[quote="Benforest"] Hello, Been reading quite a lot of guides to buying an x5. What to look for etc. I’m looking at spending about 3 3.5k with around 100, 125k mileage. I’m not bothered engine wise but leaning towards petrol at the moment however. This price also leaves some money for maintenance/rep ...

£3000 ONO Here we have a very nice, V8, 4.4 litre X5. Awesome car to drive, whether cross country, town or motorway. Great colour combination of black paint and tan leather. Both in good condition for the year - not perfect, but not bad. A few chips and marks on the paint, some wear on the drivers ...

I have a 4.4, so suspect the same engine bay layout. You'll need to remove the coolant header tank, the power steering fluid reservoir and oil filter housing. By remove I mean unbolt, not disconnect pipework (other than the small return pipe for the coolant header tank to top radiator hose). If the ...

:)) It is a little bit involved, but wasn't technically that difficult. A simple overview was: I got a copy of the ABS wiring to the controller. made up some skinny wires (unfolded paper-clip I think) to poke into the ABS module plug so I could read the signals whilst it was plugged in. Put the ...

Out of interest, it is an identical unit in the L322 Range Rover - complete with BMW logo...

I had a pig of an ABS fault on my E39, and had to resort to buying myself a portable oscilloscope so I could read the output of the sensors whilst driving. Does that sound a bit scary for your skills?

How cheap is cheap? Cable-shak.co.uk sell the right kit and it comes with all the software you could need.

Next time it fails to start, shift into Neutral and try again. Have a Shogun that does this. If it now fires up then the shift sensor needs adjusting.  Or keep starting in Neutral!

I have the ABS / DSC lights on, so plugged in INPA to see what's up. Pressure sender interference triggered 248 times, and steering angle sensor once. I'm guessing there's a pressure issue! The steering one cleared. Having read loads on the subject I did some more checks (what a sod it is to get to ...

To follow up now I've fixed it... Along the lines of the post above: No problems with supply to unit and washer pump still worked, so figured it was an issue within the unit. Removed it and dismantled, to find a build up of crud around the bushes / motor commutator. A squirt of cleaner and polish up ...

Thanks guys!

Half way through a journey the rear wiper stopped wiping. Luckily it is parked is the right place. The washer still works.

Any clues where to look first?

Thanks in advance.

Well I went ahead and fitted the 88 degree stat, and two weeks on its a much more pleasant beastie. No hot smell, no constant worry about the impact of that heat and pressure on the cooling system. No idea why BMW decided it should run at 110, but I've certainly not seen any downsides to running it ...

Very interesting - good skills!
I have a slightly saggy left corner so would be up for some goo.


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Really interesting info there. The needle has sat dead centre throughout, and it's only because in the Dynavin & 'secret' menu I can tell the actual temp. It sits firmly at 110 and doesn't creep any higher, which correlates with you saying it should run at that temp. Saying that it does smell hot ...