Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
12-28-2023, 05:20 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
12-28-2023, 01:00 PM
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Another fall with a lot of E53 fixes :-(
So, here is an update, I feel like this car is taking up all my time lately! In 2021 I had a whole bunch of stuff go wrong but since then it worked great including a 1000 mile trip to Toronto,...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
10-14-2023, 09:01 AM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
03-17-2023, 09:44 AM
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Ball joints
These ball joints are about 22k miles old. You are right tho, worth checking them. Might just do a preventive overhaul when installing the new upper control arms (which arrived last Wednesday, very...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
03-12-2023, 12:08 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
03-02-2023, 07:37 PM
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New fan shroud
And a new transmission cooler coolant hose (runs across the bottom of the radiator) as well as the transmission thermostat I had never thought about changing the latter until I looked into replacing...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
01-06-2023, 08:41 PM
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Winter tires back on!
Blizzaks are back on the E53, I hate the noise they make but it beats being stuck or having a traction issue with dire consequences..... Bit late in the season but we have not had the conditions to...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
10-16-2022, 04:10 PM
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87s installed
Suffered a slow leak from a drywall screw in one of my 132s. There are home construction projects all around where I live and picking up a screw or nail every now and then has become unavoidable........
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
10-03-2022, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 16,586
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
09-06-2022, 04:13 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
05-26-2022, 09:07 AM
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New coolant reservoir and sway bar bushings
Got a box from FCP with some goodies. My coolant tank was always slightly crusty even though an original obtained from AZ autohaus many years ago now. Even with a new radiator and all new hoses...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
03-08-2022, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 16,586
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Usually the rotors look decent after the first...
Usually the rotors look decent after the first set of pads is worn. So, I run a second set of pads, then dump the rotors and start again. (Those slotted ones on the front were Brakemotion, pretty...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
03-06-2022, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 16,586
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New brakes, 19s installed
Last weekend decided to do an oil&filter change. Yesterday, finally got around to installing the pile of rotors and pads that was sitting in a corner of my garage. Also put in fresh rubber inserts...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
02-08-2022, 01:48 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
02-07-2022, 05:41 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
02-07-2022, 12:27 AM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
02-06-2022, 03:10 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
02-03-2022, 02:59 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
01-26-2022, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 16,586
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
01-26-2022, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 16,586
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Anecdotal evidence suggests that these earlier...
Anecdotal evidence suggests that these earlier Cayennes are pretty well made. The V8s need their oil changes on time but then so does any other car. I am not sure if that BAT listing is the right...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
01-03-2022, 05:00 PM
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
12-27-2021, 06:45 PM
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Mounted a set of Bridgestone Blizzak
Nearly new winter tires 275/45/20. The old ones were 18" Dunlop Grandtrek winters from 2003! Testament to the quality of these Dunlop tires, they performed very well in the snow and made little...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
11-27-2021, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 16,586
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Coded the GM module today.
Finally got around to coding a few things in the replacement GM, plenty frustrating as my desktop PC is completely unable to access these modules on the e53. My laptop was giving me some trouble but...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
08-01-2021, 06:57 PM
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A shade over 130k
The E53 is doing daily duty ferrying the kids around town for summer activities and shopping. So, to address the slight roughness that INPA showed, I replaced the MAF with a Pierburg that I bought on...
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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum
05-14-2021, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 16,586
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Remove transmission.
On the E53 V8 it can be done single-handedly but a helper makes it less annoying to lift the exhaust out of the way and when splitting the trans from the engine.
You need lift or a flat surface...
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