gearbox advice

[marti]

cant beat the e38's....had two

[sapphireblack]

E39 just as good but a bit smaller. Best built BMW I've owned, still miss it.

[muz740]

Yes E38 if I won the lottery tomorrow I would find the best out there and be a very happy man …. You can keep all that new stuff….

[sapphireblack]

Saw a LWB E38 on eBay a few months ago. It looked very nice £7k iirc, but need a serious garage to home one of them

[muz740]

I just sold my 740i sport for £700 really sweet engine and new tank all mechanical’s good but rotten under the plastic sills and jacking points broke my heart but you have to call it a day sometimes……

[muz740]

But to get back to X5 it seems to be solid rear subframe looks tatty but tested it with a brick hammer solid am going to put rust eater on it then Lanoguard…

[sapphireblack]

E53 subframe bushes are vulnerable with age. A lot of work DIY or a lot of money in a workshop.

Some have stripped it completely, powder coated and replaced all the bushes, theres quite a few, extending its life measurably. Had my E53 ten years, longest I've owned anything, cost a lot of wonga over those years though.

[muz740]

Funny you should say that I bought a full subframe everything with out the diff £200 I have had it powder coated it looks lovely in my lock up but as you say big job to do so that why tested the one on vehicle with a hammer it should be good for a few years give me time to completely refurbish the spare as am like you I keep car’s to long …. But at least you know what you’ve got…

[Eddy e53]

Hi Ed here same with mine had gearbox service still lurches when comeing to a stop how did you sort yours out how did you reset it or did it just stop any device much appreciate just did my rear subframe scrapped as much rust off as I could covered it in rust all and painted black metal paint with built in primer and wax I’ll Ed as well will see ho it holds up then I might spray with stone hip had a couple of pinholes in it used cold weld to fill went straight through mot no advisserys now trying to sort out front parking sensors replaced all but still yeah clicking From them when put into drive

[muz740]

Hi I changed the mechatronic seals easy to do when the pan is off but it took a thousand miles to learn my driving style I reset and followed all the steps to relearn the gearbox now it is good but I had to lower my expectations as it is nearly 20 years old but am fussy it’s the seals that fixes the lurch….

[muz740]

Sorry you can reset with Impa or ista + not sure what else you can use….

[henrym3]

If you do change the rear subframe be prepared to change the brake lines that will be exposed when it’s off. Disconnect at a joint and cap it off to prevent fluid loss. Can be a nightmare to bleed If you let the brake fluid run out.

[muz740]

Cheers my lines have been done before the old girl just flew through a MOT subframe looking a lot better since I knocked the crust off and coated with lanoguard …but my turbo has just gone so you never get much time before something else goes…. The joys off older BMW’s…..

[henrym3]

Don’t you just luv em. Talking of MOTs I’m due within the next month.