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- Thu May 31, 2018 5:43 am
- Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: 4.6is
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3441
Re: 4.6is
Thanks for all your replies. Engine is running great just a shame about the gearbox. No reverse and the transfailsafe message on the dash. Reverse only works when message is displayed. Have already purchased replacement and in the process of swapping. Hopefully get to use it sometime soon.
- Tue Apr 24, 2018 5:44 pm
- Forum: Problems (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: reverse gear problem
- Replies: 1
- Views: 573
reverse gear problem
Hi Got a strange one here. When I select reverse I get the selector light indicating reverse, rear parking sensor make a noise. When I give it some gas there is no drive. After a few minutes the trans fail safe warning message come up and now when I select reverse and give it some gas I now have ...
- Fri Mar 30, 2018 3:59 am
- Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: 4.6is
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3441
Re: 4.6is
Hi Guys Thanks for your replies. Feeling a wee bit scared. Took a bit of a gamble and bought one of these but don`t actually get to pick it up/see it in the flesh/drive it for another week as I have been out of the country for a while. The seller was up front about the condition of the car and minor ...
- Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:04 am
- Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: 4.6is
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3441
4.6is
Hi quick question, does the 4.6is suffer with the same timing chain guide issue as the 4.4. I see a lot of posts talking about the 4.4 but as of yet none on the 4.6. If it is a problem is it worth doing them as preventative maintenance or wait until they start to fail to change them. Any other ...