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Good Afternoon everybody. My name is Jamie, i'm 58, male, and love inflicting mecanical hell on myself. I have owned too many cars to recount over the years, but have a particular flair for buying troubled 4x4's.......4 x Discovery 1's, 3 x Range Rover Classic's, 2 x P38 Range Rover's, 2 x L322 Range Rover's, and 3 x Freelanders. I have been doing oily battle with cars and HGV's most of my life and still feel like a rookie too often. My new chosen trial is a 2003 X5 3.0D Sport with 180k miles, she's silver with a black interior, and apart from the noisey bearing and heavy steering she drove well, and only used about £60 worth of diesel. So yesterday my wife and I took a 250 mile train trip to sunny Devon to pick up my first X5, followed by a 250 mile drive home with a groaning n/s/f wheel bearing. The car drove OK but seems down on power, has various warning lights taped over, head unit hanging out of dash, and i'm sure plenty of other, as yet undiscovered faults. Lucky i'm totally mad i guess. Anyway, i'll no doubt discuss and share my various exploits as i bring her back to her former glory. Have a great day all. Jamie. -
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Intermittent noise from the roof on my 635d convertible !!
Not far from where we live is an Industrial estate and Sea Gulls nest there. I didn't think a bird could do that much !!!!! 🤣 Enjoy the Summer Dave -
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Radio problem
Morning Welcome to the Forum First you need to establish what is fitted to the car Basic with CD, Business with CD or Radio with Nav use a Vin Decoder to establish what system was fitted at Build Then go to www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of your Vin into the search box it will bring up your model then look at the Audio Section. Now the fiddly bit you need to remove the radio to get the part number and check against the site part numbers so if you need a replacement you get the right one. It could be that it has been replaced but with the wrong unit or it has a fault. There are a few Companies who repair or upgrade them ECU Testing and Cartronix I have experience of. Dave -
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E38 735i Engine thermostat
Morning Dimitris Welcome to the Forum With the E53 4.6is I fitted an Electric Engine fan from a later 4.4 model controlled by aan 88deg thermostat inserted in the top hose, that combined with a Febi engine thermostat rated the same kept things cool even when towing our Horse trailer Hope this helps Dave
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