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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 10-04-2024, 12:48 PM
Replies: 17,640
Views: 3,752,232
Posted By Salty B.
Not today, but last month Frau Blücher kept...

Not today, but last month Frau Blücher kept throwing "Bank 1/2 too rich" codes. No noticeable excess fuel exhaust smell, fuel mileage is the same (not great), no roughness or stumbles. Codes would...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 10-04-2024, 12:26 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,173
Posted By Salty B.
Aha, good point. I replaced the rotted LR door...

Aha, good point. I replaced the rotted LR door seal from a junkyard car and had to cut it at the join and trim about 1/4" to get it to fit. I made sure the seam was at the bottom of the frame under...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 10-04-2024, 11:15 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,173
Posted By Salty B.
My ride sat at the airport, uncovered, for two...

My ride sat at the airport, uncovered, for two weeks. The remnants of Hurricane Helene doused the area for days, very heavy rain and high winds.

Got home Weds. Went to vacuum the beast and...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 10-04-2024, 11:03 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 920
Posted By Salty B.
How was the seat bottom swap? I want to do that...

How was the seat bottom swap? I want to do that with mine as the driver's side has a major heater hot spot that will burn if on too long. Is it as simple as clipping the hog rings and switching them?...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-26-2024, 11:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,151
Posted By Salty B.
Dad taught me that...

Dad taught me that hold-the-button-on-the-handbrake thing.

And when I rarely drive an automatic, I'll bump the pernandle into N, set the hand/parking brake, then shift to P. I've not heard of a...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-26-2024, 11:26 PM
Replies: 1,128
Views: 247,799
Posted By Salty B.
Maybe YOURS would! 🤣

Maybe YOURS would! 🤣
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-26-2024, 11:21 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,042
Posted By Salty B.
I'm about 3300rpm @ 70mph in 5th which is 1:1 so...

I'm about 3300rpm @ 70mph in 5th which is 1:1 so combined with the 4:10 diffs, yeah, spinny... I get about 26mpg on road trips and rarely exceed 70mph due to revs; much worse in town.

Would the...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-24-2024, 01:14 AM
Replies: 1,128
Views: 247,799
Posted By Salty B.
If this thing could even hit 100mph, the...

If this thing could even hit 100mph, the never-opened M54 would fly apart with that 5-speed tractor gearing.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-21-2024, 01:14 AM
Replies: 1,128
Views: 247,799
Posted By Salty B.
Soon.

Soon.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-07-2024, 10:30 PM
Replies: 1,128
Views: 247,799
Posted By Salty B.
About to hit 200K in a month or three. I'll try...

About to hit 200K in a month or three. I'll try to video the event. Safely!
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-03-2024, 11:37 PM
Replies: 17,640
Views: 3,752,232
Posted By Salty B.
Mine won't do that. Is it a setting in the head...

Mine won't do that. Is it a setting in the head unit?

My new (as of last June) fob has never worked more than maybe 25ft from the car.

The fob for my F30 does it, but I had to code it to do...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-27-2024, 11:09 PM
Replies: 17,640
Views: 3,752,232
Posted By Salty B.
Got a link? "Heat shield" is too generic for...

Got a link? "Heat shield" is too generic for search.

Prior owner replaced tan/beige interior with black from a parts car for some demented reason, except seat belts and headliner/pillar trims....
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-26-2024, 11:06 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,671
Posted By Salty B.
It sure was!

It sure was!
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-17-2024, 07:41 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,671
Posted By Salty B.
Luckily the machinery I work on is almost...

Luckily the machinery I work on is almost entirely hex/allen so I have all the wrenches.

Found another screw at work that's the same size only a bit shorter. Unsure why the current one is...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-14-2024, 07:48 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,671
Posted By Salty B.
Got the new DLA in, works, but that lock cylinder...

Got the new DLA in, works, but that lock cylinder bolt fought me hard getting it back in. Felt like it was bottoming out in the cylinder housing. Might have x-threaded it a little... is that supposed...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-14-2024, 06:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,671
Posted By Salty B.
Welp, three more mounting bosses or whatever fell...

Welp, three more mounting bosses or whatever fell off... that black JB Weld gasket maker someone recommended ain't all that. Two of the ones I re-glued with it came off. Maybe I'll let it set...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-12-2024, 05:49 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,671
Posted By Salty B.
Ended up with the OE part from FCP. It is the...

Ended up with the OE part from FCP. It is the driver's door. So that will be this weekend's project. I rationalized the cost by the above *and* I have zero interest in ripping that door card off...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-09-2024, 05:57 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,861
Posted By Salty B.
It's an Ancel, not that smart and it won't show...

It's an Ancel, not that smart and it won't show that kind of data. What Foxwell would you suggest that would also be useful on F30?
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-08-2024, 08:26 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,861
Posted By Salty B.
Worth a try, thanks AW!

Worth a try, thanks AW!
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-08-2024, 08:01 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,671
Posted By Salty B.
Yes they are presnt and appear to lock, but they...

Yes they are presnt and appear to lock, but they don't seem all that snug anymore, and twice now the alarm chirp stopped working again after a day or so. I'll see if I can find some little screws.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-08-2024, 07:57 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,861
Posted By Salty B.
Yes to the first, no to the second. But after a...

Yes to the first, no to the second. But after a restart, it behaved normally again.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-08-2024, 07:56 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,861
Posted By Salty B.
Unsure what is the plastic dog, but this started...

Unsure what is the plastic dog, but this started when I disconnected the window switch boxes on the two front doors (to pull the cards, that now seem to have developed a bad connection. The doors...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-07-2024, 07:13 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,572
Posted By Salty B.
Heh, nope.

Heh, nope.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-07-2024, 05:59 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,572
Posted By Salty B.
Does reporting these spammers do any good?

Does reporting these spammers do any good?
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-06-2024, 11:28 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,572
Posted By Salty B.
My now-crushed Volvo 240 had a "temperature...

My now-crushed Volvo 240 had a "temperature compensation board" a small PCB with some resistors on it that had failed, so the temp gauge would wander all over. If it worked, it prevented the needle...
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