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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum

11-03-2025, 11:42 PM

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Need to replace radiator. Should I flush/clean?

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Posted By ThreeGermans

Thank you! Are you saying the BMW part is...

Thank you!

Are you saying the BMW part is flawed and I should avoid it?
I do see the Vemo one on FCP Euro but not from the BMW dealer (at least not the one I'm ordering parts from).

I'd be...

Forum: X5 (E53) Forum

11-03-2025, 11:36 PM

Replies: 22

Need to replace radiator. Should I flush/clean?

Views: 1,511

Posted By ThreeGermans

Thank you! I wasn't planning on replacing...

Thank you!

I wasn't planning on replacing the expansion tank (just the "retainer"; part number 17111438819;...

Forum: X5 (E53) Forum

11-03-2025, 10:40 PM

Replies: 22

Need to replace radiator. Should I flush/clean?

Views: 1,511

Posted By ThreeGermans

Thank you! Just in case anyone is reading this...

Thank you!
Just in case anyone is reading this in the future, that PN is for the aux fan switch temperature sensor itself, but that gave me enough information to find the O-ring PN, which is:...

Forum: X5 (E53) Forum

11-03-2025, 12:16 AM

Replies: 22

Need to replace radiator. Should I flush/clean?

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Posted By ThreeGermans

Thanks for pointing out the block drain, I didn't...

Thanks for pointing out the block drain, I didn't know about it. Looks hard to find.

Do you know who makes the aluminum thermostat housing and their PN? All the ones I found at FCP look like...

Forum: X5 (E53) Forum

11-02-2025, 11:58 PM

Replies: 22

Need to replace radiator. Should I flush/clean?

Views: 1,511

Posted By ThreeGermans

Thank you!! FYI The first item (oil cooler...

Thank you!!

FYI The first item (oil cooler seals) has a typo (17101439140)

The Vemo Trans oil t-stat PN you listed and the BMW one are both around $80+ and I'm inclined to buy the BMW one...

Forum: X5 (E53) Forum

10-29-2025, 05:05 PM

Replies: 22

Need to replace radiator. Should I flush/clean?

Views: 1,511

Posted By ThreeGermans

I should have posted here before ordering parts! ...

I should have posted here before ordering parts!

The kit I ordered from FCP (https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-radiator-replacement-kit-17107544668kt1) includes something called the Engine...

Forum: X5 (E53) Forum

10-29-2025, 01:15 PM

Replies: 22

Need to replace radiator. Should I flush/clean?

Views: 1,511

Posted By ThreeGermans

Thanks X5Chemist! I ordered a kit that has the...

Thanks X5Chemist!
I ordered a kit that has the upper and lower hoses - not sure if that is what is meant by cooling pipes. I read somewhere that there were 'hard' (plastic) pipes that bring coolant...

Forum: X5 (E53) Forum

10-28-2025, 10:37 PM

Replies: 22

Need to replace radiator. Should I flush/clean?

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Posted By ThreeGermans

Need to replace radiator. Should I flush/clean?

2006 X5 3.0 Radiator has some small leaks, new Nissens radiator on order.

Should I do a flush while I have the system apart anyway? Or a chemical clean?

What products are most highly...

Forum: X5 (E53) Forum

10-28-2025, 10:32 PM

Replies: 11

Secondary air injection system driving me nuts

Views: 5,866

Posted By ThreeGermans

Put a few hundred more miles on it and no more...

Put a few hundred more miles on it and no more codes. It was just the secondary MAF. But now I know to use better parts if I have to replace the valve or air pump next time.

Forum: X5 (E53) Forum

10-04-2025, 10:21 PM

Replies: 11

Secondary air injection system driving me nuts

Views: 5,866

Posted By ThreeGermans

Just to follow up. I shouldn't have tried to...

Just to follow up. I shouldn't have tried to change so many parts at once. Turns out spraying out the secondary MAF didn't work (even though it looked fine). I put in a new MAF sensor but when I...

Forum: X5 (E53) Forum

08-29-2025, 10:25 AM

Replies: 11

Secondary air injection system driving me nuts

Views: 5,866

Posted By ThreeGermans

I do keep running into situations where INPA is...

I do keep running into situations where INPA is recommended. I know nothing about this; is there a good place to start learning?

Forum: X5 (E53) Forum

08-29-2025, 10:19 AM

Replies: 11

Secondary air injection system driving me nuts

Views: 5,866

Posted By ThreeGermans

Thanks! I will look into this. I am getting...

Thanks! I will look into this.

I am getting two codes: P1419 (split air #2 circuit malfunction) and p0491 (secondary air injection system bank #1 malfunction- insufficient flow)

The pump I...

Forum: X5 (E53) Forum

08-28-2025, 10:56 PM

Replies: 11

Secondary air injection system driving me nuts

Views: 5,866

Posted By ThreeGermans

Thanks 80stech! I found your old post:...

Thanks 80stech!
I found your old post: https://xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/x5-e53-forum/115849-secondary-air-pump-drama.html

I too was wondering if perhaps the new parts I put in are no good. I...

Forum: X5 (E53) Forum

08-28-2025, 03:43 PM

Replies: 11

Secondary air injection system driving me nuts

Views: 5,866

Posted By ThreeGermans

Secondary air injection system driving me nuts

Sorry that my first post is a cry for help...

This is a fairly new-to-me 2006 X5 M5 (e53 with m54 3.0L straight 6 gas engine). I bought it a year ago and put 5000 miles on it.

As of 2 months...

Forum: X5 (E53) Forum

08-28-2025, 03:29 PM

Replies: 17

steering wheel spinner installed

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Posted By ThreeGermans

To the OP; just beware that steering wheel...

To the OP; just beware that steering wheel spinners are outlawed, or require medical authorization (to be provided to the DMV) in some states! Don't want you getting a ticket if a cop were...

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