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Hi Peter Just had a quick look at www.realoem Front wheels 8J x 20" ET 27 Tyres 245x45x20 Rear 9.5J x 20" ET 43 Tyres 275x40x20" if those are your sizes. If so then a set with 43 0ffset will fit front or rear, again realoem gives winter tyre size as 225x60x18" 104H or V The only other thing to check is the spigot mounting on the hub BMW usefully changed the spigot size on the X5's so E53 wheels don't fit the E70 I would check the size of the spigot/mounting lip on your car and get the vendor to check the diameter on the wheel just to be sure Dave Just read the add they are 17" wheels so may be to small to clear your brake calipers

Hi Neal Welcome to the Forum First suggestion get your car moved to a decent garage At a guess the FRM is toast and needs changing BMW will claim only they can do it which of course is rubbish you need to find an FRM unit with the same part number as yours then swap them. You will get a tamper dot beside the cars Mileage until you register the new FRM to your car/chassis a good garage who has a BMW friendly diagnostic scanner should be capable Dave

Morning Paul Welcome to the Forum The fans are designed to run after shut down if engine temp is high (high to the cars sensors won't necessarily trip warnings) If you can smell brakes put your hand near the wheel centre if you can feel heat something is binding. It certainly wont help your economy 😅 Dave

Morning Peter Welcome to the Forum I run 18" wheels and tyres on my E53 4.6is the standard set up is 20" Staggered the winter wheels are a square set up running Vredstien Wintrac Extreme 255x55x18. 18" rims are the smallest that clear the brakes on the 4.6 and although we haven't had snow in the sunny South for about 10 years we go each year into Germany and France visiting friends and skiing so they get plenty of use this is the 3rd set of tyres in 14 years. I have just brought a used set of 18" winter wheels and tyres for the E70 from that well known Auction site a bargain as they cost less than a new set of tyres and will last us a couple of seasons. You could check realoem.com put the last 7 digits of your Vin into the search box it will call up your model then search the relevant section Dave

Morning Stu 🤣🤣 That will teach you to go poking around under the floor 🤣 Now just respray the Caravan to match the car 😁 Enjoy your new weekend retreat Dave

Morning Paul Absolutely brilliant news If you had some snatching at low speed on lock or in reverse on lock it can be caused by miss matched tyres so check tyres and wear. Dave

Morning Robert That is brilliant news Enjoy your Beemer Dave

Morning Stu If this is for your Angel Eyes on the S53 I took a power feed from the where the ECU lives take off the lid and where the loom connects 3rd wire from the left is Red/white trace, earth I used the Headlamp earth so only running a single wire for power. This power feed is ACC switched but remains live for 20 secs after key out. You can test by sticking a pin into the wire and using a tester Dave

Morning Aaron Welcome to the Forum First the White smoke id there a smell of fuel in the smoke ? Looking at the spread across the injectors something isn't right but the guy who rebuilt the engine would have had no reason to disturb them as he would take off the head and rebuild the bottom end ? Dave

Morning Doug Welcome to the Forum Check www.realoem.com it is an online BMW Parts List put the last 7 digits of your Vin into the search box it will call up your model. Then search for what you need or phone your BMW Dealer parts section and ask. My own BMW X5 3.0d has pink antifreeze currently (Mannol) which meets all BMW standard's I change my coolant annually at service time. BMW OEM is blue but there are 2 or 3 part numbers so check. BMW acknowledge Prestone and Mannol are OK in their engines from what I read. The thing is to avoid mixing coolants as they may react with each other. Topping up, beside the float on top of the reservoir there should be a legend that gives 2 levels Hot/Cold. Clearly never release the cap when the engine is up to temperature let it cool some first then release pressure gently, safer to check cold. If topping up and you don't have any of the correct Antifreeze use Distilled water not tap water. Check carefully for any signs of a leak or weep my X5 doesn't use/loose any coolant. Enjoy your Beemer hope this helped Dave

Sadly BMW will want to change the complete transfer case which is what they will try to convince you to do £££££ I wonder if you can get a rubbing ? May be easier to read the numbers Dave

Morning Stu BMW strikes again 😅 Up to 09/2002 (if my old brain remembers) the glue could be softened and the lamp lens separated, seems someone in BMW didn't think much of that, I mean customers customising a BMW so the glue was changed. There is a clock face on the plastic casing which should indicate the manufacturing date. I have read of a Dremel being used on the glue line to separate the lens then refitted using a hot glue gun but never done it myself. You could hunt for a light set with a pre 09/2002 date or as you have a set try a Dremel first Good luck Mate Dave

Morning Paul Welcome to the Forum What model E53 3.0i, 3.0d,V8 4.8 or E70 3.0d or V8 4.8 From what you say if you brought from a Dealer go back and make it their responsibility to get the problem sorted. As for the existing situation I would think the splined tool has been stripped or damaged by a gorilla at the tyre shop using a windy gun on full torque !!! You say 2 locking bolts are missing I hope they didn't just leave them off ? If you contact your BMW Dealer parts department and give them the Vin number they may be able to help with replacements. If not there are removal kits and quite a few of the better tyre shops will actually remove them but not take responsibility for any damage caused (normally to the bolt) so you will need a replacement set obviously if your using a Garage/Tyre Centre there will be a cost. Now the tyres I hope all 4 were changed and that they are the correct sizes if they are mismatched there is a danger that the rolling radius front/rear is slightly different and transmission damage can occur. Sorry if that's not the news you wanted Dave

Fingers crossed matey Dave

Hi John Welcome to the Forum Not just BMW from what I read many others are extending lead times due to shortages of micro chips apparently Dave

Morning Robert Welcome to the Forum Well ? come on did it work?? Dave

Autologic is one of the better clones I will see if I can check ISTA to see what comes up as it has workshop instructions but can't do it until Thursday sorry I don't suppose it would be as simple as 450 the transfer designation? Or did he try that?

Morning Paul Not sure what system he was using But your Gearbox should be GA8HP707 AWD Your Transfer case had 2 around that time ATC 450 and ATC 451 ? Are you sure of the part number I ask as Realoem says 2012 April onwards should be ATC 451 Dave

Morning Lorrie Welcome (almost) to the Forum As a 2021 car it should still have the residue of the BMW Warranty and I assume a full BMW Service history. Carry out the normal checks make sure all the bells and whistles work as they should. Hope it works out Dave

Morning Debs Welcome to the Forum First if the seller used the car as a Courtesy car he is a Trader so can't wriggle out of any responsibility particularly if Faults were reported in a timely manner. Having said that a courtesy car needs to be reliable, faults occur at any time sadly Often fault codes are related so fix the right one and all the others disappear. Looking at your fault codes the bulk are ignition related. So I would start with a compression test if good no head gasket issue, then change spark plugs and Ignition coils (check the loom carefully for any signs of cracking or damage) Test the cam position sensors (Google will help) If it is an ECU fault then companies like ECU Testing are brilliant and normally a 48hr turnaround I guess the real question here is do you want the car? My wife in 2005 suffered with a Frozen shoulder and was finding her beloved Volvo T5 heavy on the steering and causing pain I brought her a Subaru Outback (try one, super light steering) I get the feeling that you are not in love with the Beemer so maybe getting it running and trading it on is the way forward Good Luck Debs Dave

Morning Steve Welcome to the Forum Spongy brakes are normally a sign of poor maintenance and can be Brake fluid needing changing, Flexible brake pipes in need of changing (ballooning) Servo leaks check the Vacuum lines and non return valve at the servo. Either find a Good Independent or BMW Specialist will be not to far away, there is a Register of BMW Specialists so check the Internet for their locations. If the Brakes have been ignored it is a probability that many other service parts have been as well So many people think an Oil and Filter change is a service !! sadly so do more than a few garages Good Luck with the Project Dave

Hi George So the original owner just listened to the exhaust note 😅 You could use a BMW Vin decoder to get your original build spec As I understand it you need the Amp to take advantage of the full speaker set up with luck the wiring is all there or adding bits to the loom could be a fiddly process. Once the Amp and speakers are there they will need enabling through the diagnostic software Good Luck with your project Dave

Great job Paul If they have INPA/ISTA or one of the other BMW capable systems now available you should be OK Dave

Welcome to the Forum Janet Sorry can't offer much help as UK based Dave

Morning Tarquin Welcome to the Forum (almost) Most cars now have an extra storage compartment under the boot floor these days where the spare used to live. Not sure about your comment about a raised boot floor unless the car had a sliding floor for easy loading Not sure what dogs you have but I have 5 HPR pointers and while I have an X5 my wife has a Subaru Outback and our daughter has a BMW 320d touring. All 5 are fine in the X5 4 are comfortable in the Subaru or the 3 series (The boot is around the same size height in both) Maybe look at a 5 series Touring, good hunting Dave