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

[andrewwynn]

Yet supposed to steer around there potholes.

[EODguy]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

Yet supposed to steer around there potholes.

True but I attribute this to the wheels having a big offset with a heavy vehicle and roads that are fair to partly shitty

TBH I have a shit entrance road to the new compound....

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[Serb404]

Originally Posted by wpoll

Pretty sure they are all the new design by now. Like this...





I think the set of six clips are referred to as a "cup holder repair kit".

lifesaver, mine came in yesterday and like you stated it was just plug n play, after 5 years feels nice to have a solid cupholder LOL

[Fifty150hs]

So I did the cooling system refresh this weekend. What a PITA. Removing the intake manifold is just a pain. But, to get to the two pipes buried under it you have to. Glad I did. The pipes were not long for this world and I got very lucky with the leaky hose that it didn't like go somewhere when I was far from home.

[andrewwynn]

Wow! Also: fantastic wrench organizer!


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[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

Wow! Also: fantastic wrench organizer!


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Toolbox Widget. Best wrench organizer I've found yet. https://toolboxwidget.com/?gad=1&gcl...SAAEgIrMvD_BwE

[X5chemist]

Wow! How many miles on the pipes? I'm planning on a coolant refresh next month.

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by X5chemist

Wow! How many miles on the pipes? I'm planning on a coolant refresh next month.

273,000 miles

[Henn28]

Originally Posted by Fifty150hs

273,000 miles

Nice work…those are nasty looking! Definitely were on borrowed time.

I’ve got a rear brake job in my very near future for my X5, and am popping a code for brake level switch (or something similar). I think the switch is part of the reservoir cap (which is full) so I’ll try to troubleshoot that soon too. Brakes are working fine, and perhaps it’s part of the check brake lining warning I have regarding the rear pads.

On another note, my one-day spring conversion job in my wife’s jeep turned into three. That 2015 Grand Cherokee WK2 gives the E53 a run for its money in terms of complexity and booby-trapped parts. Two sway bar links had to be sawed off due to stripped hex heads.

The jury is out on the Arnott kit too. It rides really well (better than the airbags I just took out), but I’m hopeful the very slight “Carolina squat” will settle out with a few more miles. More importantly, the bypass unit they included to do away with the air suspension warnings completely bricked the car, so I pulled it back out and reconnected the OE air suspension module, and then pulled the compressor fuse. Car is back on the road, but with a quick “check air suspension warning” on start, which then disappears.

I’m so over this car after three days of heavy wrenching and stripped fasters. It’s been a fantastic car, but it’s time for it to leave the stable at 90k miles. I try to keep my wife in the one reliable car, with a fresh warranty.

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by Henn28

Nice work…those are nasty looking! Definitely were on borrowed time.

I’ve got a rear brake job in my very near future for my X5, and am popping a code for brake level switch (or something similar). I think the switch is part of the reservoir cap (which is full) so I’ll try to troubleshoot that soon too. Brakes are working fine, and perhaps it’s part of the check brake lining warning I have regarding the rear pads.

On another note, my one-day spring conversion job in my wife’s jeep turned into three. That 2015 Grand Cherokee WK2 gives the E53 a run for its money in terms of complexity and booby-trapped parts. Two sway bar links had to be sawed off due to stripped hex heads.

The jury is out on the Arnott kit too. It rides really well (better than the airbags I just took out), but I’m hopeful the very slight “Carolina squat” will settle out with a few more miles. More importantly, the bypass unit they included to do away with the air suspension warnings completely bricked the car, so I pulled it back out and reconnected the OE air suspension module, and then pulled the compressor fuse. Car is back on the road, but with a quick “check air suspension warning” on start, which then disappears.

I’m so over this car after three days of heavy wrenching and stripped fasters. It’s been a fantastic car, but it’s time for it to leave the stable at 90k miles. I try to keep my wife in the one reliable car, with a fresh warranty.

Rear brake is probably wear indicator. When you go through the wear indicator you will have to replace it. May need to replace the rotors as well.

Never had the air suspension and from everything I've read on here about them, I'm glad I don't. They're nothing but trouble from what I see. If I had air suspension I'd swap it out for coil overs.