Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
02-11-2021, 04:28 AM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
06-30-2018, 06:37 AM
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Strange vibration when going uphill
Hey guys, long time away, but I am back with a question. First, the facts:
BMW X5 E53 2005 3.0l diesel.
A few years ago, I got the trifecta symptom, three lights on the dashboard. Taking advice...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
12-02-2015, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 911
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
12-01-2015, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 911
Antifreeze smell and now antifreeze consumption
OK, this is worrysome.
My 2005 3.0d X5 has always smelled like antifreeze, at the exhaust. But until now, it had no antifreeze consumption. About a week ago, I noticed that the antifreeze level...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-28-2015, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 824
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-27-2015, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 824
Rear suspension problem?
All of a sudden the air suspension light came on. Checked with INPA, no errors. I pressed down on all the relays in the trunk, stayed off for some time, when I went to some unpaved road (slowly),...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
08-16-2015, 09:20 AM
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Views: 2,321,960
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-16-2015, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,175
OK, there is a white box up there, with a banch...
OK, there is a white box up there, with a banch of wires going into it. There seems to be a positive and a negative wire. What is that box? Do you think I can plug the voltmeter there?? Any negative...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-15-2015, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 10
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Good to know that ground is always brown.
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Good to know that ground is always brown.
I've visited that site (I have all the required software), but unfortunately it doesn't show the various wires going to the pano switch. It just shows a...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-15-2015, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,175
I removed the plastic cover and didn't see any...
I removed the plastic cover and didn't see any loose plugs, so I do not think I have the garage door wiring. The only wires I could see were the ones going to the pano roof switch and the lights,...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-15-2015, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,175
OK, there is a perfect spot for installing my...
OK, there is a perfect spot for installing my voltmeter, on my overhead console, there is an empty cover, in the center (I do not have the garage opening switches there). Now, what remains to be seen...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-14-2015, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,175
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
07-14-2015, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,175
Rear cigarette lighter removal
Folks, I would like to remove the rear cigarette lighter socket, from the X5. I do not have a lighter there, so it's only a hole, which I would like to use for a USB supply plug. Any ideas on how to...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
06-23-2015, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 8,734
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
01-27-2015, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 510
Not X5 related but ....
OK, I already have an X5 but I am planning to get a new (used) BMW next week, it's going to be either an X3 (3.0d, 2005, about 120,000 km) or an 320d, 330d (late 2005 or 2006), or a 530d.
My...
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Forum: X3 (E83) Forum
01-27-2015, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 3
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Not necessarily an X3-related question, but ....
I am planning to get a new (used) BMW next week, it's going to be either an X3 (3.0d, 2005, about 120,000 km) or an 320d, 330d (late 2005 or 2006), or a 530d.
My question is:
Since it is quite...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
01-13-2015, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 9,447
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
12-06-2014, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-28-2014, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 82
Views: 8,117
First time? I do not remember, but yesterday, I...
First time? I do not remember, but yesterday, I was glad to see a Porsche Cayenne and a Mercedes drop back when I floored my X5 at a traffic light. Yeah, I know, silly me, but I love to do it from...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-26-2014, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,129
I'll second SlickGT1 repair. More than a year...
I'll second SlickGT1 repair. More than a year ago, I did mine. I have done about 15,000 kilometers since then, last July alone, we did about 6,500 km. As it was said, the gear gets worn only on...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-10-2014, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,692
What is IVM?
My starter motor started making...
What is IVM?
My starter motor started making a weird sound back in August. Luckily, I was in Ukraine, 40€ later it was removed, fully rebuild and reinstalled. If I was in Greece, I would probably...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-06-2014, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 16
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i promise you, I'll try, but it's not easy....
i promise you, I'll try, but it's not easy. According to SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) I suffer from ... Altzheimer.
And yes, I've figure out and reset the service interval and the brake fluid...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-06-2014, 05:55 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,952
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-06-2014, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,952
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-06-2014, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,418
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