How much am I looking at to get the manifold replaced? Rough price?

[quote="X5Sport"] A cracked manifold is likely to show smoke under the bonnet. White smoke is very common in cold weather as it takes a few more turns to get all cylinders fully firing and burning everything. The E53 diesels only met EU3 so smoke controls were less stringent than today's EU6 ...

[quote="Smeeagain"] I agree about the glow plugs etc but when i was getting diesel fumes inside the cabin it was a cracked manifold. If so best to replace it with a cast iron one. You can find them on ebay and you can search on here for a forum post about it Smee [/quote] Hi Smee, How and where do I ...

What a joke lol, I purchased my 3.0D, 100k mileage, FSH, 1 previous owner for 6k in December.

I got these ones from eBay a month or so ago - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361090219767?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT At night they look good, not as bright as the main Xenon headlights (obviously). In the day time you can barely see them but that's going to be the same ...

Thanks guys, I'll try this tomorrow, hopefully it works!

Hi guys, for the past week, I've been getting a warning on the dash saying 'CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS', 'CHECK TAIL LIGHTS'. So I had a look at them and I noticed that the two lower red tail lights on both sides of the car appear to be very loose which is causing the lights to flicker on and off. To keep ...

So I ended up buying these ridiculously cheap wipers off eBay after a few people recommended them on this forum and another BMW one I'm signed up to - 2 x front and 1 x rear for £10.45 delivered! http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.TRS0&_nkw= ...

[quote="Smeeagain"] Ive used the Bosch Aerotwin too and found them to be very good. As I recall there is a section in the How To on doing glow plugs. whether it is a DIY job or a mechanics job really depends on your own level of competency and comfort in tackling such a job. Have a look at the how ...

Great, thanks for the replies guys, will look into the wipers.

Regarding the glow plugs, is it a DIY jobby or one for the mechanic? Is there a recommendation for which glow plugs to use and preferably a guide on how to do it?

Hi all, have three questions regarding my E53 which I hope you can help with: 1) I need to replace the front and rear wipers, I'm not fussed about retrofitting anything, I like the look of the bulky original wipers so happy with a direct replacement. Is there a type of wiper which you would all ...

Hi all, just an update. Got the RAC to come out, they jump started the car and it came back to life. Drove it around for 20/30minutes after that and it's been fine. However, I've noticed that the DSC light (yellow 4x4 light) came on and then went off after I restarted the car. I keep getting a ...

Thanks Horizon & CondorX5 for your replies.

What do you guys use to charge the battery overnight? Any recommendations?

[quote="henrym3"] when you turn to start do the dash lights dim or go out completely then light up bright when you release the key. [/quote] Hi bud, when I turn the key, the stereo turns on, the dash lights come on for a split second then they go. The car starts to make a 'turning' sound like it's ...

Hi guys, Haven't drove the E53 for two days now, was about to go shopping today and found that it's not starting at all. It keeps clicking, 'PRE-HEATING' comes up on the dash, stereo turns on, exterior lights come on etc but nothing else happens. I've also noticed white smoke coming from the ...