posted by Clavurion

Did they change the whole display and replace it with an after market version or just repair the foil cable connection? Could be either poor quality display or the cable orientation slightly off and shorting parallel connections.

Honestly, I'm not sure. I handed it off to my local BME indy mechanic and he gave it back a couple of days later, fixed. He'll likely warranty the repair, but it's a pain in the butt.