paulplom Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 15 hours ago, Kiltox said: Not immediately. I quite miss it and would definitely want to spend some time driving it until the novelty of sub 20mpg wore off It doesn't wear off if you like the car enough. The t'5 often struggles to crack 20 mpg. Might be the way I drive it though. It frightens the crap out of me at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 I just got used to 20mpg from the jeep. I like driving it, so fukit. Then common sense made a brief appearance and I bought a diesel Merc, I still prefer the jeep. I struggled to get my T5 below 20, I only managed 19mpg once and that was pretty much constantly driving like a hooligan. yes oui si 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hennabm Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Still running my green machine as well. I have managed 24mpg on a run up and down the country. Mostly though it sits around 18/19mpg average. Would I get rid of it while I can afford it? Definitely not. I love the old beast. Even though it has its faults - don't we all. Enjoy it Kiltox ? stripped fred and Kiltox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 This is landing this weekend. I’ll be masking up and taking a train for the first time in a while! I think my 3 series will be going and this will be my daily again - just like when this thread started. I’ll need to sort out some it’s issues this time rather than ignoring them though, mainly: Oil leak - suspect it’s the oil filter housing gasket. Might get a garage to do this because it looks a pain. PDC inop - wiring I think Cruise control inop - not sure about this one and struggled with it before Also could do with modernising the ICE - at a minimum it will need a hands free kit. Dan_ZTT, rantingYoof, Pat Earrings and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Just posted yesterday ?? hennabm, Kiltox, HarmonicCheeseburger and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave j Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 4 hours ago, cort16 said: Just posted yesterday ?? That sounded awesome with no exhaust! face and cort16 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 The brown is back! Drove just as well as I remember, 150 miles home. Definitely need to sort that oil leak though which hasn’t fixed itself. Smells pretty bad at idle! taxi paul, stripped fred, wuvvum and 15 others 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 I am disproportionately happy to see that interior again. Kiltox and flat4alfa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 I love this dollop of brown. flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Neither remote key was working - had to unlock manually. Thought it’d be a battery but it turns out these have weird batteries that aren’t as easily replaceable as the typical CR2032 you’ll find in most car keys. There is a reprogramming feature to get the remote working though: Turn the ignition on and off 5 times Remove the key, hold down the unlock button and press the lock button 3 fimes Doors lock and unlock to confirm. Works perfectly now ? stripped fred, paulplom and hennabm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 6/18/2020 at 10:53 PM, Kiltox said: Also could do with modernising the ICE - at a minimum it will need a hands free kit. https://xtrons.co.uk/bmw-x5-e53-android-10-quad-core-2gb-ram-16gb-rom-in9053bl?___store=uk_store Xtrons stuff is decent quality and well specced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 Just now, Steve79 said: https://xtrons.co.uk/bmw-x5-e53-android-10-quad-core-2gb-ram-16gb-rom-in9053bl?___store=uk_store Xtrons stuff is decent quality and well specced. Been looking at that - really don’t know what they’ll be like but interesting that you say they’re decent. I cba running a cable the length of the car, mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 They're better specced than the usual chinese crap even though they're made in China! Got a 2-year warranty as well which is dealt with in the UK, plus android auto and apple carplay. Kiltox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 Practical hennabm, CGSB, dome and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavboy80 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Kiltox what's happening with the updates on your channel? I've been following but all's gone quite. HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 42 minutes ago, Cavboy80 said: Kiltox what's happening with the updates on your channel? I've been following but all's gone quite. Haven’t had a lot of time recently, will try to get back to it shortly! HarmonicCheeseburger and Cavboy80 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Have you a link to the channel? Must get round to watching some of itSent from my SM-A202F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/c/ModernHeroes HarmonicCheeseburger and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 Got a bit tired of this leaving oil in its wake everywhere it goes so whipped the undertray off to have a look It’s absolutely covered in oil everywhere. Don’t have high enough axle stands and cba with the mess so I’ve booked it in to a specialist next week! Dabooka and BorniteIdentity 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangernomics Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Bottom pully? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 It’ll be the oil filter housing, the sump or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Clean the undertray off and put one of those oil absorbing pads on there. Someone had done that on a T5 I bought and it took 4 months before I noticed the fairly massive oil leak. Aston Martin, Dan_ZTT and BorniteIdentity 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabooka Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Kiltox said: Got a bit tired of this leaving oil in its wake everywhere it goes so whipped the undertray off to have a look It’s absolutely covered in oil everywhere. Don’t have high enough axle stands and cba with the mess so I’ve booked it in to a specialist next week! I feel your pain. Just been through this with my Forester. Wallet took a bit of a beating but there's no way in reality I could have (or would have) tackled it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hennabm Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Mine was the sump gasket and while it was off the engine mounting was shot so that was replaced as well. Good luck on the diagnosis. Kiltox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, hennabm said: Mine was the sump gasket and while it was off the engine mounting was shot so that was replaced as well. Good luck on the diagnosis. How much did that cost? I gather it’s not a small job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hennabm Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 It was an involved job. I let my local indy BMW specialist tackle it. It was a day's work IIRC and around the £300 mark. Kiltox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 That’s not too bad really. Hoping that BMW specialists are more affordable than Porsche ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 11:50 AM, cobblers said: Clean the undertray off and put one of those oil absorbing pads on there. Someone had done that on a T5 I bought and it took 4 months before I noticed the fairly massive oil leak. Did this with an E46 that shat oil MOT man tore me a strip. ‘Fire risk’ he said Sold it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 11:28 AM, Kiltox said: It’ll be the oil filter housing, the sump or both. My massive leak a couple of years back on the v6 omega was the oil filter housing. As luck would have it, earlier versions had a screw on oil filter, so with the correct adaptor, which was maybe £8, I was able to junk.the oil filter housing altogether. Hoping you have it as easy as I had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 That's a shanner about the oil leak(s). Is the oil filter housing a bugger to get to on these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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