A new battery fixed this for me, sometimes my battery must run really low because I don't do many miles and it'll be slow to turn over engine then transmission fail safe comes on when I pull away

I'm having problems with my E53, I just don't do enough miles, I'm thinking of getting one of those battery chargers that charge and condition the battery, 1.5 miles to work and back every day just doesn't do it.

I changed mine with one I bought from Ebay, it's an awful job 1st time around and the template they sent for drilling the holes didn't line up with my clocks, fortunately I checked the rear of the instrument to locate the screws and drilled it ok. It's fiddly to say the least and it's one of those ...

Maybe the utility was the old kitchen, it certainly sounds like u have an old imperial pipe there so need an adapter to 15mm

Me too, I've got a 2003 3.0D sport, 2 cars back was a 2006 4.4i sport that had all the toys and was pretty much perfect but started getting worried about mpg, averaging about 16-17 mpg, getting around 20-22 mpg from the diesel, wish I'd kept the 4.4 now absolutely gutted, I've got contacts where I ...

Has anyone got a swan neck oem tow hitch that they don't need that they don't need for an E53. My car looks like it's got the towbar and electrics fitted but no hitch. Wouldn't care just sold an E53 with original hitch still in plastic bag unused typical !!!!! No panic not looking to buying caravan ...

Think I used a long series 5 mill Allen key to get my airbag clips loose, just took more pressure than I expected but when you get it off you can see why. Need a T10 screwdriver thats skinny so it goes into wheel to locate screws torx sockets no good. Just replaced dash pixels last weekend and had ...

Just noticed my passenger side ones went tonight, does anyone have any experience of the £28 ones off ebay.

My 2003 E53 had same problem, rust on inside near hinges on bottom tailgate and just spread to where you could see it from outside, also on lip of top tailgate probs where its been getting slammed over the years. Bodyshop just took them off, sandblasted them totally clean and resprayed inside and ...

My Labrador has trouble getting in my E53, I bought a fold away dog ramp which is excellent but he's bloody scared of it and basically have to force him up it. The answer is always try and reverse up to a large curb or grassy mound and he hops in and out all day long, the ramp is just there for ...