new member saying hi!
 

hey guys, bought my first bmw on monday. got a 2001 3.0 x5. sold my 2006 F150 supercab lariat. so far I'm liking the ride on the highway a LOT and I also like the increase in gas mileage from an average of 13mpg to 18~19mpg lol.

I will probably have several questions in this thread over the coming weeks as I figure out more and more things to replace/fix on this car as it does have normal wear/tear for a 12 year old car.

one question I have right now is I have no clue what size the gas tank is? car didnt have an owners manual in it (I ordered a set off ebay yesterday) and the dealer filled the tank for me so I have no clue what it is lol.

welcome to the forum!!! as we say - no pictures? it did not happen.. well, something to that effect... lol...

your tank is 24 gallons (there is exact number somewhere, as the tank is natively measured in liters but for all the purposes - 24 gallons)...

you might want to create a signature line, something short, like - '01 X5 3.0i, or something very long.... this is to let us know what you have, so we can answer your questions better...

again, welcome!!!

Welcome aboard!! Wheres the pics at?!

lol, I'll grab some at lunch time.

more questions...how do I tell what packages this thing came with?

Also, my driver side rear view mirror looks to be standard glass and the right one looks to be blue glass? Its also got discoloration in the upper left so I'm assuming its a heated mirror and that it must have overheated in the past?

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I reply to your thread on bimmerforums. Glad you found us here too, since we're more active on this board.

Put the last 7-digit VIN in HERE and answer simple math question to find your X5 built sheet.

the russian VIN decoding site now requires a registration and allows 10 look ups a day - if it doesn't work out for you, i can look up your as-built sheet...

last 7 digits are LM90548. I tried that site and it said I had to register. Does the as-built sheet come in a pdf or something that I can print and keep in the glove box? that would be awesome.

and yeah, that was the first place I posted before I even found this specific forum which is much more active and has a lot more info specific to these models.

One thing I'm beginning to notice is the lack of availability of used parts for these.

I'm a big mustang guy and have no issue heading to the local yards or u-pull and finding interior parts, clips, etc. I think I've seen one x5 being parted in the classifieds but it was black/black.

I did find the bavarian guys on ebay but their prices are about as high as mpsautosalvage.com is for mustangs lol. I guess the main reason is due to the demographic that owns bmw cars vs something like mustangs. you wreck your bmw, you take insurance check and buy another and let insurance sell it. mustang guys usually take the check and part the car to the ground and recycle the shell :D

try furiousmethod.com - it will open a dozen or two windows, that will scare you into thinking it is a virus, but what it does, it looks up the part number through various sellers...

our main sites are RealOEM to look up the part numbers, and the WDS for diagrams... diagrams can be very very very confusing... lol...

i buy my parts (not all of them) from BMW of Fairfax, but not from the counter - i go to their website, place an order with a good discount, and then tell the checkout that i will pick up the part - a lot of times very competitive price for an OE part...

give me a sec, i will get you the as-built sheet...

Vehicle information


VIN WBAFA53561LM90548
Type code FA53
Type X5 3.0I (USA)
E series E53 ()
Series X
Type GEFZG
Steering LL
Doors 5
Engine M54
Displacement 3.00
Power 170
Drive ALLR
Transmission AUT
Colour ALPINWEISS 3 (300)
Upholstery STANDARDLEDER/HELLBEIGE 2 (ARBEITSN (N6HC)
Prod.date 2001-07-03



https://www.parts.bmwgroup.com/webetk/images/minus.gif Options



S205A AUTOMATIC GETRIEBE Automatic transmission
S386A DACHRELING Roof railing
S403A GLASDACH, ELEKTRISCH Glass roof, electrical
S437A EDELHOLZAUSFUEHRUNG Fine wood trim
S441A RAUCHERPAKET Smoker package
S459A SITZVERSTELLUNG, ELEKTR.MIT MEMORY Seat adjustment, electric, with memory
S464A SKISACK Ski bag
S473A ARMAUFLAGE VORN Armrest front
S494A SITZHEIZUNG FUER FAHRER/BEIFAHRER Seat heating driver/passenger
S502A SCHEINWERFER-WASCHANLAGE Headlight cleaning system
S521A REGENSENSOR Rain sensor
S650A CD-LAUFWERK CD player
S676A HIFI LAUTSPRECHERSYSTEM HiFi speaker system
S691A CD-HALTERUNG CD holder

S926A ERSATZRAD Spare wheel


S945A BERUECKSICHTIGUNG PREISABHAENGK. Dummy-SALAPA



https://www.parts.bmwgroup.com/webetk/images/minus.gif Standard equipment

S249A MULTIFUNKTION FUER LENKRAD Multifunction f steering wheel
S302A ALARMANLAGE Alarm system
S309A LM RAEDER/STERNSPEICHE 57 BMW light alloy wheel, star spoke 57
S354A GRUENKEIL-FRONTSCHEIBE Windscreen, green-tinted upper strip
S640A AUTOTELEFONVORBEREITUNG Preparation f tel.installation universal
S645A RADIO-STEUERUNG US BMW US Radio
S661A RADIO BMW BUSINESS Radio BMW Business (C43)
S692A CD WECHSLER I-BUS VORBEREITUNG Preparation, BMW 6-CD changer I-bus
S845A AKUSTISCHE GURTWARNUNG Acoustic fasten seat belt reminder
S853A SPRACHVERSION ENGLISCH Language version, English
S876A FUNKFREQUENZ 315 MHZ Radio frequency 315 MHz
S992A STEUERUNG KENNZEICHENBEFESTIGUNG Control of number-plate attachment

so what exactly does the hifi stereo mean? is that bmw speak for standard stereo?

and I am curious about the business cd player? I'm assuming I-bus is different than can-bus?

sounds like a basic x5 to me which is how it looks haha. and yeah, I've got ashtrays all over this thing. Doesnt look/smell like its ever been smoked in though..