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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-26-2025, 04:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 644
Posted By workingonit
dual-purpose cooling?

I knew that was the primary function, but I thought I had read that the Aux fan was ALSO supposed to come on at higher coolant temperatures, even if the HVAC wasn't activated.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-26-2025, 12:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 644
Posted By workingonit
No, it won't. My Aux fan quit working and so did...

No, it won't. My Aux fan quit working and so did the A/C. Replaced the fan, and it worked again. There are tons of posts saying the same thing in all the X5 forums.

I would guess that the DME will...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-24-2025, 10:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 707
Posted By workingonit
wonder why the PO covered the rear seat-back

After I removed the two rear seat covers (one cheapo covering both upper and lower, and a heavy-duty seat back cover, that was there when I got the X) yesterday, I looked at the seat and wondered why...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-24-2025, 10:12 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,729
Posted By workingonit
so I don't have the only hacked radio wiring

My '01 had two Previous Owners, the first for 16-17 years, the second for the 3.5 years that it took for him to semi-recondition it mechanically, before trading it to me for my '66 Chevelle drag car....
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-23-2025, 05:29 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 707
Posted By workingonit
more problems coming faster than I can solve them

First problem: Just now, I went out to remove the rear seat-back cover, and (now torn) seat-cushion cover, that my grandnephew (by marriage) screwed up three weeks ago, by sliding in from the right...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-23-2025, 11:57 AM
Replies: 17,712
Views: 3,965,839
Posted By workingonit
On our A/C, we had about 80-90% of the underside...

On our A/C, we had about 80-90% of the underside of the "evaporator unit coils" covered with the jelly/mold/scum, which must've accumulated just recently, as the condensate drain had backed up (I...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-22-2025, 07:50 PM
Replies: 17,712
Views: 3,965,839
Posted By workingonit
I ain't got time for this crap; quick-fix to the rescue

This has nothing to do with my X5 (thankfully), but does relate to haigha's post, above.

It's been a bad mid-week 'til now (Wed-Sun), after our home HVAC began freezing up, and quit working. We...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-17-2025, 01:26 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,232
Posted By workingonit
I, too, haven't had a professional shop align any...

I, too, haven't had a professional shop align any of my vehicles in over 20 years, as well, with two exceptions.


When my truck and camping trailer hit a MOAP (mother-of-all potholes) at 75-80...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-03-2025, 10:45 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 15,864
Posted By workingonit
MAF learning curve, new vacuum hoses & fuel filter/regulator to come, injector test?

The STFT's were ranging from -10 to +8, depending on speed, grade, load, while the LTFT's at idle were hovering near zero (+/- 3). Better than before.

I'm still planning to replace all vacuum...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-02-2025, 10:30 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 15,864
Posted By workingonit
101 more miles and some highway testing

X5chemist- Latest report on the Siemens MAF you sent:

I put in a 101 more miles yesterday, about 60% highway at speeds averaging 75 mph, and 40% at speeds averaging 45 mph. The O2 sensors were...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-02-2025, 10:01 PM
Replies: 1,137
Views: 263,121
Posted By workingonit
I'm no longer my mom-in-law's favorite driver (after 32 years)

Took the X5, as promised, and after a 101 mile turn-around, the mileage now stands at 212040. As usual, I had previously guessed wrong on my mileage in other posts, so I wrote it down this time.
...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 06-02-2025, 02:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 852
Posted By workingonit
line block or flusher attachment tool?

Here's a flusher attachment tool made for the 5L40E by Kent-Moore (which manufactures most of the General Motors specialty tools): https://www.ebay.com/itm/271930056576
84928 5L40E flusher tool...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-29-2025, 05:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,768
Posted By workingonit
handling the heat

Are you concerned about seals baking and oil caking from internal heat? I'm not familiar at all, concerning e31's, and don't know if there's an electric pump to move coolant, either.

I'm also not...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-29-2025, 05:04 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,636
Posted By workingonit
all-electric fans on my pre-facelift E53

In 2021, just after I swapped cars for the E53, I had to replace the viscous clutch fan, because the clutch was going out, and the blades were deteriorating. I used a 3000cfm aftermarket electric fan...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-28-2025, 12:23 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,636
Posted By workingonit
Congratulations

https://youtu.be/sx_WG4-L1jE?t=45
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-28-2025, 11:55 AM
Replies: 1,137
Views: 263,121
Posted By workingonit
getting to drive the X again, woohoo!

My wife just told me that we need to take my X5 to the mom-in-law's ranch this Sunday, since the old woman (at 84) has even more trouble than I (at 74) getting in and out of my wife's beloved Lexus...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-27-2025, 01:29 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 20,562
Posted By workingonit
label everything and take pics of every step you take

Back in the day, we'd just wing it, not carefully documenting the steps taken for swapping engines; someone would either have more experience, or there would be a factory service manual on hand (they...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-26-2025, 01:15 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 20,562
Posted By workingonit
a job for fully-equipped shops, master mechanics, young men, and/or Saints

Good Luck! I wouldn't want to attempt this, though I've done dozens of such operations over the last 55 years.

It was much easier back then, with simple wiring, more spacious engine compartments,...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-23-2025, 11:43 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,561
Posted By workingonit
a BMW without errors? sacrilege!

Always leave one error still active, or your BMW will feel that it's not doing it's job. Also, the gods will punish you for your hubris!
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-20-2025, 06:12 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,656
Posted By workingonit
I never realized that there was a front central...

I never realized that there was a front central jacking point, and initially used a pair of these to lift my X5 (on pads of leftover 3/4" plywood on un-level sand), but only have one that still...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-19-2025, 05:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 769
Posted By workingonit
old school, and resisting unnecessary modern "changes for the better"

The days are coming soon, when new mechanics will have never seen dipsticks or manual transmissions, either. A carburetor will seem like something from the Dark Ages, and points ignitions (and...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-17-2025, 06:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 809
Posted By workingonit
oldest guys don't need stinkin' HP, nor the fanciest brakes; safety & reliability+1

Always interested in cars, I have run the whole gamut of car/truck types, and horsepower levels (during the old-school days without turbos & dual-turbos, when bigger carburetors and higher...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-17-2025, 01:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 883
Posted By workingonit
here's what I see

84858 poor photo of MAF area

84859 from RealOEM

Is it really a "plastic/rubber piece"? It's been awhile since I looked, but I do have the HARD plastic ring 13717503137 (#3 in the RealOEM pic),...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-17-2025, 12:46 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,364
Posted By workingonit
new spray pump, new grommet, and JB Weld Epoxy fixed my reservoir leaks

I had a leak there also, caused by a mouse or a squirrel that chewed a small hole on the backside of the reservoir, unseen. I only found it when replacing the spray pump, a year after I got the X. I...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-11-2025, 02:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 809
Posted By workingonit
Castrol Edge Euro 5w-40, for my 212k+ mile x5

Same here. Warm/hot weather 9 months of the year, and increasing stop & go traffic makes running thicker viscosity oil (and/or high-mileage formulations) imperative in all my elderly, above 100k...
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