MY DIY - Starter Replacment on E53 4.4L

AquilaBMW · #1 10-31-2013, 01:10 AM

Well, this is my second major DIY project on "Sturm", my 2003 X5 4.4L. As some of you might know, I had a weird sound occurring on start up. It was determined to be a faulty starter (Thank you to all that responded to that thread).

I replaced the starter today and it seemed to do the trick. I am grateful for all the tips I learn from this board. I have learned so much in so little time about the E53.

I thought it would be nice to finally be able to contribute something back. I apologize for not getting as many pictures as I'd hoped. Hopefully this thread will help someone else who might be faced with this issue.

I have created a PDF file but apparently it is way too big to upload on here. Any tips on how to post the PDF? I will also try to upload the document as images.

Cheers!

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Ricky Bobby · #7 10-31-2013, 11:04 AM

Awesome write up man, definitely well thought out and I think it might apply to more than just the 4.4 as well (or at least the general concept), very helpful and will be useful in the future to many!

X5SND · #8 10-31-2013, 02:42 PM

It's posts like this that make this board as good as it is! Laying a DYI in the detailed fashion you did is not easy (or quick) task.. Thank you for taking the time to do this, I'm sure many will find it invaluable!

Definitely consider posting this in the article submission area as well!

AquilaBMW · #9 10-31-2013, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

Awesome write up man, definitely well thought out and I think it might apply to more than just the 4.4 as well (or at least the general concept), very helpful and will be useful in the future to many!

Thanks man. I am sure the procedure shares similarities with other models such as the 3.0. However, I believe the Starter is different on the 3.0.

I may have to go back to re-torque the nuts and bolts on that plate - wasn't too happy with the job I did, I think I may have over torqued them.

ArNarX5 · #10 02-25-2014, 05:00 AM

Excellent write up! I was looking all over the web and various forums for a detailed write up and yours was exactly what I was looking for. I actually attempted the job this past weekend and failed once I saw how hard the top torx bolt was to reach and undo. I have since ordered the correct tools and should be giving it a try again this or next weekend. One thing though, the bold size on mine was the e12 torx. Don't know if they're different but mine's an 03.
Also wasn't aware I needed new bolts like you do when doing a cylinder head job due to the torque specs. I'll post an update once I am successfully done with the project.