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

[EH6TunerDaniel]

So not today but over the weekend I did the cooling system refresh. Water pump, thermostat, expansion tank, upper and lower rad hoses, pulley, and removed the belt driven fan and installed an electric fan. I've got it coming on at about 200 degrees I think, anyone know about when the viscous fan would have normally come on?

[mam4.6]

Bought 2 oil filters and enough oil for 2 oil changes. Am currently due an oil change. Lookin forward to changing that o-ring on the dipstick tube, lol...

[mam4.6]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

Also got the updated spring loaded hatch stoppers, and yes they are worth it for $30 per side to have the hatch close more solidly, no more adjusting, and much quieter from the rear.

Do you have a part number for the updated version, or do I just ask a dealer for it?

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by mam4.6

Do you have a part number for the updated version, or do I just ask a dealer for it?

Its a superseded part number so you technically could ask the dealer for it, they don't sell the old ones anymore.

But here you go Matt

51247171557

51247171558

[mam4.6]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

Its a superseded part number so you technically could ask the dealer for it, they don't sell the old ones anymore.

But here you go Matt

51247171557

51247171558

Understood, thanks...

[J.Belknap]

Ordered a rear left regulator & vapor barrier

Son-of-a-biscuit $&@!

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

Its a superseded part number so you technically could ask the dealer for it, they don't sell the old ones anymore.

But here you go Matt

51247171557

51247171558

Ordered mine from the dealership today... thanks for the info. Tired of the hatch rattles...

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by J.Belknap

Ordered a rear left regulator & vapor barrier

Son-of-a-biscuit $&@!

Probably about a Franklin and a Grant out the door am I right?

@crystal, no problem I actually can remove my felt pads now off the contact points of the stoppers since they fit tighter

[J.Belknap]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

Probably about a Franklin and a Grant out the door am I right?

I know a guy who knows a guy who runs a BMW parts counter...

New regulator, vapor barrier, butyl tape, and 9 door card clips for $166 shipped.

[Quickid]

At 230K kms, passenger side front and rear wheel bearings, and a ball joint done by my mechanic last week.

Yesterday, I removed the headlight to replace the HID bulb on the driver side. The original bulb still looked good and replacing it did not fix the problem. Now, I'm not sure if it's the igniter or the Xenon module. Quite expensive for a trial and error but I can't think of anything else that could be wrong.

One thing that should have triggered my mind that it may not be the bulb is that there is no message on the dash. There was a message last time when the bulb on the passenger side was out 2 years ago.