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

[semcoinc]

If you can wait, here is something comparable for $2

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10x-...d-ac13521cc4ff



Mike

[Lamby]

Okay I am ordering those for my x5 are they are straight forward swap out or do I need to mod the bulbs in order to fit the fittings?

[semcoinc]

Originally Posted by Lamby

Okay I am ordering those for my x5 are they are straight forward swap out or do I need to mod the bulbs in order to fit the fittings?

They slide right into the existing bulb receptacles.

Mike

[srmmmm]

New fog lamps. Old ones had eroded lens surfaces and just didn't allow enough light to go through any more.

2002 X5 3.0 314,200 miles
2014 428i 24,100 miles

2005 325i sold at 123,600 miles
2001 325i sold at 66,000 miles

197 Firebird - under restoration

[von540i]

Finally resolved my warm start issue!!! I've been living with it for years and finally decided to check the injectors and sure enough... Replaced the leaky injector and starts right every time the first time. So glad I waited four years!

[crystalworks]

Ah, that feeling you get when you have just drained 8 quarts of oil out of your X5 and pulled the oil filter only to realize that the filter you thought you had ordered months ago was just a figment of your imagination... Priceless. LOL So, I just placed this order for the X:

[semcoinc]

I suggest ordering 2 filters, that way it never has to happen to you again.

Then when you go grab the last one off your shelf, you place another order for a pair.

While not Mann brand, I have seen E53 filter fitment available on the WalMart shelf if anyone is in a pinch (may have been Frahm brand, can't remember).

Mike

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by semcoinc

I suggest ordering 2 filters, that way it never has to happen to you again.

Then when you go grab the last one off your shelf, you place another order for a pair.

While not Mann brand, I have seen E53 filter fitment available on the WalMart shelf if anyone is in a pinch (may have been Frahm brand, can't remember).

Mike

Yeah, they have local replacements... but in true Dirk Wright fashion... I figured, "while I'm down there and the X is up on jack stands..."

You know how it goes.

[OrangeFurious]

I dropped it back off with my indy today. Repair order includes:

• Balljoints and control arms
• PCV seals
• Waterpump
• Coolant expansion tank
• All coolant hoses
• All rubber belts

[OrangeFurious]

Today's installment of Bad Ideas in Motoring:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r27SzW4q9s

Thankfully not me.