Questions you thought were too dumb to ask E53 edition

[admranger]

Originally Posted by THE VEIN

I have no problem doing the job it's time I don't have

There's 24 hours in the day. Then there's the nights.

[THE VEIN]

Originally Posted by admranger

There's 24 hours in the day. Then there's the nights.

I sleep at night

[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by THE VEIN

tmv said any mechanic can change the brakes except the brake sensor

Hmmm....that's not how I interpret what TMV said (that's if the quote below is what you're referring to):

Originally Posted by tmv

Any mechanic will do. Same concept as other cars, except for the brake lining sensors.

My interpretation (or rephrase) of the quote above is...any mechanic should be able to do a brake job on an e53 X5 because the brake set-up is the same concept as changing the brakes on other cars. There may be the exception of having to change the brake sensors since some cars don't have brake lining sensors.

[THE VEIN]

Yea I have somebody but he is always super busy and takes longer than I want

[stackz]

so is the 3.0 engine in the e53 interference or not? I know its got a timing chain but still curious.

[lhordmclain]

To the trunk lid locking gurus ,

Need clarification , I'm perplex / stuck in figuring out the difference

replace lock servo
part# 51247111008 Priced at $355.40

replace list gate lock
part# 51248408492 Priced at $135.37

Thanks in advance.

[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by lhordmclain

To the trunk lid locking gurus ,

Need clarification , I'm perplex / stuck in figuring out the difference

replace lock servo
part# 51247111008 Priced at $355.40

replace list gate lock
part# 51248408492 Priced at $135.37

Thanks in advance.

BTW...I think a question like this should have been asked in it's own thread...1st because it's not "dumb"...and others may need to know or learn of this info. As of now...it's buried in a thread like this where anyone seeking the same information would have no clue that a question like this has been asked & answered. Just something to think about in the future.

There's some type of change that took place sometime around the face lift. Go back to the part database and do a part nbr search for each part nbr...take note that one nbr is for the 3.0/4.4/4.6is with the M54/M62 engines...and the other nbr is for the 3.0/4.4/4.8is with the M54 & N62 engines...plus a date of 10/2003 in the FROM column.

In the back of my brain...there's a foggy memory about a change in the liftgate.

EDIT: found it...the SCA (soft close actuator) changed at the 10/2003 mfg date:

[lhordmclain]

Thank you!

Will document this on a separate thread.

Originally Posted by Qsilver7

BTW...I think a question like this should have been asked in it's own thread...1st because it's not "dumb"...and others may need to know or learn of this info. As of now...it's buried in a thread like this where anyone seeking the same information would have no clue that a question like this has been asked & answered. Just something to think about in the future.

There's some type of change that took place sometime around the face lift. Go back to the part database and do a part nbr search for each part nbr...take note that one nbr is for the 3.0/4.4/4.6is with the M54/M62 engines...and the other nbr is for the 3.0/4.4/4.8is with the M54 & N62 engines...plus a date of 10/2003 in the FROM column.

In the back of my brain...there's a foggy memory about a change in the liftgate.

EDIT: found it...the SCA (soft close actuator) changed at the 10/2003 mfg date:

[THE VEIN]

found a "sensor" hanging out by the front driver side wheel just wondering what's it for and where exactly it belongs

[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by THE VEIN

found a "sensor" hanging out by the front driver side wheel just wondering what's it for and where exactly it belongs

Here we are again...IMO this is not a "dumb" question and should be asked in a thread of it's own so that it's not buried...and could easily be found in the future by doing a simple forum search.

There are many owners that may have this same question which they would never think to check or look for in this thread.

I'm almost at the point where I'm feeling this thread should be locked because there are lots of important questions being asked & answered...but lost in this multiple page thread that has veered far from it's original intent.

I apologize in advance if I hurt anyone's feelings...I'm not trying to be mean etc...but again, people are asking serious questions in a thread that appears to be originally intended for "fluff"...and I enjoy the "fluff" threads as well as the next forum member.


BTW...did you take a pic of this "hanging" sensor? If so, it would be the easiest way to identify it. The first thing that comes to mind is the ambient temp sensor. But a pic would worth 1000 words.