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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
04-26-2017, 04:31 PM
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years ago I studied this website for future...
years ago I studied this website for future problems - seems the transmission starts to go around 170-180,000 miles - just replaced mine at 187k, but had been nursing it along for 3 years with 1st...
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Forum: Detailing Forum
04-26-2017, 03:41 PM
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Forum: Detailing Forum
04-26-2017, 03:32 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
04-26-2017, 03:24 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
04-26-2017, 03:16 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
04-26-2017, 03:04 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
04-26-2017, 02:43 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
10-23-2014, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,728
Welcome!
First off - did you receive a list...
Welcome!
First off - did you receive a list of all the servicing done so far?
This could give you how well it was maintained. And what has already been replaced.
When I bought mine in June,...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
10-23-2014, 07:16 AM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
10-02-2014, 06:56 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
10-02-2014, 06:55 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
10-02-2014, 06:45 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
10-02-2014, 06:37 PM
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just got mine back - "exch. auxillary...
just got mine back - "exch. auxillary transmssion" $2472 plus the $900 front drive shaft plus $540 labor (I did get a $300 disc from these prices)
Anyone remember Johnny Cash "One piece at a...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-27-2014, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,657
error message???
ref "trans.failsafe.prog"...
error message???
ref "trans.failsafe.prog" for my woes' new tranny $6200 + est parts, labor, tax will put you back at least $8000.
For me it was the transfer case, so I'm getting away "cheap??"...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-27-2014, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 15
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I, too, lost my 1st battery early (though not...
I, too, lost my 1st battery early (though not within a day). I now make it a habit to turn everything off (radio, heater/ac, lights) before turning off the ignition. Now I've only changed the battery...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-25-2014, 10:34 AM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-25-2014, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 19
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Managed to dodge a bullet as during a stay in...
Managed to dodge a bullet as during a stay in Charleston, SC. the radiator had just started leaking the day before I had brought it into my indie for an oil change and "look over" prior to heading...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-25-2014, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 45,485
Yep! It was not the gasket.
Seems the...
Yep! It was not the gasket.
Seems the transfer case disintegrated taking the front drive shaft with it. All without a whimper or a bang. Approx $4400 to repair including tax. About half what a new...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-22-2014, 09:46 AM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-22-2014, 09:40 AM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-22-2014, 09:32 AM
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Just spent July & Aug traveling from ID to NJ,...
Just spent July & Aug traveling from ID to NJ, NC, SC, TH and back. Entering NJ I noticed 4"w x 7"h area in the center of the windshield with 7-8 vertical white lines. (????) So, new windshield. Then...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-22-2014, 09:17 AM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-22-2014, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 10,610
valve seal gaskets? that's what I ended up...
valve seal gaskets? that's what I ended up replacing, Loss of power, smoking, loss of mileage. Done while towing a loaded trailer over the Rockies.
But I'd do the leak down test. Time to find out...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-22-2014, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 45,485
WOW! My 2001 X5 4,4 sport is presently at the...
WOW! My 2001 X5 4,4 sport is presently at the dealership with this same "TRANS.FAILSAFE.PROG" error message. Mine occurred with only the error message and a disengagement of the driveshaft, ie I...
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