Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
03-03-2012, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,327
Job Well Done
The job was done, and now my X5 is onto new problems....lol
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
03-03-2012, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,327
Job Well Done
The job was done, and now my X5 is onto new problems....lol
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
10-19-2011, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,327
Creaking sound
My mechanic says it is coming from my upper rear control arms. The ball joint in them to be exact. He's suggesting I replace the control arms ($60 each w balljoint) sway bar links (one is broken) and...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-29-2010, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,139
Alternator
I had the coolant warning a few weeks ago and we replaced the hoses at the water pump. A week later the warning is back. This morning I filled it up and started a 70 mile trip and the light came on...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
08-10-2010, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,079
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
08-09-2010, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,079
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
08-03-2010, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 2,024
Views: 1,125,020
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-04-2010, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,568
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
06-27-2010, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,691
I think it was only a quart or so high...and is...
I think it was only a quart or so high...and is no longer now high.
As I drove the X5 yesterday I am wondering if what I noticed is more plug, airflow meter, ignition related than anything. It has...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
06-26-2010, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,691
overfilled oil
My girlfriend couldn't read the dipstick and added too much oil to my X5 on an 1100 mile trip. It seems to have a bizarre vapor lock sort of hesitation now. If you accelerate hard it goes without...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
05-14-2010, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,937
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
05-14-2010, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,937
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
05-14-2010, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,937
Stuck in Harrisonburg Virginia
I'm driving from NJ to NC and this morning I stopped at starbucks and heard something under the hood. The steering got very difficult and the battery light came on. My guess is the V belt on the...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
04-08-2010, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,070
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Forum: Dealer Info
04-08-2010, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,774
Bloomfield BMW
These guys installed my hitch for a very fair price, and their service is EXCELLENT.
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
11-12-2009, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 671
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-21-2009, 12:57 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 11,848
Unreal
.......this bears repeating!
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-18-2009, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,836
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-23-2009, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,785
Latest Saga
The rough morning starting finally turned into the vehicle bucking as if it were misfiring or running out of gas. I had to make a trip and didn't want to try it, so I stopped into a dealer and got a...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-17-2009, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,785
Reasonable assessment
I understood that the rough start probably had something to do with vacuum, o2 sensor, or the like because it went away once the vehicle warmed up. This isn't my 1st BMW and I have seen similar...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-17-2009, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,796
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-17-2009, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,785
Found the cause....I think
I took the car to a shop in NC this morning and they said it was some vacuum hoses in the back of the engine that get cracked and worn.
The bill goes as follows:
Labor 6.5 hours ...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-17-2009, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,796
I've done the trip too many times to count. I...
I've done the trip too many times to count. I have lived in NJ for 22 years and am about to move to NC. The traffic on 95 can add hours to your trip and you are NOT going to test much in speed. I've...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-17-2009, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,785
Rough Idle
I just moved from NJ to NC and don't have a trustworthy mechanic yet, and in these economic times going to a new one can be scary.
I am going to look into plugs and have a guy take a look at it. ...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-15-2009, 09:55 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 718
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