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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-22-2018, 12:10 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,227
Posted By phathom
Don't have a BMW specific scanner, just a obd2...

Don't have a BMW specific scanner, just a obd2 scanner. Also I don't have the factory deck in there, so the orange light isn't any help.
I replaced the yaw speed sensor as per the suggestion...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-03-2018, 11:47 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,227
Posted By phathom
The alternator died in the day time about 4 miles...

The alternator died in the day time about 4 miles from my house, all freeway. I noticed the light and turned everything off excepg for my head unit to monitor voltage on torque. Battery voltage...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-03-2018, 05:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,227
Posted By phathom
The voltage regulator part makes sense. New...

The voltage regulator part makes sense. New alternator should have a new regulator on it, I didn't reuse any old parts. Maybe it's a defective or cheap chinesium regulator and not working up to oem...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-03-2018, 03:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,227
Posted By phathom
4x4 light stays on, no other lights 2006 3.0i

For the past year or so, the 4x4 light would come on intermittently on startup, but would go away when I started driving. Recently, my alternator went out due to the typical leak we get from the...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-15-2018, 07:24 PM
Replies: 17,434
Views: 3,374,228
Posted By phathom
I haven't posted in a while, but here's the last...

I haven't posted in a while, but here's the last months activity.

- I installed a Dinan intake filter and crafted a heat shield for it out of a piece of an airbox from a f150 I used to have. Air...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-18-2018, 11:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,254
Posted By phathom
Ya it's a M54B30 in it, same as in the e46 330i...

Ya it's a M54B30 in it, same as in the e46 330i and e39/e60 530i. I'll check out that sucking jet pump. It may have a leak somewhere. It doesn't appear to when I have checked it before, as it's where...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-17-2018, 05:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,254
Posted By phathom
I cleaned the ICV, MAF, and DISA again. I also...

I cleaned the ICV, MAF, and DISA again. I also found one of the vacuum hoses on the intake tube near the ICV is loose and had fallen out. I put that back and made sure the intake tubes were all thr...
Forum: Tire, Wheel, Brake and Suspension Forum 03-28-2018, 06:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,512
Posted By phathom
Update: I went with the Pirelli Scorpions I...

Update: I went with the Pirelli Scorpions I linked. They've been awesome. Have had them on for almost a year and they're great in all conditions even snow and ice. Definitely recommend these tires.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-11-2018, 08:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,254
Posted By phathom
It seems to go away if I drive it a bit full tilt...

It seems to go away if I drive it a bit full tilt sometimes. Just putting around town it seems to pop up. It comes and goes without being reset.
I haven't checked fuel pressure. Yes I can get a maf...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-11-2018, 02:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,254
Posted By phathom
Rich and lean codes at the same time? P0171, P0174, P1093 and others

I have had an ongoing issue with my check engine light codes since I've had my X5. It's a 2006 3.0i with ~135K on it.
I have replaced the CCV system, cleaned the MAF and ICV, etc. The codes come...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-25-2017, 09:06 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 911
Posted By phathom
Thank you. So basically the back is supposed to...

Thank you. So basically the back is supposed to heat, but my back section is out on all but the passenger inside bolster. Ok cool. Ty.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-24-2017, 10:12 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 911
Posted By phathom
Heated seat question. Do we have heated backrests?

So I've had my E53 for over a year, I'm the second owner and I love it. It's a 2006 3.0i automatic, premium package. This is my first car with heated seats, as my E46 had the summer package and...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-07-2017, 01:35 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,078
Posted By phathom
2006 X5 3.0i oil burning smell and P0174

So I've had the X5 for a year now. A few months after I got it, it threw a CEL P0174. I posted about it, it did clean up and go away after some seafoam.
A little while later I started to get an...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-29-2017, 04:02 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 9,006
Posted By phathom
Day 3 after adding more refrigerant. Still...

Day 3 after adding more refrigerant. Still kicking in right away (about 30 seconds after cold start) and running like a champ. Very cold, no more intermittent working or not. Pressure still reading...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-26-2017, 02:08 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 9,006
Posted By phathom
So I did some searching and found that the...

So I did some searching and found that the kicking on at 4k rpms symptom was likely due to low pressure in the system. Our variable displacement compressors use the refrigerant pressure to regulate...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-26-2017, 01:01 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 9,006
Posted By phathom
Ok, a little update. I checked and it is a...

Ok, a little update. I checked and it is a variable displacement compressor, but it has a clutch. It's an internally regulated, aka by pressure and not by electronics. I also checked and contrary to...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-26-2017, 11:35 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 9,006
Posted By phathom
This would explain the AC pulley always spinning...

This would explain the AC pulley always spinning in its entirety for me then. I don't mean to hijack the thread, but me and OP are having the same issue.
If it's a variable​ valve that always...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-25-2017, 08:36 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 9,006
Posted By phathom
I'm in the same situation as you now and came to...

I'm in the same situation as you now and came to this thread looking for answers.
2006 X5 3.0. AC has worked off and on since last summer.
I hooked up a pressure gauge to the low side, it showed...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-12-2017, 04:17 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,739
Posted By phathom
Just an update. Sorry I haven't checked in here...

Just an update. Sorry I haven't checked in here in a bit. But I went with the Pirelli Scorpion Verde (https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/pirelli-scorpion-verde-a-s-plus/p/19501) They ride amazing...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 04-24-2017, 06:13 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,739
Posted By phathom
Sidewall separating from tire, need new tires, help me choose

So one of my tires has started separating the sidewall from the rest of the tire. There was no impact that caused this, it just has failed. Tread on all of them was due for replacement anyway. I live...
Forum: Tire, Wheel, Brake and Suspension Forum 04-23-2017, 02:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,512
Posted By phathom
Recommend me some tires for my 2006 X5

I rotated the tires this fall and when I did, I felt that it started pulling to the right some. Tire looked fine when I rotated them, pressure was fine, I couldn't nail it down to why it was pulling....
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 12-20-2016, 07:58 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,972
Posted By phathom
OMG. Take out those awful, illegal, and confusing...

OMG. Take out those awful, illegal, and confusing red angles. They also look terrible on top of everything else. Put the cut off back on and remove those, stat. White, yellow, amber, maybe a veey...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 12-13-2016, 11:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,454
Posted By phathom
Yes I know I'm reviving a dead thread. But can...

Yes I know I'm reviving a dead thread. But can someone actually walk me through the disabling of the rear section?
My rear section will go up, not down. With the roof in tilt, I manually pushed the...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 12-10-2016, 07:40 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 855
Posted By phathom
Well I found out what it was, the hard way. I...

Well I found out what it was, the hard way.
I found that if I pushed down on the corner of the main roof, it would go back and not vent. I thought this was some type of sensor issue. It was, in a...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 11-19-2016, 04:51 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 855
Posted By phathom
Hmmm, maybe something wrong with the switch then....

Hmmm, maybe something wrong with the switch then. I'm going to try to reinitialize it again, both times were back back, maybe after its power cycled it will have different results.
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