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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 12-17-2021, 01:13 PM
Replies: 347
Views: 163,655
Posted By vbelsky
Just get it real tight with a breaker bar, and...

Just get it real tight with a breaker bar, and then pinch the nut to the axle shaft.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 11-13-2021, 03:19 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 24,231
Posted By vbelsky
Turned out to be a bad ECU unit. Replaced it,...

Turned out to be a bad ECU unit. Replaced it, wrote the new ECUs ISN (synchronization PIN) to my original EWS unit (the immobilizer module), paired EWS and ECU, and that allowed it to fire up and run.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 11-07-2021, 03:26 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 24,231
Posted By vbelsky
It's alive. https://i.imgur.com/QQLUtJm.mp4 ...

It's alive.

https://i.imgur.com/QQLUtJm.mp4
Here it is running.

Here are a few revs.
https://i.imgur.com/oAmQ5Tg.mp4

Not sure how to embed these links as a clickable video.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 10-28-2021, 01:15 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,883
Posted By vbelsky
The X5 clutch has a stronger pressure plate.

The X5 clutch has a stronger pressure plate.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 10-26-2021, 09:56 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 24,231
Posted By vbelsky
It's probably a faulty CAN transceiver IC on the...

It's probably a faulty CAN transceiver IC on the PCB of the DDE unit.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 10-26-2021, 12:52 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 24,231
Posted By vbelsky
What I did find was that the CAN high and CAN low...

What I did find was that the CAN high and CAN low pins on the DDE unit had 1/10 the normal resistance between each other.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 10-23-2021, 07:46 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 24,231
Posted By vbelsky
https://i.imgur.com/fCuLQTP.jpg ...

https://i.imgur.com/fCuLQTP.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/egsleKG.jpg

Engine is mounted in the chassis.

Ordered a replacement ECU as it seems the one I got is toast.

-ECU Relay receives 12v
-ECU...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 10-15-2021, 02:29 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 24,231
Posted By vbelsky
Almost ready to begin. Complete M57 engine...

Almost ready to begin.

Complete M57 engine assembly. Replaced the oil pan gasket and going to redo front axle and diff seals and O rings. Going to replace a few other maintenance things like...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-11-2021, 02:03 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,510
Posted By vbelsky
It's a manual transmission luxury SUV; a market...

It's a manual transmission luxury SUV; a market segment that does not exist anymore. It has a massive aftermarket for engine and clutch parts, and it has many parts that interchange with other BMWs....
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-08-2021, 12:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 859
Posted By vbelsky
Top one is camshaft position sensor. Bottom one...

Top one is camshaft position sensor.
Bottom one is exhaust VANOS solenoid (variable camshaft timing solenoid for the exhaust camshaft). Your car is low on power because your variable camshaft timing...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-07-2021, 11:58 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,728
Posted By vbelsky
You did it wrong. You need to do ZCS_SCHREIBEN...

You did it wrong. You need to do ZCS_SCHREIBEN (German for ZCS_WRITE) first, then SG_CODIEREN
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-07-2021, 09:16 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,728
Posted By vbelsky
Write the following to the IKE/KMBI, EWS, DSC,...

Write the following to the IKE/KMBI, EWS, DSC, etc. in NCSExpert:

GM 80130000
SA 200B80100889C80D
VN 0036627AB7

Select "calculate checksum" when you overwrite
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-02-2021, 05:57 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 24,231
Posted By vbelsky
Precisely this!

Precisely this!
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-02-2021, 03:13 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 24,231
Posted By vbelsky
https://i.imgur.com/rghYOXf.jpg ...

https://i.imgur.com/rghYOXf.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/cgUJWaY.jpg

The engine is now ready to cross the Atlantic Ocean for the 3rd time. (Austria to US, US to UK, UK to US). Its trip will take...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-03-2021, 04:49 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 24,231
Posted By vbelsky
Status update: engine should be here sometime...

Status update: engine should be here sometime next month.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-07-2021, 11:55 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,508
Posted By vbelsky
This is awesome. Do you have the STL file...

This is awesome. Do you have the STL file uploaded to thingiverse or a similar model repository?
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-07-2021, 11:52 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,338
Posted By vbelsky
Did you get a cast replacement manifold?

Did you get a cast replacement manifold?
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-26-2021, 05:42 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 24,231
Posted By vbelsky
It was shipped via DHL. Arrived to the US within...

It was shipped via DHL. Arrived to the US within a week.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-24-2021, 12:08 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 24,231
Posted By vbelsky
https://i.imgur.com/H6DhXFf.jpg Transmission...

https://i.imgur.com/H6DhXFf.jpg

Transmission arrived yesterday from Lithuania in a small crate. Was very safely and efficiently packaged.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-21-2021, 01:49 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 24,231
Posted By vbelsky
M57 and M57N share the oil pan gasket, both have...

M57 and M57N share the oil pan gasket, both have solenoid injectors rather than the piezo ones found in the later N2, and they are both single turbo. Both are cast iron block, of course.

M57N and...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-21-2021, 01:36 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 24,231
Posted By vbelsky
I had to look this up after you mentioned it as I...

I had to look this up after you mentioned it as I was super intrigued, and you're absolutely right. The Yanmar 6BY series.
...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-20-2021, 01:06 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 24,231
Posted By vbelsky
Reserved another box. Stay tuned.

Reserved another box. Stay tuned.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-20-2021, 01:06 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 24,231
Posted By vbelsky
E53 M54 to M57 diesel engine swap (with 6-speed manual transmission) *pic heavy*

In July of 2020, I bought a 6-speed manual transmission out of a late-model xDrive E53 3.0i.

Yes, just the trans.

Then I set off on a search for the perfect example to swap the trans into (I...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-17-2021, 09:58 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,232
Posted By vbelsky
The gasoline engines were in fact made in...

The gasoline engines were in fact made in Germany! The diesel engines that we never got in the USA (despite the E53s being built here, then shipped away) were made in Steyr, Austria.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-17-2021, 01:19 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 955
Posted By vbelsky
Your transmission is a GM 5L40E. Uses regular...

Your transmission is a GM 5L40E. Uses regular Dexron ATF, and if it craps out, it's pretty easy to get parts for/have rebuilt.

Can also have it swapped to a ZF 5-speed manual if you encounter...
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