Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
11-28-2019, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,631
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
11-28-2019, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,631
Uggh. No. That seems excessive. 1 day. Find...
Uggh. No. That seems excessive. 1 day. Find another dealer? Just tell them, be specific, that you just need a brake fluid flush including activation of the ABS system. Shouldn't be a big deal...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
11-24-2019, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,631
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
11-24-2019, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,162
I assume they replaced them early on because of...
I assume they replaced them early on because of brake dust. That seems to be the driving factor for a lot of people.
I did check the records. Nothing on the official record. It was done privately....
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
11-24-2019, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,162
Wanted to update, replaced the rear pads/rotors...
Wanted to update, replaced the rear pads/rotors and flushed the brake fluid. Found out that the pads were in fact, Akebono's. So that means they were replaced in the first 25k miles which is when I...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
11-03-2019, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,162
No, sorry. Tried to answer point by point, but...
No, sorry. Tried to answer point by point, but did not work so well. Was trying to say the tension struts were replaced. Brakes are all original.
Going to replace the rear rotors... Might as well...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
11-02-2019, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,162
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
11-01-2019, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,448
Update. I found out that there are 3 different...
Update. I found out that there are 3 different transfer cases in the 2013 E70 X5 series. 1 of the 3 (45L) only has a fill plug and the other 2 have both drain/fill plugs. Moral of the story, find out...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
11-01-2019, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,162
Brake job at 96k miles!
Just replaced the front rotors/pads (new retention clips as well). Impressed that the stock brakes lasted basically 100k miles. There was still life in the pads but the rotors has developed a...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
10-27-2019, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,448
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
06-08-2013, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 18,167
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
04-10-2013, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,386
My .02.
Having just experienced a "engine...
My .02.
Having just experienced a "engine failsafe, DSC,brake light " problem, I would recommend checking the codes. Searching the forums will lead to a multitude of "possibilities" which may be...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
03-24-2013, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,169
^^^ This ^^^
When I did this job last fall....
^^^ This ^^^
When I did this job last fall. I failed to hook up my CPS and immediately had issues. I would dig back into it and verify that everything was hooked up again. There are so many...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
03-02-2013, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,659
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
02-06-2013, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 13,099
OP, the OE hitch is the way to go. Sounds like...
OP, the OE hitch is the way to go. Sounds like you know that. FWIW it is a b!tch to install. Plan on several hours....took me about twice as long as I thought it would. Have some cold cervezas...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
01-03-2013, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 18,188
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
01-02-2013, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 18,188
I here you, that is the conventional wisdom.
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I here you, that is the conventional wisdom.
However, I will tell you that I know all of that and have observed that, having just replaced the CCV this fall, there is no Mayo under the fill cap...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
01-02-2013, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 18,188
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
01-02-2013, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,753
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
12-05-2012, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,006
Not sure about the dignosis, but if the CCV is...
Not sure about the dignosis, but if the CCV is determined to be bad...I just changed my mine. It was a b$tch of a job, but doable. My advice do read all the threads you can find. The key was doing...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
11-19-2012, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 950
Wanted to follow up.
Called ECS to discuss...
Wanted to follow up.
Called ECS to discuss right after posting this on the forum. They determined that it was a mistake in their links for the wrong product and they are shipping out replacement...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
11-19-2012, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 950
Differential, Hyphoid Gears, Red Line Fluid ???
OK, So I changed my Diffs with Redline MT-90 (75-90W GL-4) gear oil as recommended by ECS Tuning.
After the fact, I then read on Redline's web site that it is not recomended for Hyphoid Gears...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
01-22-2012, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,816
Oil consumption and white froth under oil cap?
Could this be a sign that the CCV(oil separator) needs replaced? I have never noticed white froth before. Car is 2006 3.0 with 93K miles. I have been changing the oil myself and have never had any...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-04-2011, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,947
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-03-2011, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,947
Holy tow hitch..
Put on the tow hitch yesterday. That was fun...or not. Anyone who did it in under 4 hours, my hat is off to you.
I realized later that I forgot to bend in the tabs on the main bolts. Anyone...
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