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

[andrewwynn]

Got to finally use my new roof rack system.

Bringing 9x 8' 2x4 and 6x 8' long baseboards.



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A close up of the infinitely adjustable angle bracket. It can be positioned anywhere even outside the main roof rail to grip 4x8' sheet goods.

My original design for framing lumber was to use a conduit clamp on each side and a threaded rod to hold them toward the load. I bought some solid angles and was able to find an even better solution. On one set of boards I simply pounded in a set of shims and the other I put a bolt through to "bite" into the 2x4s

One nice accidental invention: the cross bars though steel have a little flex so the load and the roof rails get less jolting when hitting bumps.


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[J.Belknap]

The right rear window made an ominous "CLICK" when I raised it today.

So I'm pretty sure the regulator has one or two more operations before failure. Makes sense, truck is 12 years old and I just did the lr last month. Going to not touch that window until I have new parts in.

[Joshdub]

Good idea. It's much easier to deal with before it breaks.

[Quickid]

- Replaced rusted brake lines, master cylinder, brake fluid flush
- Replaced leaky rad, coolant, belts
- Replaced 2 bad coils, 8 spark plugs
- Tranny oil flush, replaced tranny filter
- Replaced both hood latches, cables
- Oil change

Grand total of CAD$2700 plus tax.... this thing is worse than having a mistress

[andrewwynn]

Finally done with big basement waterproofing job and packed up the mobile shop
I think the 10' conduit on top was added after. My 7 year old calls it the "turret"


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[puddinboo]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

Finally done with big basement waterproofing job and packed up the mobile shop
I think the 10' conduit on top was added after. My 7 year old calls it the "turret"


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was it a big job ,they usaully are.
your 7 year old must be playing COD or watching someone playing it.

[andrewwynn]

Correct on COD. Job was insane. 60 yr old house no drain tile no sump pump. Every big rain made floor wet pine framing all rotted pretty much perfect storm disaster. Sister executor of estate and needed fixed to sell. Worse: floor had been painted with incompatible paint that sloughed off when mopped!

The walls were mostly but not all waterproofed but no seal at wall-floor junction just a layer of paint so it leaked. I cut a 1/4 x 3/8 groove into the wall-floor junction to install some synthetic rubber sealant now have to wait for a strong rain to see if hydrostatic pressure builds enough up the wall that the wall leaks.


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[puddinboo]

thats crazy. cheaper though doing it yourself.
my son is 15 and he has been playing COD since he was around 6 or 7 .I try and play I`m lucky to get 6 kills online, he gets around 20-30 average.

[randiwood]

dreaded self leveling inactive showed up..had the accumulator error code, vehicle would not move off of the middle setting when high level pushed...green light flickered as though it was instructed to do by the ehc2 control module. through trial, error and a few visits to two independent shops, searching through on line articles for self education, arrived at buying a used eBay unit from a salvage for $225, whole black pot, swapped it out, took it to have the vehicle re-set at the BMW Dealer who set it and said all was well...drove away and within two blocks, the dreaded red lights came back..took it back and they re-set it again, this time maybe doing additional height calibrations...not sure but since then, all is well...
Also did the air compressor piston change from the Andy guy on eBay. $41 kit, real easy to change, so now I have the original pump unit as a back up.. moral of the story...if it flickers but doesn't move, if you get the light and code is accumulator ...it is most likely a worn air compressor piston ring...the ring is Teflon, likely to keep the noise down and it obviously wears fast..so, get it fixed if it has a leak because the system will call for the compressor..love this beast..

[srmmmm]

Replaced an instrument cluster bulb. Same bulb every two years, right behind the external temperature. At least this is the easiest cluster I've ever encountered to pull.

2002 X5 3.0 282,600 miles
2004 325i 121,000 miles