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by deno 1
Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:46 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: turbo failure?????
Replies: 5
Views: 2762

Re: turbo failure?????

RAC man has been out and looked at it.........upon closer inspection the is a bit of smoke coming from the exhausts...
He seem to think its the turbo as theres a slight over run on the rattling as the revs drop down on the engine........ maybe the bearing in the turbo???? nowt he can do...
Gotta ...
by deno 1
Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:26 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: turbo failure?????
Replies: 5
Views: 2762

Re: turbo failure?????

The rattling seems to be from the left hand side of the engine but i couldnt swear to this........ i didnt notice any smoke when driving but wasnt really looking for it ......it doesnt smoke on tick over or with light revs.......
Hopefully the rac man may know more than me when he turns up ...
by deno 1
Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:05 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: turbo failure?????
Replies: 5
Views: 2762

turbo failure?????

Hi people...
Driving along today and noticed a ticking/rattling sound from the engine, this only seemed to happen when the engine was under load.......... so pulled over to the side of the road and gently revved the engine while not in gear and the sound noise got worse??????
I was only a mile from ...
by deno 1
Sat Jan 14, 2012 5:07 pm
Forum: How-To
Topic: Parking heater remote start- Enabling
Replies: 588
Views: 377200

Re: Parking heater remote start- Enabling

ok been reading this with much interest.....here my problem ..
iv not got the heater option on my screen only the vent option
iv got the letter z on my webasto.
iv got no remote control
when the engine is running the webasto heater is hot to the touch.
why oh why every time i open a door does the ...
by deno 1
Tue May 10, 2011 12:17 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: SCR / Posh Leathers / KG & Raj Overhaul of the 4.8
Replies: 173
Views: 66544

Re: SCR / Posh Leathers / KG & Raj Overhaul of the 4.8

following this thread is brill...........keep the pics coming...........looks great.
by deno 1
Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:35 pm
Forum: Problems (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: SIDE LIGHT BULB
Replies: 2
Views: 1499

Re: SIDE LIGHT BULB

nice one sanj
by deno 1
Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:57 pm
Forum: Problems (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: SIDE LIGHT BULB
Replies: 2
Views: 1499

SIDE LIGHT BULB

Hi folks...... after my last visit to the stealership and getting stung i thought id run this past you guys. Got a warning saying check parking lights on the display by the speedo. so i have and when side lights are on, the nearside front one does not come on but the indicator lights up constantly ...
by deno 1
Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:24 pm
Forum: How-To
Topic: Using Resler with Navcoder
Replies: 16
Views: 13407

Re: Using Resler with Navcoder

Good info there i.t.barbie. mines working great since you sorted it out at the bristol meet...thanks again penny.
by deno 1
Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:32 pm
Forum: Buy and sell
Topic: E53 Rubber floor mats
Replies: 6
Views: 2691

Re: E53 Rubber floor mats

Are these mats still for sale davyk31???????????????????
by deno 1
Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:25 pm
Forum: Meets/Events
Topic: BRISTOL FIESTA !!! 19th March !! UPDATED !!
Replies: 285
Views: 81266

Re: BRISTOL FIESTA !!! 19th March !! UPDATED !!

back home now.... would just like to thank everyone for there help,it was a long way to drive ,but well worth it.. big thanks to jason for getting shut of the auto locking and getting the beep to work on the central locking.Big thanks to i.t.barbie for the navigation update and the vr and sanj for ...
by deno 1
Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:04 pm
Forum: New members section
Topic: another newbie with x5
Replies: 33
Views: 9915

Re: another newbie with x5

It will only be for the day as iv got to be in porthmadog in the evening ..........thanks
by deno 1
Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:36 pm
Forum: New members section
Topic: another newbie with x5
Replies: 33
Views: 9915

Re: another newbie with x5

sounds good to me ...... count me in fellas i will be there...
by deno 1
Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:29 pm
Forum: New members section
Topic: another newbie with x5
Replies: 33
Views: 9915

Re: another newbie with x5

atleast nobodys laffing........... well not on here anyway.....so are you people saying i could get some of these things like the heater.....vr........no auto doorlocking sorted at the bristol meet????????????????? bristol is a fair run but im up for it .....
by deno 1
Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:07 pm
Forum: New members section
Topic: another newbie with x5
Replies: 33
Views: 9915

Re: another newbie with x5

to be honest with you i dont mind paying to have work done,but i would have sooner give the £250 to someone on here than these so called specialists....
by deno 1
Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:01 pm
Forum: New members section
Topic: another newbie with x5
Replies: 33
Views: 9915

Re: another newbie with x5

im well gutted folks....... i should have had a go at it myself but iv learned the hard way...... it cost me £250.......arrrrrrrrrrrr... i also asked them to activate the webasto so i can have some heat in the mornings... recon they tried but the computer wouldnt let them do it..????????????? also ...