What did you do to / for your E53 today?? - Page 901

semcoinc · #**9001** 02-01-2018, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Crowz

I tested the brake fluid in my X5 with my new brake fluid tester and it came back at 3% moisture content so I will have to flush it.

Wife's pacifica came back at >4% so I will have to do that one too.

Havent tested the 2013 x5 yet.

Also I washed the e53. Looks a million times better.

Also installed amazon prime music on the stereo in the e53. Sounds great and gives me over 2 million songs to chose from for free. I went with it over spotify or the others because it allows me to download music into its player for free to listen to offline.

Interesting, could you share a link to the brake fluid tester?

I have switched over to synthetic Motul DOT 5.1 fluids in all my vehicles in the hope that it will be more resistant to moisture contamination

Mike

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semcoinc · #**9002** 02-01-2018, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 1BADM6

I'm researching replacement heads right now. This thing has got to go. Seriously the biggest weak point on my 4.4i. I can't believe how reasonably priced these android units are.

At a minimum get an Android system with at least 2GB RAM. I was an early adopter and got a 1GB RAM unit which was like a 1976 Ford Pinto 4 cylinder engine trying to get onto a major urban Interstate.

I was just recently able to get this unit to perform decently (akin to adding a 1Bar turbo boost to the Pinto's engine) with a performance ROM flash of the original factory system. The 1GB is still somewhat limiting but at least the doggy lag and slow cold boot performance has been eliminated.

I understand they are introducing 4GB systems now that should at least perform like a 4.6is or 4.8is with the modern apps. I have a 4GB performance board that I am planning to install into my head unit.

Performance ROMs can be installed which can mod your Android system to even better levels of performance if desired.

Mike

Crowz · #**9003** 02-01-2018, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by semcoinc

Interesting, could you share a link to the brake fluid tester?

I have switched over to synthetic Motul DOT 5.1 fluids in all my vehicles in the hope that it will be more resistant to moisture contamination

Mike

Im using dot 4 I guess. Its what ever was in it when I bought it and I think its supposed to be dot 4.

This is the tester I am using.

http://amzn.to/2DSxr08

Seems to be pretty accurate so far. This one is calibrated to dot 4. I guess you need to go from that one and find the dot 5 calibrated one if it makes a difference.

1BADM6 · #**9004** 02-01-2018, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by semcoinc

At a minimum get an Android system with at least 2GB RAM. I was an early adopter and got a 1GB RAM unit which was like a 1976 Ford Pinto 4 cylinder engine trying to get onto a major urban Interstate.

I was just recently able to get this unit to perform decently (akin to adding a 1Bar turbo boost to the Pinto's engine) with a performance ROM flash of the original factory system. The 1GB is still somewhat limiting but at least the doggy lag and slow cold boot performance has been eliminated.

I understand they are introducing 4GB systems now that should at least perform like a 4.6is or 4.8is with the modern apps. I have a 4GB performance board that I am planning to install into my head unit.

Performance ROMs can be installed which can mod your Android system to even better levels of performance if desired.

Mike

Yeah I read some of yours and others posts about the long boot up time with the older units. Fortunately all the ones I've looked at are 2GB but wouldn't mind having 4GB. Less is not always more. Thanks for the info.

Crowz · #**9005** 02-02-2018, 11:45 PM

I liked my used heated steering wheel so much that I bought recently for my X5 that I ordered a new heated steering wheel for it today

I will put the used one on my 323i when the new one gets in. The used one was from an e39 and was a tad thinner than the factory non heated x5 wheel I had originally.

That tiny bit of difference was bugging me and since I plan on keeping the e53 X5 long term I figured I would treat myself to a brand new steering wheel that was the right thickness.

Supposed to get here feb 6th.