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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-03-2021, 03:58 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
Done! Just took it for a quick test drive and...

Done! Just took it for a quick test drive and absolutely zero hesitation at acceleration. Love it! Thank you guys so much for your insight. And, yes, absolutely the way to go is running the lead up...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-01-2021, 07:23 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,595
Posted By IkirisTheX5
Happy: Holy $&!t, is that yours?! That sounds...

Happy: Holy $&!t, is that yours?! That sounds incredible. By headache I meant I assume you have to make a ton of other mods to support the extra power from a super/turbocharger bolt on. Can I ask...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-31-2021, 06:46 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,595
Posted By IkirisTheX5
Well, you guys convinced me… …and truth be told I...

Well, you guys convinced me… …and truth be told I was never really setting out to build a sleeper AMG E63 killer (it seems the only way to truly make a m54 competition worthy is forced induction and...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-30-2021, 03:42 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,595
Posted By IkirisTheX5
I wouldn't add headers unless they were a name...

I wouldn't add headers unless they were a name brand that lists gains. It doesn't mean the claims will be accurate but that is why they build headers. The gain with the right exhaust isn't much. As...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-30-2021, 03:21 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,595
Posted By IkirisTheX5
I like the way you think and electric exhaust...

I like the way you think and electric exhaust cutouts are about as absurd as any exhaust mod I could think of. Do you happen to have them on yours or know anyone with a 3.0 X5 who has had them...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-30-2021, 02:04 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,595
Posted By IkirisTheX5
Ha! Thanks for the advice. Are installing the...

Ha! Thanks for the advice. Are installing the headers the PITA or the emissions hoops you have to jump through afterwards and persistent CEL on the PITA? From everything I’ve read it always seemed to...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-28-2021, 05:36 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,595
Posted By IkirisTheX5
RE: flash the EU2 tune To be honest with...

RE: flash the EU2 tune

To be honest with you, I didn’t realize that the EU2 tune was an option to get rid of the CEL on catless systems. Thanks for the head’s up! I just did a little reading and...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-28-2021, 01:52 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,595
Posted By IkirisTheX5
Cool Absurd exhaust system proposal for e53 X5 3.0i M54 // headers back for under $1,250?

Hi X'ers :bmw:,

I wanted to start this thread not only to satisfy my own goofy exhaust urges, but also to see what some of the more unconventional exhaust setups you guys have done to your own...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-27-2021, 02:01 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
Good stuff, guys :thumbup: I ordered the CPS...

Good stuff, guys :thumbup:

I ordered the CPS and it should be here mid-next week. Will keep you updated on whether it fixes the acceleration hesitation.

I was just looking at smoke testers...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-26-2021, 04:18 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
I hear you guys... I'm inclined to just swap it...

I hear you guys... I'm inclined to just swap it out since the cost and effort to do so appear to rank near a one or two out of ten on the this-X5-is-making-me-lose-my-mind scale...

Just to...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-24-2021, 01:54 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
Question Hey, sorry for the slow response. Since the CCV...

Hey, sorry for the slow response. Since the CCV and the pulley swap out she drives like she’s got another 200k in her!… except the hesitation from dead stop, which now happens every time, but is just...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-12-2021, 02:07 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
Talking SOLVED: E54 X5 3.0 sounds like a dying banshee…

<<<SOLVED!>>>:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Guys, thank you so much for your contributions to this thread. As you may have guessed by now the culprit was the CCV. No more sound, smooth idle and that...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-09-2021, 12:48 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
With the exception of the Viton gasket and the...

With the exception of the Viton gasket and the trans/diff fluid I’ve done everything else on your list. My mechanic doesn’t seem interested in tackling the tranny fluid - is it particularly...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-06-2021, 12:15 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
I ordered the ccv refurb kit, should have it...

I ordered the ccv refurb kit, should have it Monday. Will change that, all the pullies + belts and tensioners Tuesday. Will let you know if all this finally cures what ails this ok’ X5.

*I’m sure...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-03-2021, 09:42 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
The dipstick shoots back down into the tube like...

The dipstick shoots back down into the tube like a bullet. I decided I just wanted it unseated a bit but not all the way out so in case there was any oil spray up from the tube at least the dipstick...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-03-2021, 08:40 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
Thumbs up Update: the noise goes away instantaneously when...

Update: the noise goes away instantaneously when I pull the dipstick!

So… friends, what does that mean? I have a vacuum issue, don’t I? Am I looking at the PCV valve again (although it’s brand...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-03-2021, 01:33 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
No those were actual codes being thrown by the...

No those were actual codes being thrown by the vehicle. Like I mentioned somewhere, it’s possible those 13 faults preceded the noise in question, I just never really checked because with the EGR...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-03-2021, 06:38 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
Thanks guys, I have not tried either the dip...

Thanks guys, I have not tried either the dip stick nor the cap while running and the noise present. Early on my indy mechanic suspected the PCV valve as well and since he had changed the valve cover...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-31-2021, 11:54 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
—— All good advice. The codes are quite...

——

All good advice. The codes are quite daunting to me. I think I want to start out by changing all the bearing laden components along the accessory drive belt then see what codes I have left and...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-31-2021, 11:24 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
Crowz: yeah, I’m leaning towards the idler pulley...

Crowz: yeah, I’m leaning towards the idler pulley or tensioner at this point. The alternator is new, my power steering hasn’t been effected at all and I’m not sure what the symptoms are of a bad...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-30-2021, 03:35 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
Question NEW VIDEO of sound / Fifty150hs, Oldskewel, bcredliner, et al.:

:stickpoke

Thanks so much for your advise guys! I had a bit of a breakthrough last night after I ran the X5 for five hours straight mostly in traffic on a 101 degree Texas day…. The noise by that...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-29-2021, 07:32 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
@Fifty150hs: thanks so much for sharing - that's...

@Fifty150hs: thanks so much for sharing - that's a great start to my hierarchy list of most likely bearing components to fail in the M54.

You think I should go for a full accessory drive belt kit...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-29-2021, 07:24 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
@Oldskewel: thanks for the thoughtful reply. you...

@Oldskewel: thanks for the thoughtful reply. you definitely answered some of my questions on the dangers of the "belt off"diagnostic approach. I can predict with almost certain accuracy when the...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-29-2021, 07:13 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
@Workingonit: Hahaha, that sound is spot on! ...

@Workingonit: Hahaha, that sound is spot on!

And, yes, spent a lot of time in NM - White Sands, Truth or Consequences, the Trinity site, Roswell, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, you name it - probably my...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-29-2021, 07:05 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 14,220
Posted By IkirisTheX5
X5Chemist: I haven't considered the secondary air...

X5Chemist: I haven't considered the secondary air pump... how would I know whether it's working properly? Upon first turning over and idling (hot or cold) there is no trace of this vile sound, but if...
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