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

[haigha]

Glad it wasn't the cat!

[g300d]

Breathing a big sigh of relief since after plugging the heater core supply/return on the 4.6, it has not blared check coolant level at me.

Been having to add coolant every 3rd drive or so, and a pressure test to 20psi showed the system not holding pressure with no external leak.

Was worried it would be the head gasket and/or head, which would be pretty hard to find now.

It's still on distilled water from all the coolant loss, refilling, and testing, will do a radiator drain in the weekend so I can put some OE coolant in and have a proper mix.

[Themoog]

Well the dog was constantly treading on the cup holder slide curtain and it eventually broke so today I removed the center console, dismantled it on the kitchen island and replaced the broken part.
Easy to remove and take apart but what a pain it was to get it all back in.
Then I noticed that the hinges on the glove box were slightly loose and could potentially rattle whan driving which is not acceptable. I whipped it out and plastic welded the hinge caps back in a tighter spot so there was almost no movement laterally. Now I'm having a beer.

[Salty B.]

Originally Posted by Themoog

Well the dog was constantly treading on the cup holder slide curtain and it eventually broke so today I removed the center console, dismantled it on the kitchen island and replaced the broken part.

My sliding cover disintegrated well before I bought this thing. I have a replacement from a guy on YouTube who 3D-prints them, but the thought of removing that center console and reinstalling it has kept me from doing it for about two years now. It looks like a gigantic pain in the ass.


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[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by Salty B.

My sliding cover disintegrated well before I bought this thing. I have a replacement from a guy on YouTube who 3D-prints them, but the thought of removing that center console and reinstalling it has kept me from doing it for about two years now. It looks like a gigantic pain in the ass.


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It is a pain in the ass, but on the scale of PITAs for this vehicle it's not that high. Pulling the dash waaaaay higher. Oil pan gasket change waaaaaaay waaaaay bigger PITA. Do it, you'll be glad you did.