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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-17-2025, 11:14 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,055
Posted By workingonit
Is this even after you used 5w-40 Castrol Euro...

Is this even after you used 5w-40 Castrol Euro oil (IIRC, you're using it, same as me)?

Also, do you mean LM MOS02, not 04 (which I can't find listed in their product line)?

My engine presently...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-14-2025, 03:00 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 15,864
Posted By workingonit
it seems like the MAF is starting to feel at home

I just came back from a short trip (25 miles, stop and go, some speeds up to 60, two destinations visited), and I observed the LTFT's starting to settle down into +3's to +4's, lower than I've grown...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-14-2025, 02:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,820
Posted By workingonit
I think it'll stay, even if my arm gets better

I'd never used a spinner before (the ones my Granpa and Mom had on their cars were in the 1950's, so I wasn't driving yet...I started in 1965), so this was my first time to use one. I tried it,...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-13-2025, 03:43 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 14,196
Posted By workingonit
higher voltage, better scans?

Yep, my NT510 Elite is also definitely slow, but actually speeds up a bit when fed with more voltage, when I use the "stable power supply" feature on my "Clore Automotive PL2320 20-Amp...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-13-2025, 03:33 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,820
Posted By workingonit
not gonna go there

If I did get one, she might retaliate by getting a "WNBA floor decoration" device to replace her shift knob on the Lexus.

We're both too old for those things.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-13-2025, 02:03 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,820
Posted By workingonit
steering wheel spinner installed

OK, it might be a temporary thing, but I installed a large steering wheel spinner on my E53 yesterday. I have to drive it quite a bit tomorrow (maybe 30-40 miles, but some in traffic, and more on...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-12-2025, 10:50 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 14,196
Posted By workingonit
OP's other thread is on BimmerFest

In his parallel thread on BimmerFest, the OP stated he was using a Foxwell NT530, and didn't trust it. I have no experience with the 530, so I can't comment on it, but my NT510 Elite has done all...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-12-2025, 10:46 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 15,575
Posted By workingonit
reset fuel trims by unplugging the MAF sensor, while running

As stated above, I've unplugged the MAF sensor many times in the past, when the cumulative values (LTFT + STFT, for each bank) would go past 20 (maybe 25, it's been awhile, so I forget which), and...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-11-2025, 07:07 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 15,575
Posted By workingonit
not in the same boat, but sailing in the same waters

Never read this thread before, so here's my 2 cents input.

I've never had a P1093, but initially, before I started doing MAF resets, I was having repeated problems with P0171 and P0174 (lean...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-11-2025, 11:58 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 14,196
Posted By workingonit
as previously posted on Bimmerfest

see post #1, posted at 1:26am August 10, 2025 https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/2002-3-0-x5-engine-stops-while-driving.1481330/unread
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-11-2025, 10:50 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 14,196
Posted By workingonit
I replied to the OP about his problem on another...

I replied to the OP about his problem on another forum earlier, suggesting that his problem might be electrical in nature. And that the whine he heard was possibly the alternator or Secondary Air...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-10-2025, 12:17 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 7,589
Posted By workingonit
3M Ultra Headlight Restoration Kit

I used the 3M Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit with Quick Clear Coat, 39175 to restore my headlights in June 2021, and they're still clear today, over four years later. And that's in full...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-07-2025, 08:09 PM
Replies: 17,712
Views: 3,965,839
Posted By workingonit
neat installation, hope it works out OK for you

I started listening to Sirius radio in 2005, in my '04 Chevy 2500HD, due to having a 120+ mile round-trip commute each day (and oftentimes long drives to drag racing events on weekends), and I had...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-03-2025, 05:11 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,746
Posted By workingonit
big enough, strong enough for most usage requirements

The two hitches both bolt to the bumper structure, using the same holes as drilled at the factory (becomes part of the bumper, beneath the cover), with the angled support bolting to the crossmember...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-03-2025, 01:39 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,746
Posted By workingonit
can't find S019 in Curt Chart; 13070 is superceded in chart

Though I already have an aftermarket hitch installed on my '01 X5, i've been following all the hitch, wiring, and module threads concerning the 2000-2006 E53.

I was going to make my...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-01-2025, 01:01 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 20,562
Posted By workingonit
not fun, working outside

I see that you're another "shade-tree mechanic" (but without a shade-tree for cover) like me. My 3-car garage is so filled with: my wife's precious Lexus, my precious home-made camping trailer (a...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-22-2025, 12:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,972
Posted By workingonit
precautionary window holding device/tool sizing request

Knock on wood, but so far I've only had one window fall, on my wife's '08 Cobalt, that was being worked on (but had been sitting un-driven for almost three years). the window that fell was bathed by...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-22-2025, 11:26 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,908
Posted By workingonit
If your BMW is doing the driving for you, is it really the ultimate driving machine?

As stated above. I've been reading the r/BMWX5 sub-Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/BMWX5, and more than one person raves about the how the DAPP option makes the BMW so much better, a Game-changer.
...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-16-2025, 06:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 992
Posted By workingonit
whoops, it must've been low voltage

I just got around to looking into the TRIFECTA with my Foxwell; first thing I did was hook up my good Solar/Clore Automotive PL2320 charger/maintainer/power supply, before I started testing. The...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-15-2025, 09:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 992
Posted By workingonit
most likely electrical

Not fuel, because there was no sign of the starter trying to engage. No sound at all.

The battery should be OK, as well, with the voltmeter inside the truck (in the cigarette lighter socket in...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-15-2025, 07:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 992
Posted By workingonit
TRIFECTA for no discernible reason?

It's been over a month since I last drove the X5, and it performed well, despite getting the dreaded TRIFECTA, for no apparent reason.

Here's the way my drive went: 1) Started the X, but only...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-08-2025, 01:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 751
Posted By workingonit
Dry-Lube (Teflon) vs White Lithium grease in automotive applications

Lithium grease is a dirt catcher, and can freeze in colder climates (not a problem in N.Texas, though). I started using WD-40 Specialist Dry-Lube on my cars & trucks awhile back, and it seems to be...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-07-2025, 02:02 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,838
Posted By workingonit
84995 ignored

84995 ignored
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-06-2025, 10:20 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,878
Posted By workingonit
test your Foxwell on another OBD port, or with extra supplied power

Have you tried your Foxwell on another car? Even if your Foxwell's software doesn't cover that car, the generic OBD should work.

Another thing, if the supplied voltage on your BMW's OBD port is...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-27-2025, 08:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,064
Posted By workingonit
same difference

Apples to oranges, but the same anyhow.

I've got a '98 GMC Sierra pickup that has a similar problem, for several (maybe even 8-10 years, I forget). The blower will run fine for awhile, slow down ,...
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