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

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Originally Posted by Maruzo

Read some of the reviews posted on Amazon. Great product.

How did you apply them? Did u use a high density foam roller?

Did you properly clean out all the residual old protectants and all the surface dirt first?

I did about the same as Fifty, except that I used a 2" foam roller from Home Depot, I found it easier to "roll" on than brush the long runs, though I did use the brush to get into most of the seams and tight areas.

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Originally Posted by Overboost

Oil service on the E53 and E46 along with a set of FCAB on the neighbors E46 Covertible. I switched over to LiquiMoly 5W-40 because of my aging and high mileage engines and the BMW LL-01 specification. FCP Euro offers up a complete kit with 7 qts of Liquimoly, Mann oil filter kit with drain plug copper washer and the large oil filter housing cap o-ring and the 2 small o-rings for the lower cap to lower housing for about $60.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...427512300kt-lm

I may do the same next change as I found out the dealers have changed from Castrol to Shell as their designated oil supplier. Of course at 383,000 miles, my engine probably just wants something slippery that doesn't leak out so fast.


2002 X5 3.0 383,200 miles
2014 428i 71,700 miles (it's too easy to add miles at speed in this thing)


2004 325i sold at 123,600 miles
2001 325i sold at 66,000 miles


1970 Firebird Under restoration - gets its new dash pad in 6 weeks

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by Overboost

Oil service on the E53 and E46 along with a set of FCAB on the neighbors E46 Covertible. I switched over to LiquiMoly 5W-40 because of my aging and high mileage engines and the BMW LL-01 specification. FCP Euro offers up a complete kit with 7 qts of Liquimoly, Mann oil filter kit with drain plug copper washer and the large oil filter housing cap o-ring and the 2 small o-rings for the lower cap to lower housing for about $60.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...427512300kt-lm

I made the same switch myself awhile ago in an attempt to reduce my oil consumption. Seemed to work a little.

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Originally Posted by Overboost

.... FCP Euro offers up a complete kit with 7 qts of Liquimoly, Mann oil filter kit ... for about $60.

Dang, that's crazy-cheap.

5l (~5qts) of 5W-40 here is around $100 retail. Everything you got for $60 is about $250 here.

Because of the high retail pricing, I watch for promo deals at auto parts suppliers and get name-brand synth oil (Castrol Edge 5W-40) when it goes on sale, so I can usually get two 5l packs for about $120. BMW OEM oil filter from the local dealer is $50, so I can get away with good supplies for an oil service for around $170 - not too bad really.

[crystalworks]

Finally some work on the E53. And it's been a learning experience... trying to completely code out the EHCII system. All the modules are happy with the change except the DSC (DXC8). Oh well.

Anyway, replaced the battery with a fresh unit and figured I'd post some shots of my coding setup. The new power supply is working out great. Will hold whatever I set it to with a .2v drop between the power supply itself to the terminals on the car. Pictures below show .4v but that was because I lowered the voltage at the supply to 14v later. The car has been powered on all day in ignition 2 so it's been great not worrying about the battery dying or a module freaking out due to dipped voltage.

[snik]

Gonna bring mine to get codes out once I get the diff sorted.

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[EODguy]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

Finally some work on the E53. And it's been a learning experience... trying to completely code out the EHCII system. All the modules are happy with the change except the DSC (DXC8). Oh well.



Anyway, replaced the battery with a fresh unit and figured I'd post some shots of my coding setup. The new power supply is working out great. Will hold whatever I set it to with a .2v drop between the power supply itself to the terminals on the car. Pictures below show .4v but that was because I lowered the voltage at the supply to 14v later. The car has been powered on all day in ignition 2 so it's been great not worrying about the battery dying or a module freaking out due to dipped voltage.



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Awesome setup and I am so envious of your garage!!

I am a little disappointed that you actually got Reds floormat dirty but I am sooo looking forward to you trying to hide another aero kit in the garage

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[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by snik

Gonna bring mine to get codes out once I get the diff sorted.

If I ever get this sorted, you are welcome to.

Originally Posted by EODguy

Awesome setup and I am so envious of your garage!!

I am a little disappointed that you actually got Reds floormat dirty but I am sooo looking forward to you trying to hide another aero kit in the garage

Thanks, when we bought the house the garage was an enclosed room. I fixed that a few years into ownership. Nice thing about that was that they added HVAC ducting to the garage. So it's climate controlled. I still have plans for it, but it's a slow process given other projects and time constraints.

The dirty floormat (and exterior) is Red's punishment for fighting me so stubbornly with the computer programming. And I have plenty of tarps large enough to hide another aero truck.

[Overboost]

Finished our last race of 2020 for IMSA LMP3 series in Road Atlanta at Petit Le Mans. Not the best event for us but looking forward to a new 4 car effort in 2021.

We stayed at Lake Lanier Islands so Mrs. OB had something to do while I was at the track (no access to the paddock by non essential personnel). Fantastic resort sitting right on the lake.

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Originally Posted by Overboost

Finished our last race of 2020 for IMSA LMP3 series in Road Atlanta at Petit Le Mans. Not the best event for us but looking forward to a new 4 car effort in 2021.

We stayed at Lake Lanier Islands so Mrs. OB had something to do while I was at the track (no access to the paddock by non essential personnel). Fantastic resort sitting right on the lake.

Which Mrs’s OB are we talking about?