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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 11-26-2017, 12:58 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,756
Posted By razorboy
You're welcome. It always drives me nuts...

You're welcome.

It always drives me nuts when threads don't ever get closed with a resolution. It has taken me quite a while to find this little demon myself but since the truck was running well...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 11-26-2017, 12:56 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,415
Posted By razorboy
Down to one code - P1447

Hey Lads,

So I have exercised the demons and I am left with a single code and that is the P1447 for what most people find out is the DTML pump going south. I replaced mine already with a known...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 11-26-2017, 12:45 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,756
Posted By razorboy
Resolved!

I like it when I am able to come back and show a result on a problem. Hopefully this helps someone down the road as it was pretty much driving me mental.

I had lean codes for quite a while but...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-03-2017, 01:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,319
Posted By razorboy
Thanks guys, Will check on that today for...

Thanks guys,

Will check on that today for sure
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-02-2017, 01:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,319
Posted By razorboy
Random Smell Of Fuel In Cab

Hey Guys,

Occasionally, I get the smell of fuel in the cab of the truck.
It comes and goes but on the highway with the window cracked open, it seems more constant.

I would assume that a...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-21-2017, 07:14 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 746
Posted By razorboy
Definitive Guide For Central Locking Repair?

Hey Guys,

Trying to get my remote key fob working for the first time since I purchased this X5 four years ago .lol

So at first I thought this was a simple case of a dead battery and even bought...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-20-2017, 12:26 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,756
Posted By razorboy
Well I certainly have the effect - lol. Smog...

Well I certainly have the effect - lol.

Smog test is coming up too so I got to get on it now.
My mind keeps going to what could be problematic on bank 2 that doesn't affect bank 1?

Since the...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-20-2017, 12:23 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,567
Posted By razorboy
It's so much more important than I gave it credit...

It's so much more important than I gave it credit for.
I actually was changing out all the bolts in my reinforcement tray thinking that was the source of my creaking noises and as a side job,...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-20-2017, 02:49 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,567
Posted By razorboy
Can't really explain it. I was going through...

Can't really explain it.
I was going through the front end looking for such a thing and it was the first nut/bolt I decided to check and it took no effort at all to loosen the nut. It's been like...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-19-2017, 11:12 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,567
Posted By razorboy
The source of all my pain (wobbling under brakes...

The source of all my pain (wobbling under brakes and creaking / cracking noises was lower control arm inboard nuts / bolts not tightened to spec.

They were way loose compared to the prescribed...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-19-2017, 11:07 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,756
Posted By razorboy
Quick update Was listening around to the...

Quick update

Was listening around to the exhaust today under the engine and can't tell for sure but maybe there is a leak of some sort?

What I did certainly identify that the rear bank is...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-17-2017, 11:48 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,756
Posted By razorboy
Now that I think about it, there isn't any reason...

Now that I think about it, there isn't any reason I couldn't smoke from the tailpipe towards the engine. Same net result.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-17-2017, 03:52 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,756
Posted By razorboy
Yeah its already been smoked - no leaks anywhere....

Yeah its already been smoked - no leaks anywhere.

I wouldn't know if the smoker has enough pressure to push all the way through the engine and out to the exhaust? I say that because I would have...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-17-2017, 02:39 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,756
Posted By razorboy
Good tip. I will look into that before...

Good tip.

I will look into that before anything further.
Did you get yours done and did it fix your problem?

Yeah, had already smoked the engine.
No leaks anywhere.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-12-2017, 03:30 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,566
Posted By razorboy
I have gone ahead and ordered new nuts and bolts...

I have gone ahead and ordered new nuts and bolts from McMaster Carr

Under 20.00 for 10 bolts and 50 nuts to JIS standards.
IMO, anything else is crazy!
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-09-2017, 03:24 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,756
Posted By razorboy
Here is a youtube video I shot just now. ...

Here is a youtube video I shot just now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RDVdoktvCU

Sorry got the phone a little too close on the right side but you should be able to distinguish the kind of...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-09-2017, 05:09 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,123
Posted By razorboy
Interesting Thanks, I have learned a new one...

Interesting

Thanks, I have learned a new one this evening

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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-09-2017, 03:00 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,756
Posted By razorboy
So the old girl keeps throwing me curve-balls. ...

So the old girl keeps throwing me curve-balls.

Checked the codes again tonight and on the OBDII:

P2096 - an old friend
P0313 - misfire detected with low fuel (I may have seen this one before)...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-09-2017, 01:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 731
Posted By razorboy
Ha! Was thinking of doing just that :rofl:

Ha! Was thinking of doing just that :rofl:
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-08-2017, 11:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 731
Posted By razorboy
Went out this morning to see if I could isolate...

Went out this morning to see if I could isolate it again with my stethoscope end tube.

Sure as hell sounds like it is coming from the front and I am willing to bet that it is the alternator that...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-08-2017, 11:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,123
Posted By razorboy
I wanted to follow up on how I managed with this...

I wanted to follow up on how I managed with this for anyone in the future.

So as it turns out, the hole wasn't stripped out or anything, it was the bolt itself that was stripped in the center of...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-07-2017, 12:45 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 731
Posted By razorboy
Did some youtube digging and although there are...

Did some youtube digging and although there are quite a few noises on there referring to whistling sounds, the below link is pretty much identical to the noise I hear. Follows engine RPM perfectly
...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-06-2017, 11:56 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 731
Posted By razorboy
I saw a post that said it might also be the...

I saw a post that said it might also be the alternator.
That would be weird as I would think I could isolate that stuff pretty quickly being right there at the front. Been wrong before so time to...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-06-2017, 10:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 731
Posted By razorboy
I should have done the search for "whistling...

I should have done the search for "whistling noise" before I posted. This appears to be a common issue but caused by various things.

So far, everything I have read I have already replaced on my...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-06-2017, 08:54 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 731
Posted By razorboy
Whistling Dixxie

Hey Guys,

So I was wondering if anyone has had the issue with a constant whistling sound from the engine? A high pitched whistle that follows the revs of the engine. I checked my tailpipe and no...
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