just got a 3.0i E53
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:25 am
Hello everybody, recently picked up a 79k miles 1 owner from new 2005 E53 3.0i sport. I’m no stranger to the brand having owned and maintained several 3 series E36 and E46’s and currently got my wife driving around in my old 130i.
Had the X about a week or so and it all seems good so far, no mechanical issues, no knocks. It does have a weird kcan bus issue I’m currently diagnosing where it won’t talk to the fully functional DSC module and the nav is a little temperamental. All in all a good terrible purchase!
Immediate work to be done is the standard cooling system refresh and I’ll perform my own version of an “inspection 2” I paid a little more than I usually would for a car this age hoping to delay or avoid firing the parts cannon!
See you in the E53 section!
Had the X about a week or so and it all seems good so far, no mechanical issues, no knocks. It does have a weird kcan bus issue I’m currently diagnosing where it won’t talk to the fully functional DSC module and the nav is a little temperamental. All in all a good terrible purchase!
Immediate work to be done is the standard cooling system refresh and I’ll perform my own version of an “inspection 2” I paid a little more than I usually would for a car this age hoping to delay or avoid firing the parts cannon!
See you in the E53 section!
