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  1. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    One morning I started my car and the monitor and radio did not turn on and does not turn on. No fuses were burnt and tried to reset the monitor but notthing happened. It gave A168 cc-gv hardware failure fault code. I dont know what that means. Has any ine gad the same problem. What should i do.
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  2. General BMW Discussions
    Hello everyone. Maybe someone had this problem? One trunk side have a bigger gap than another one, the trunk is with lift. Also, there is very anoying noise from the trunk when Im driving bumpy road.
  3. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    Hello again... Hopefully a simple one. Video of wheel wobble test linked at the end. Main symptom When braking firmly from above 80MPH the steering wheel judders violently Other Symptom that is maybe related The steering is pretty vague in the straight ahead position. This is on my E61 520D...
  4. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    As you can see below that black box that is right above the battery was contained a bit of greenish watery thing. I just bought the car yesterday, went to an automated carwash and the I saw the water in that box. There isnt a lot of water around/below the battery itself, maybe a few drops but...
  5. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    So lets get into it right a way. I have battling for the longest time with this issue. basically my car gives me error 5F8F - ride height sensor, rear. The error itself is very understandable BUT i have tried replacing the sensor, i have tried swapping with the left side and no result. Now i...
  6. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    Hello Bimmer friends! I have an e61 177hp and need to change the engine after some overheating. Can I buy ANY engine from the lower series, as long as it's named N47D20A ? I see the engine code lays in both series 1 with 143 hp, and in the 3 and 5 series (e60) as 163 hp. Would I have any...
  7. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    My 5 Series Touring is 18 years old with 209,000 miles and is mostly on its original suspension components, as such it drives like an unpredictable, soft, floppy barge. I don't have any knocking, just general "vagueness" and perhaps a slight wobble above 85mph. I'm going to do a major...
  8. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    Me again... As per the title I installed a new MAF and was wondering if I need to reset engine adaptations? (2005 520d, M47 engine) I thought i could do it on INPA or NCS Expert but it needs ISTA D and It's a bit of a faff getting it (currently downloading the huge file from a source I'm not...
  9. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    Hi All, I recently replaced my alternator on my E61 BMW 5 series because it intermitently delivered voltage spikes which caused a range of fault codes in the vehicle electrical system, (power management, cruise control, instrument cluster, etc.) and the replacement solved all of these issues...
  10. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    My questions, if you want to avoid my rambling below: 1. Are cheap ebay blanking plugs for swirl flap deletes known to have sealing problems or are they as good as the expensive options e.g. £15 on ebay vs £60 elsewhere) 2. Ever heard of M47 intake manifolds cracking or need replacement for...
  11. BMW Detailing, Bodywork and Styling forum
    The 18 year old seats in this car were disgusting, brown, grimy and paint stained so I spent 18 hours stripping them back and recolouring them back to their original colour (Dakota Amethyst). There's only 1 comparison photo, showing the drivers seat before and after. It was very hard work...
  12. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    Hello, everyone Have issues with e61 air suspension, thing is, that on the right side sensor shows always one reading 55mm, installed brand new height sensor, while installing I tested it, took a look in Launch , readings was changing, installed everything as it should be, put tyre on, and then...
  13. General BMW Discussions
    After changing my glow plugs, will anything need coding or anything, or is it simply change them and fit everything back.....56 plate 520d e61 m47 engine....(also any tips would help)
  14. Auto Electrical Forum
    hi, i am wondering if anyone can help my old 520d touring 58 plate LCi had an issue with its wiper arm mechanism - the arms basically fell apart due to worn out bearings i replaced the arms of the mechanism and its good as new now - but seems to have developed a problem with the windscreen...
  15. General BMW Discussions
    Hey! Im fresh here but after owning a few m57 cars its time to adress something. So as the description suggests, im trying to compare the iron/aluminum versions of the m57 block. Ive so far had three cars with the m57 engine; the 197hp, 235hp and 286hp version, all of them in lci cars/aluminum...
  16. E61
    such a concern that the car lost power at the rear and the revolutions throw to 3000 and the speed increases slowly when I checked the computer, 1 fault code came up - Boost pressure actuator electrically or mechanically defective or overtemperature at first I deleted it and everything was fine...
  17. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    I bought the car with a handbrake that needed 'adjusting' as a simple job. It ratchets all the way up and doesn't hold the car. I did a TON of looking online and all I could find was the guides for adjusting the cog screw through the rear hub. I've done that and they're backed off to the point...
  18. General BMW Discussions
    Hey, due to high fuel prices these days, i want to dip into the bio-diesel market hehe. In the manual it says not to run bio-diesel, only regular diesel. But i have previously ran renewable diesel/HVO100 without issues. But this is a diffrent type of fuel than bio. What i am wondering in short...
  19. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    Hi All. One of the angel eyes has blown on my 5 series and they seem to be scarce and stupidly expensive. Found one on EuroCarParts for £42! Hella Headlight Bulb | Euro Car Parts There are some sketchy looking sellers on Amazon selling them for ~£30, but what I also see is a lot of LED...
  20. General BMW Discussions
    Hey guys. So I got E61 530D, and like a month ago started to notice that sometimes it haven’t got power when I start driving from traffic lights, and wont go past like 2.1k RPM. And i can hold it as long as I want , and its barely moving (and if i hold it for very long engine starts to kinda...
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