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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-09-2025, 10:57 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,634
Posted By workingonit
I quit keeping spreadsheets long ago, when...

I quit keeping spreadsheets long ago, when building my dragrace Chevelle and my home-made 4x8 squareback camping trailer. In both cases, it was to hide the truth.

When building the Chevelle, I...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-08-2025, 11:26 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,634
Posted By workingonit
I forgot about that linked post and got mixed up...

I forgot about that linked post and got mixed up who had recommended the TYC fan (at 74, I guess you could attribute that to a "senior moment"). I have followed recommendations from X5chemist before,...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-07-2025, 08:54 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,634
Posted By workingonit
from TYC

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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-07-2025, 05:26 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,634
Posted By workingonit
TYC vs TOPAZ fan: whatever works is fine

X5chemist- I thought you recommended the TYC fan, not the TOPAZ??

from my thread segment, concerning replacing the AUX fan (segment begins at post #76)
https://xoutpost.com/1240290-post93.html...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-06-2025, 06:42 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,634
Posted By workingonit
brushless AUX fan (DME controlled) vs. brushed aftermarket fan (w/manual control)

I think that all the replacement fans for our X5's are brushless; the DME regulates fan operation via PWM signals that the brushless fans need. Brushed fans just need a potentiometer to change...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-06-2025, 05:43 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,634
Posted By workingonit
TYC fan is from Taiwan, TOPAZ fan may not be

When I replaced my AUX fan last August, I went with X5chemist's recommendation of the TYC fan. At that time, it cost $190 at Amazon (where I bought it from, due to Prime free shipping and getting a...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 04-19-2025, 01:13 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 9,779
Posted By workingonit
I forgot to mention this in my previous post...

I forgot to mention this in my previous post (#40) in this thread: I have the same throttle delay that seems common to the M54B30 engine, too.

Having never driven ANY BWW previously, I just...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 04-15-2025, 10:40 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,719
Posted By workingonit
I've never seen an O2 heater code on my '01 (not...

I've never seen an O2 heater code on my '01 (not sure if it even HAS heated O2 sensors), either. Last time I got it inspected, I was able to get all the emission monitors to set, except for EVAP....
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 04-13-2025, 01:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 721
Posted By workingonit
Having only seen the clown nose on my 2001 X5,...

Having only seen the clown nose on my 2001 X5, I'm wondering what the low-profile "nose" looks like. Pictures?
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 04-09-2025, 07:25 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 15,864
Posted By workingonit
OEM MAF testing; not happening as fast as I would wish

from 2/1/25 and


update from 3/15/25

update from 3/22/25

Ok, I finally drove the X5 again today, only the second (very short) drive since I received the OEM MAF in February. Total miles...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 04-08-2025, 01:32 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 9,779
Posted By workingonit
"Italian Tune-Up", or use Marvel Mystery Oil (or Seafoam)

Back in the day, circa late '60's to early 70's, I was entrusted to do the upkeep on my parent's and grandparents cars. Still at home, in college, and having trained at a GM Tech school, I was the...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-25-2025, 06:12 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,739
Posted By workingonit
use a mini-microphone, + I-phone or Android phone, to locate the rattle?

Here's what I would try (loving gadgets): I'd buy one or more (in case one is lost or damaged) mini-microphones that I could hear/record sounds from inside or outside the X, and locate the rattle...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-25-2025, 02:15 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 966
Posted By workingonit
I've spent hours looking at wiring diagrams to...

I've spent hours looking at wiring diagrams to see if there's a switched circuit back in the rear of the X, that I could use, by hijacking it for the rear camera, instead of the intended OEM usage.
...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-24-2025, 12:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 966
Posted By workingonit
rear seat heat not optioned

Before I start tearing apart the rear of my console, and/or removing the rear seat to look for the harness, I have to say that my X5 didn't come optioned for rear seat heat. So, would there even be...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-23-2025, 06:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,475
Posted By workingonit
I'm old, too, and like the look of the original...

I'm old, too, and like the look of the original wheels (17" tires are OK, too, with REAL sidewalls on them).

also,

Mine cools to 36-38F, probably because I added an electric 3000cfm aftermarket...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-23-2025, 06:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 966
Posted By workingonit
couldn't find the control wire

Late yesterday P.M., I located a Cigarette Lighter Plug Extension Cable in my spares box, and ran it beside the rear passenger's seat back, under the floor mat, under the front seat, and plugged it...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-22-2025, 11:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 966
Posted By workingonit
The only switched power I've found so far, is the...

The only switched power I've found so far, is the flashlight charging circuit inside the glovebox. I used that circuit to trigger the aftermarket fan that I replaced the viscous-clutched fan with. I...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-20-2025, 08:27 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 966
Posted By workingonit
new post concerning cheap dash cams

The last XO thread on the subject, AFAIK, was https://xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/x5-e53-forum/105733-anyone-using-dash-cam.html, from 2017, so here's a fresh one.

My wife's always complaining...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-20-2025, 02:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 852
Posted By workingonit
turn up the volume on your radio!

I have seldom driven my X above 50 mph, but when I have, I get more wind noise than on my other vehicles. Not at first, in stock condition (wind noise hardly noticeable at 70-75 mph, compared to my...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-15-2025, 12:58 PM
Replies: 1,137
Views: 263,111
Posted By workingonit
mileage, wear and tear

Updating my earlier post, six months later...I wrote down the wrong mileage (working from my senior memory), and it was either actually at 211704 miles (not 212704), back in Sept., or my odometer is...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-13-2025, 02:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 606
Posted By workingonit
Sounds like he needs the rubber pad (#5) and the...

Sounds like he needs the rubber pad (#5) and the coin holder (#2), too. RealOEM shows:

84731
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-01-2025, 02:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 870
Posted By workingonit
better safe than sorry

I guess I'm a bit more paranoid about vehicle fires than most; I've carried an extinguisher in all my vehicles since '86, in my '86 S10 pickup, and one in every vehicle I've owned ever...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-13-2025, 02:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,238
Posted By workingonit
concerning the use of BMW blinkers; I didn't get the memo, obviously....

Ok, I've heard all the jokes (for MANY years, and really became aware of only after I got my first & only BMW in '21)) about BMW drivers not using their blinkers, but it seems to be a common thing,...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-10-2025, 01:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,192
Posted By workingonit
the G.A.S. repair kit for DISA valve is worth the cost

I've been looking for the cause of my lean fuel trims for over 3 years now, smoke-testing and all, with no success (maybe the used Siemens MAF that X5chemist sent me will tell me something... when/if...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-04-2025, 01:38 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 923
Posted By workingonit
gauge inaccuracy & bad? fan clutch workarrounds

My mpg stays about the same, winter or summer, because I actually spend more time driving short hops and doing more stationary testing in summer, while testing less and driving on longer trips in...
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