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Morning Welcome to the Forum Not sure what your trying to describe here, is it a sound or a feel through the brake pedal or something through the whole car? Do you feel/hear it with the transmission in Park foot off the brake? or in Neutral foot off the brake ? Dave

Morning James Welcome to the Forum First your battery is either dying or needs charging, at 7 years old it could well be near it's end. You should se 12.8v at rest and around 14v+ when engine running 82% is around 9v The low voltage could well be triggering your other warnings so that is where I would start, a new battery will need registering to your car to ensure correct charging takes place. If it isn't a job you would do yourself any competent Garage should be able to do it for you, or if you have deep pockets a BMW Dealer. Dave

No as said previously the Torque converter is independent. Attached is a service manual for your ZF 5HP-19 gearbox showing all solenoids and their operation and her is a Youtube link to the Torque converter and what's inside it ( Dave ZF 5HP 19 manual.pdf

Morning Mando I don't know if you are aware of www.realoem.com its a BMW online parts list put the last 7 digits of your Vin into the search box it will bring up your model. Then just search the sections to find what you need, there are small exploded drawings that will help show where bits fit and if you need parts you have the right part number. Timing chain, 2 years ago a friend of one of our one of our sons brought an N52 engine (same as in your car I believe) to put into a Drift car he was building, it came from a car that had covered just short of 200k. I stripped and rebuilt it for him, he had the head re-worked I fitted a new hi volume oil pump but timing chain and oil pump drive chains were fine and reused with a new tensioner. He has since ragged the life out of it virtually every weekend for 2 years. So if your motor has a reasonable service history and is running quietly at cold start in particular, ie; no chain slap at start. I would get your mechanic (if you aren't a DIYer) to change the tensioner. A fiddly rather than difficult job, I do my V8 tensioner every 40k. Gearbox, BMW sealed for life? Yet ZF build it with drain and fill plugs 😂 and BMW now sell top up fluid (wonder how they top up a sealed box) 🤣 If buying fluid a ZF specialist will be cheaper than BMW or online search will bring up offers. BMW straight 6 is one of the worlds great engines Dave

Very professional or as your wife would say "who left all this stuff in here " 🤣 Oh how we love them 😂 Be interesting to know how it works with the key I just had a read up and it seems that providing you dont enter the wrong codes when reading the EWS chip you can't do any damage and if you brick it, your well practiced now at refitting an EWS 😂 Good luck with the programming Dave

Hi Ben Welcome to the Forum Which model X5 ? E53, E53 face lift E70, E70 LCI, F15, F85, G05, Dave

Hi Mandip Welcome to the Forum Tasty motor, quite right,Dealer Speak "We gave it a full service" translation "we changed the oil but probably not the filter 🤣 BMW still tell people the box is sealed for life though ZF who make the Box recommend a fluid change at 80 to 100 k/km depending on climate and use. So BMW's "Sealed for life" is basically end of warranty. Hesitation, I would check the usual suspects all the Vac lines, plugs, coil packs and loom to coil packs. Enjoy your Beemer Dave

Absolute bummer !!

Morning Stu As I understand it there is a chip in the key blade which provides the rolling code then there is the Fob which operates the central locking I have read about the Key Programmer but have absolutely no experience and don't know anyone who has, Yet ! I would think if the key chip is compatible with the BMW system there is no reason for it not to work Hobby what's a Hobby I don't have time for Hobbies!!! I have a wife with Horses 🤣, one of them was scratching it's backside against the stall wall and pushed it over yesterday !! So today I get to rebuild the wall and re=hang the stable door 🤣 Plus as the love of my life is leaving for a ride this morning says "Oh we have a 100 bales of hay being delivered this afternoon 😲 WE. Then we have the dogs 5 + a pup to train enough to drive a man to drink !! Now there's a thought ?? 😂 The boys were round yesterday wonder if they restacked the beer fridge ? Dave

Morning Ian Think I would still talk to BMW UK just remember the old adage " if you don't ask you never know" Dave

Hi Balraj Welcome to the Forum I think the only way is to get in there with the old tape measure and possibly make a cardboard template to check Good luck Good hunting they are becoming rare cars

Not heard that one before ?? How do they expect you to get it there?? I think I would Contact BMW UK Customer Services to see if they can assist May be it is just that dealer or maybe a picture of you with the car ?? Dave

Morning Richard My brother inlaw runs 5 series touring he is now on his 4th, all have been diesel 530 or 535 all have been ECU tuned. He has a lot of business in Europe so travels there extensively (so he has very few short journeys) all his cars have been Main Dealer serviced (so the will accept them as trade in for the next) and intermediate service's and tinkering on my drive by the time his cars are 3 or 4 years old they are over or close to 200k. Current car is at 150+ and has enough grunt to scare the pants off Porsche drivers if he feels playful (which is often) We have cleaned/changed EGR valves on all the cars we removed the swirl flaps on the first two due to them causing issues but he has never had a DPF problem. They visit regularly and we always run a scan as he hates the thought of something lurking unseen, we have changed option settings to how he likes it on his first one the Dealer told him it couldn't be done unless factory fitted or they would need the car for a few days?? It is a check box exercise in the program? On my X5 I added a small circuit to the door mirrors so they close on lock and open on unlock, as his 5 series was basically the same we did it to his drove the Dealer mad as it was the only 5 series he had seen with that function 😅 Most of the Bluetooth OBD connections are ELM 352 I think (google should help) as said I already have a set up which uses a wired connection so how good they are I cant comment. Bimmer code should be fine I haven't used it but have read articles that show many have success with it. Dave

Hi Graham Look for a good leather interior as a replacement perhaps? Dave

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Morning Ian Take your V5 with you to a BMW Dealer and their Parts Dept will be able to order you a new key from the Factory. Not cheap but the only reliable way. Dave

Your maps are all updated so YAY Sadly like so many organisations "Covid" is becoming a thin excuse but I guess we will have to live with it for awhile yet. Then like a revolving door Brexit will come back 😂

Hi Richard Welcome to the Forum Have you had an issue with Regeneration? The process should manage it's self normally a couple of good blasts 30 min to an hour once or twice a month should trigger it. If your normal journey cycle is short trips then the EGR and DPF can start to soot up, cleaning the EGR and a few good runs will normally do the job. What ever the connection method Bluetooth (ELM) or Cable you will need either a Diagnostic program on a tablet/laptop or a Dedicated diagnostic tool There are now several alternatives that are BMW capable Foxwell, iCarsoft, Carly for BMW (this one is a subscription system) or Software for Tablet/Laptop such as INPA/ISTA or Pa Soft As the old saying goes "we pay our money and make our choice" personal choice for your model INPA/ISTA or latest PA Soft Dave

Hi Ajm72n Welcome to the Forum# Most of the connections should be there, you may need some a sub loom or two, plus the switch panel Check www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of your Vin number into the search box it will bring up your model then reach the relevant sections for the part numbers you need to do the installation. Oh dont forget the fuses they probably aren't there either Dave

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Morning Kenny I brought mine through Ebay in 2005 (it was really cheap then) I found INPA/ISTA brought complete with cable I found it fiddly to and get get going (it may be much easier now) so I also brought a copy of BMW 1.4.0 with cable. It loaded easily and I found/find it easier to navigate and use so it's still my 1st choice. INPA/ISTA does have the TIS function which I use though. Just took a quick look at Ebay Full copy of INPA/ISTA with cable is about £70 BMW 1.4.0 is £15 both still a bargain when you think my local BMW Dealer is around £200 per/hr labour so a Diagnostic session will be at least £150 possibly more. I have an old Dell laptop Win 7 version (Office unloaded) that I first loaded Volvo Diagnostics onto followed by Mercedes Star, BMW INPA/ISTA, BMW 1.4.0 and Subaru. It is old and slow loading but serviceable. It sits on the shelf with 2 Autel hand scanners that get used on friends and neighbours cars from time to time. My son's and their friends like Dad's garage all the tools and a beer fridge and providing they clean my tools and restock the fridge they are welcome. Never tried them on a External drive can't see a reason for it not working providing they are all compatible with your operating system (ie a 32 bit prog won't play nicely with a 64 bit system ) Good luck Dave

Don't over think things Alex When did the Dealer you purchased from get the car? the process time line could well be something like, Traded in at Main dealer, sits in Dealers yard until decisions made whether to put it on the Forecourt or sell it at Trade auction (Main Dealers make their decision based on cars in stock? Is it a popular model? Mileage and condition). Your Dealer buys it and puts it on his Forecourt, how long was it there? Often cars sit at the Auction yard until transport is available if more than 1 car was purchased. So 500 miles in 6 months is very possible. You can check yourself by measuring wheel centre to wheel centre on each side, they should match Then put a spirit level vertically through the wheel centre and chalk mark the floor, repeat on all 4 wheels then measure diagonally front to rear, if there is more than a few mm variance get it checked professionally Dave

Yay that's a win then What's next Dave

Morning Paul Welcome to the Forum We have done this on my brother inlaws last 3, 5 series an all I can say is Arrrrrgh last time took almost two hours and we left the car running. If I remember you can check the version in the Idrive something like "select map, move the Idrive right you get settings scroll own the last setting (I think) select and it should show the version loaded. BMW make things so convoluted even with the DVD nav the software and maps are separate??? Why Dave

Morning Paula Glad you have a sensible resolution though sadly another demonstration that we don't have mechanics in main dealerships anymore just fitters who change parts without thought to the Customers Wallet. Good luck with trying to retain the part/parts BMW normally retain stuff Dave