Hopefully this pic is visible. My pic posting skills are poor since dont do it

Oh wow...yeah the scaling on the picture is not the greatest...haha.

Very interesting at the least!

Just had the timing cover and valve cover gaskets replaced and they inspected the chain guides while they had it apart. All looks good!

Assume you meant bvzine. I can’t get that to work either. It appears the connection to the central DB is broken for all of the free decoder services.

You should have still had them replaced. Members have done the same where the guides look fine then they fail a little while later.

No, I'm talking about M decoder. This upsets me so much...now you have to PAY?! Like wtf... :thumbdown:throw::rippedoff

I agree! Very disappointing!

They are all down. Bzine hasn't worked for a long while (for me anyway). Mdecoder had been my go to up until a month or so ago when they broke too. I was hoping they would come back online but looks like they may have switched to a pay model now?

It was always a free service so I can't complain too much, but damned if I didn't use that thing a TON when looking for a new BMW to work on. :(

Edit: NM, Mdecoder just worked for me when I stuck in my truck's last 7. Maybe they go by IP's and only allow a certain number of lookups per day/week/etc now? Bet using a VPN could get around that.

Attachment 78566

I just loaded my VIN. LN80342 into bvzine and decoded ...just now. :)

Vehicle information
VIN 
5UXFB93583LN80342
Type Code 
FB93
E Series 
E53
Series 
X
Type 
GEFZG
Model 
X5 4.6IS (USA)
Steering 
LL
Doors 
5
Engine 
M62/TU
Displacement 
4.60
Power 
255
Drive 
ALLR
Transmission 
AUT
Colour 
TITANSILBER METALLIC (354)
Upholstery 
TEILLEDER W.N./SCHWARZ
Prod Date 
2003-03-10
Available upgrades
Spare/replacement key fob 
Check compatibility


Vehicle options
S205A 
Automatic transmission
S216A 
HYDRO STEERING-SERVOTRONIC
S220A 
Self-levelling suspension
S226A 
Sports suspension settings
S249A 
Multifunction f steering wheel
S255A 
Sports leather steering wheel
S257A 
Deactivation, side airbag rear
S261A 
Side airbags for rear passengers
S302A 
Alarm system
S321A 
Exterior parts in vehicle colour
S342A 
Interior trim strips, Titan Shadow
S354A 
Windscreen, green-tinted upper strip
S386A 
Roof railing
S403A 
Glass roof, electrical
S417A 
Roller sun visor, rear door
S430A 
Interior/outside mirror with auto dip
S441A 
Smoker package
S456A 
Electr. BMW front seat with memory
S459A 
Seat adjustment, electric, with memory
S461A 
Electric seat backrest adjustment, rear
S464A 
Ski bag
S473A 
Armrest front
S494A 
Seat heating driver/passenger
S496A 
Seat heating, rear
S502A 
Headlight cleaning system
S508A 
Park Distance Control (PDC)
S521A 
Rain sensor
S522A 
Xenon Light
S533A 
Air conditioning, rear
S534A 
Automatic air conditioning
S609A 
Navigation system Professional
S640A 
Preparation f tel.installation universal
S645A 
BMW US Radio
S672A 
CD changer for 6 CDs
S677A 
HiFi system Professional DSP
S761A 
Individual sunshade glazing
S775A 
Headlining anthracite
S785A 
White direction indicator lights
S840A 
High speed synchronisation
S845A 
Acoustic fasten seat belt reminder
S853A 
Language version, English
S876A 
Radio frequency 315 MHz
S992A 
Control of number-plate attachment
DECODE ANOTHER VIN
GENERATE PDF

Worked for me as well so may it was just a glitch?