Evening all, I'm looking for the volume control knob from the mid unit for my E53, I'm certain this is universal so an item from another model should fit..

Rog.

Whiteish colour, basically water and oil emulsification. Yes, all short trips, 5 miles max. Just had a thought, when I bought it (about 2 mths ago) I noticed that it ran cold so I changed the thermostat and it's been fine since. I wonder if the cold running had been a long time problem, then engine ...

I used akspeedo, found them on ebay.. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 1191863353

I've got the instructions in PDF format, if you want I can email them to you, at least you'll know what you are letting yourself in for.

Rog.

Just checked the oil on my 52 plate 3.0i and I noticed some cream on the dip stick, also there is some under the oil filler cap.

I'm not losing any water so I assume it's not the head gasket and the car runs fine, is this normal?? anyone else have a similar problem??

Rog.

Massive thanks to Urbanflow, I printed out your guide and it's been invaluable, I didn't even bother using the Westfalia instructions, you should get a job writing manuals for Haynes.. I deviated from your guide once, I too found that the nuts holding my exhaust heat shields on were in a poor state ...

Top tip when getting your Westfalia wiring kit from PF Jones. Order the 7 pin wiring kit instead of the 13 pin (7 pin is cheaper) You get sent the 13 pin wiring kit with a natty little plug in adapter to covert the 13 pin socket to 7. 13pin socket on left, adapter on right. http://img.photobucket.co...

[quote="Riggie"]
A fellow Devon member! Where are you Roger, I'm in Ivybridge.
[/quote]

Just down the road in Plymouth mate.

Rog.

Evening chaps, I'm getting a Tyre Control Inactive message on my dash, now my E53 is 11 years old so I assume the batteries in the sensors have failed causing this fault. I don't really want the expense of replacing 5 sensors so is there anyway I can simply disable the system so I no longer get the ...

Thanks for the replies fella's, I've bit the bullet and bought a westfalia towbar from PF Jones.
I'll let you know how I get on fitting it.

Rog.

My 3.0i hasn't got a towbar so I have decided to fit a Titan detachable item from PF Jones.. http://www.pfjones.co.uk/bmw-x5-2001-2007-titan-detachable-towbar.html#.UUObZ1fi7B8 Has anyone fitted a Titan towbar. Also, I have an ALKO stabiliser hitch fitted to my caravan, will there be enough clearanc...

[quote="SoapSuds70"] Is replacing the ribbon cable an easy job? [/quote] All depends what you skill level is. I was in the Navy for 23 years as an electronics engineer so it wasn't to bad for me although my arse was doing the old 5 pence 10 pence trick when I had to drill 4 holes in the fr...

Evening all, I'm Roger from sunny Devon. Just bought myself a rather nice 52 plate E53 3.0i sport in silver. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/alfachats/image_zps2b702879.jpg It's got a few small problems, the dash pixels have failed but I've just fixed that by replacing the ribbon cable and th...