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

[andrewwynn]

Originally Posted by sandbagger

its not a shimmy, it really really feels/sounds like the growling a wheel bearing race makes when its worn out, and looks like someone took a grinder to it. none of the 4 are loose yet either.

Once I get the caliper on when it warms up(Detroit) I will dig into it. unless it was all just the stuck caliper and it goes away(I can hope but not expecting that)

You said "vibration" but if caliper sticks, very often the pad will wear though to get metal contact often just on the edge where rotor is thick.

That said, even if pad is good, if it is not lifting off the rotor, I would expect ba sound like you describe: similar to bearing. Let us know once you replace caliper.


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[EODguy]

Originally Posted by EODguy

The Witch has developed a small oil leak from the timing chain cover. So I ordered a complete set of gaskets and seals including front and rear main and will be pulling the engine later this month. I'm also doing chain guides.
I am doing a full suspension (hopefully at the same time) as I will have 5 full days along with the possibility of 2 additional days to do everything. Shop space is available for rent then,so....

I'll try to keep progress posted by things are a little hectic at the moment.

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Another delay...

I realized I missed ordering a new coolant transfer pipe and for some strange "reason" DHL is running slow...

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[omodos]

Originally Posted by EODguy

Another delay...

I realized I missed ordering a new coolant transfer pipe and for some strange "reason" DHL is running slow...

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I envy you guys as you are well versed with the X5, out of curiosity how do you chaps clean the gunk off the front of the engine and behind the serpentine belts without taking the belts off? I have alot of crud both there and in the inards close the the alternator and the dipstick....years of dust/etc stuck to side of what looks like engine block....

[Effduration]

Originally Posted by omodos

I envy you guys as you are well versed with the X5, out of curiosity how do you chaps clean the gunk off the front of the engine and behind the serpentine belts without taking the belts off? I have alot of crud both there and in the inards close the the alternator and the dipstick....years of dust/etc stuck to side of what looks like engine block....

-Hot engine
-Spray it down with a degreaser, let it sit a bit but not until engine cools
-shoot it with a pressure washer from underneath.
-avoid direct contact with sensors, elec connectors, etc.
-start engine afterwards

[EODguy]

Got the trifecta this morning with nothing showing up on the high cluster and zero communication thru the obd2 on the Foxwell, yet my BT dongle will talk to my stereo just fine...

I'm not sure whether to hope it's something simple AND a dead Foxwell or hope that it's all related.

Mail is definitely an issue at the moment so...

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[Henn28]

The OBD no-comms is definitely strange. I’d like to think it’s a bad forxwell too, but not sure I believe in coincidence when it comes to the E53!

My trifecta a few years ago was the DSC/ABS module. Hopefully it’s not that as I ended up having to buy a new one. The EBay one I tried first was crap, and the second one didn’t work either despite having the correct part number. I finally gave up and bought a new one.

[workingonit]

Originally Posted by EODguy

Got the trifecta this morning with nothing showing up on the high cluster and zero communication thru the obd2 on the Foxwell, yet my BT dongle will talk to my stereo just fine....

Which BT dongle are you using? I have experienced Foxwell NT510 Elite failure to communicate while my VGATE vLinker MS and OBDLink LX dongles functioned perfectly.

It seems that the Foxwell needs higher battery voltage/amps at the OBD port, than do the BT dongles. If battery voltage drops much below 12v, my Foxwell either reads nothing (won't get past the VIN, or at most it only reads only half the modules. Once I start the engine, or attach a charger (not a low amperage charger-maintainer, but one with 10 amps or more, will the Foxwell start working properly.

[andrewwynn]

I've worked on e53 that wouldn't talk to my 510 unless i used manual mode. Once i put in the model and year it would work. I don't know why that car never worked in auto but try manual mode.


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[Effduration]

What did I do for my E53 today?

I sold it. 2005 E53 X5 3.0 w/173k miles, spent its life in Northeast US... $4,000
I ownd it for 7 yrs and 50,000+ miles.

Needed to reduce the fleet of 4, M54-powered BMWs..The E53 was a quick sale. Sold in one day on facebook to the first person who came to look at it.

I'll miss how it looked, the ride height, the functional inside space, the roof bars and how it towed with the factory hitch and tow module.

I won't miss much else. I probably wouldn't buy another one unless it came from a rust-free state. I may buy a 2017/18 Mercedes GLE 350 4 matic w/ tow package later this year.

Will continue to participate here. Onward and upward!

[EODguy]

My foxwell doesn't even turn on, so I can't even do manual startup.

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