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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 02-06-2016, 02:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,418
Posted By Doug Huffman
I would not expect the blades assembly to be...

I would not expect the blades assembly to be separately available for the difficulty in balancing.

RealOEM.com - Online BMW Parts Catalog...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 02-02-2016, 04:42 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,393
Posted By Doug Huffman
E70 technical documents...

E70 technical documents https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1epIteFE7i-TVQ1c1dLQ3hYVFE&usp=drive_web

BMW General technical documents ...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-28-2016, 04:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,251
Posted By Doug Huffman
Helicoils are great. There is a variety of...

Helicoils are great. There is a variety of threaded/replacement inserts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threaded_insert

helicoil,helicoil insert,helicoil inserts,heli-coil,helicoil kit,helicoil...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-27-2016, 08:27 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,679
Posted By Doug Huffman
The charging system tracks nominal new battery...

The charging system tracks nominal new battery capacity and calculated current battery capacity, due to aging, in order to prevent overcharging cumulative damage.

One ampere-hour of overcharge...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-22-2016, 10:54 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 14,326
Posted By Doug Huffman
Who paid for the airbags restoration? Shouldn't...

Who paid for the airbags restoration? Shouldn't they restore the rest of the car? I thought an airbag deploy totaled the car.
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-20-2016, 11:53 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,414
Posted By Doug Huffman
So, was the welder able to weld an extension on...

So, was the welder able to weld an extension on the pulley bolt stub?
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-19-2016, 02:31 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,414
Posted By Doug Huffman
Run Forrest run! This is a fluster cluck being...

Run Forrest run! This is a fluster cluck being set up. I see a new alternator in your future. Eenie meenie, chilli beaney! Shazaam!
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-16-2016, 10:28 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,333
Posted By Doug Huffman
Ideas? DPF, but then I am paranoid of it. ...

Ideas? DPF, but then I am paranoid of it.

Flow resistance is a square function of velocity, and flow volume rate should be linear with engine speed RPM IIRC. Flow resistance is linear with...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-14-2016, 04:39 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 39,483
Posted By Doug Huffman
Timing chains elongate as they wear, they do not...

Timing chains elongate as they wear, they do not stretch. The wear at each joint times the number of joints is the additional length due to wear.

The first steel yield strength from elastic to...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-14-2016, 09:26 AM
Replies: 262
Views: 164,652
Posted By Doug Huffman
Here is the technical literature on BMW's that I...

Here is the technical literature on BMW's that I know of. It's about a thousand pages without much organization and no index. Descriptions of the diesel engine's starting sequences imply some NOT...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-13-2016, 09:56 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 12,417
Posted By Doug Huffman
They don't read through it all, kind'a like the...

They don't read through it all, kind'a like the available BMW technical literature, even their Owners Manual

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1epIteFE7i-TVQ1c1dLQ3hYVFE&usp=drive_web...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-11-2016, 12:21 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 12,417
Posted By Doug Huffman
LOL A cable connected to a windoze with intel...

LOL A cable connected to a windoze with intel inside? Nyaah.
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-11-2016, 09:00 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 12,417
Posted By Doug Huffman
I use CARLY for BMW on my 2012 X5 35d with no...

I use CARLY for BMW on my 2012 X5 35d with no problems evident.

In the garage, while studying the app's capabilities, I use a battery booster that shows more than 20 Amps with all electrical...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-08-2016, 09:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,144
Posted By Doug Huffman
Or just turn it OFF.

Or just turn it OFF.
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-07-2016, 05:26 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,716
Posted By Doug Huffman
Interesting, particularly we are a one car family...

Interesting, particularly we are a one car family of two, Milady Wife is 76 years old, and I counted on BMW Assist to assist her with problems away from me and away from home.

I do note that our...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-05-2016, 03:21 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,646
Posted By Doug Huffman
Very interesting. I hadn't come across such in...

Very interesting. I hadn't come across such in my reading. That, with the general ignorance about batteries and charging, might explain some mysterious flurries of error codes.

I really do think...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-03-2016, 11:21 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,646
Posted By Doug Huffman
I would say that soapy emulsion in the expansion...

I would say that soapy emulsion in the expansion tank is diagnostic of oil in the coolant, and I can't think of a differential diagnosis.
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 01-02-2016, 08:12 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,646
Posted By Doug Huffman
A witch doctor's narrative. It is 'soap'...

A witch doctor's narrative.

It is 'soap' made of saponified motor oil and high pH coolant exhausted of its additive package.
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 12-31-2015, 11:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,896
Posted By Doug Huffman
Thoughts. Too many cautions in the promotional...

Thoughts. Too many cautions in the promotional literature. It uses hydraulic cylinders. For hobby use, screw jacks would be simpler and more reliable. It won't save your back.

I have Rhino...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 12-24-2015, 01:31 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 13,939
Posted By Doug Huffman
Have you, y'all, ever noticed what are the vast...

Have you, y'all, ever noticed what are the vast majority of the vehicles that the Islamic States armed forces use? Mostly Toyota, and I have never seen a BMW pictured?

"Captain Mohammad! ...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 12-22-2015, 02:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,548
Posted By Doug Huffman
What was on the work order and did you accept it...

What was on the work order and did you accept it as satisfactory? Prolly not.

I cut garlic and onions two summers in HS.
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 12-22-2015, 11:15 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,480
Posted By Doug Huffman
i do not believe that the images show scratching,...

i do not believe that the images show scratching, but plastic stress cracking caused by inappropriate cleaner/solvents. The stress is due to thermal expansion from heating by the HID. As the flaws...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 12-21-2015, 05:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,548
Posted By Doug Huffman
Slight negative camber counters the tires...

Slight negative camber counters the tires tendency to roll towards the outside of the corner, lifting the inside edge of the contact patch.

BMW makes much of the Kamm circle of forces. A third...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 12-18-2015, 05:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,611
Posted By Doug Huffman
As long as section changes smoothly then there...

As long as section changes smoothly then there are no stress risers or concentrators.

As noted in the article, flaws internal and external, perhaps due to corrosion are common sources of failure...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 12-18-2015, 02:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,611
Posted By Doug Huffman
Amazing! I have always been taught, and taught...

Amazing! I have always been taught, and taught to others, that springs are among the most reliable of engineered structures.

At a glance, that illustrated spring failed for contact between the...
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