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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 12-14-2025, 06:02 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 21,846
Posted By svvg
I have been putting this job off for some time...

I have been putting this job off for some time (as you can see from when I first piped-up about it….).

I’ve just found a video of a fella who unbolts the guibo/main drive shaft from the back of...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 01-02-2025, 12:22 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,235
Posted By svvg
Just a quick thanks from me on this old thread....

Just a quick thanks from me on this old thread. My blower had stopped working and I wasn’t sure how to test the FSR vs the fan, and followed the above. Thankfully it’s the FSR, so no dash out!
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-16-2024, 10:41 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,428
Posted By svvg
Thanks for the above everyone - and noted on...

Thanks for the above everyone - and noted on orientation of driveshafts, circlip, and the need for the installation ring for the diff seals.

Just to clarify - will there be enough room to install...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-15-2024, 02:33 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,428
Posted By svvg
Thanks for this (and to all who’ve posted above)...

Thanks for this (and to all who’ve posted above) - so is there enough wiggle room to get to the seal between the diff and oil pan? Or did you have to take the diff out entirely?
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-14-2024, 12:17 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,428
Posted By svvg
Thanks for the above!

Thanks for the above!
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-14-2024, 02:24 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,428
Posted By svvg
Thanks for the above - that’s good to know on the...

Thanks for the above - that’s good to know on the cv axle seals - what about the seal between the diff and the oil pan…?
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-14-2024, 02:24 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,428
Posted By svvg
Thanks for the above - that’s good to know on the...

Thanks for the above - that’s good to know on the cv axle seals - what about the seal between the diff and the oil pan…?
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-13-2024, 07:26 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,428
Posted By svvg
N62 Alternator Bracket Gasket

Hi - for those who’ve replaced it - did you also need to replace all the diff seals when you moved the diff and pulled out the driveshafts? I’ve read a few guides and some suggest this is necessary?...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-02-2024, 03:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,235
Posted By svvg
Thanks for all the input by the way.

Thanks for all the input by the way.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-02-2024, 03:20 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,235
Posted By svvg
Good point actually. Unless it might completely...

Good point actually. Unless it might completely separate and move about under load?

I think I’ll have a go at sliding it along from the end of the bar and see how that goes.

What I’ve failed...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-02-2024, 02:46 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,235
Posted By svvg
This was my thinking. Thanks. They’re half the...

This was my thinking. Thanks. They’re half the price of oem. Although at the moment, they’re a little bit….. very worthless, as I’m really not sure I’ll be able to fit them, as they're so hard I...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-02-2024, 01:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,235
Posted By svvg
For anti roll bar bushes would have thought...

For anti roll bar bushes would have thought should be alright?? I must confess I am starting to reconsider… assuming I can actually fit them, will they add much harshness, bearing in mind they’re not...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-01-2024, 06:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,235
Posted By svvg
Thanks both. No instructions on line for these...

Thanks both. No instructions on line for these bushes - have fitted standard ones to the x5 previously and also a couple of e46s and they are very much softer/more supple and easy to open up. Will...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-01-2024, 03:46 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,235
Posted By svvg
Powerflex black series front anti-roll bar bushes - fitting?

Hi All - I’ve just bought some powerflex black series front anti roll bar (sway bar) bushes in order to try to stiffen up the front end of the car a bit. They’ve just arrived - and they are seriously...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 04-21-2024, 03:00 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,985
Posted By svvg
Hi - well done for finding the leak. There’s a...

Hi - well done for finding the leak. There’s a really detailed diy by the 50skid on you tube (its quite old now) but he replaces the entire oil breather/pcv system on his e46 which has the 330i...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 04-18-2024, 07:37 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 21,846
Posted By svvg
Slight thread revival… I’m about to do this on my...

Slight thread revival… I’m about to do this on my E53 4.8. Have people found that the diffs leak where they haven’t replaced the profile gaskets and cv/driveshaft diff gaskets? Am I stupidly cutting...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 01-23-2024, 03:38 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,132
Posted By svvg
Thank you!

Thank you!
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 01-22-2024, 08:17 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,132
Posted By svvg
Hi - yep. He recommended STA and said he sends...

Hi - yep. He recommended STA and said he sends everything there.

Am getting closer to tackling this myself actually…. Don’t suppose you could recommend the best place to source ZF seals and...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 01-22-2024, 12:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,132
Posted By svvg
Many thanks for this Phil. REALLY want to do this...

Many thanks for this Phil. REALLY want to do this myself as love this stuff (and fortunately have a few other cars to get around in). I’ve had a recommendation from my M3 specialist of a place in...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 01-22-2024, 09:55 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,132
Posted By svvg
Many thanks for the reply Phil. I’m in two minds...

Many thanks for the reply Phil. I’m in two minds about taking a deep dive into this myself. I’m quite mechanically capable with head gaskets, vanos and timing chains, plus the usual requirements of...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 01-22-2024, 04:59 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,132
Posted By svvg
RRPhil is clearly a sensible man - as he’s turned...

RRPhil is clearly a sensible man - as he’s turned off PMs! Tried to message him, but looks like he’s disabled that function - Imagine he’d be inundated!

If he does see this then I’d be grateful...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 01-21-2024, 07:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,132
Posted By svvg
4.8 auto gearbox rebuild in the UK…

Hi All, I think I need an automatic gearbox specialist in the UK….. my gearbox is slipping when on 3/4 throttle and driving uphill, and a trans fail safe prog message popped up yesterday. It cleared...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 12-24-2023, 07:56 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,224
Posted By svvg
I had this on our 2004 car about 6 months ago. I...

I had this on our 2004 car about 6 months ago. I used jubilee clips to clamp the drain pipes to each outlet on the sunroof cassette (the pipe where the water runs out of the cassette and then into...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-14-2023, 07:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,822
Posted By svvg
Thanks all. Reviews of the Bilstein b6 on the x5...

Thanks all. Reviews of the Bilstein b6 on the x5 aren’t good. Far too stiff from all accounts. I can get sachs for about £160 for the pair, pretty much next day delivery. The bilstein b4s are...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-14-2023, 02:34 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,148
Posted By svvg
Aha! That’s exactly the sort of simple solution...

Aha! That’s exactly the sort of simple solution I was incapable of thinking of! Nice one.:thumbup:
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