2003 E39 525i Sport Touring

[ChefDJ]

Wait now I'm confused between two members then :thinking:

We met in the parking area at Crazy Detailing earlier this year, you stopped by to meet the guys before we went to the BMW meet in Lenasia.

My car is Orinoco in colour had the style 66's on then.

Ohhh yes okay I remember :rollsmile:


Don't touch your car :bat:

 

[WyKiD]

Hmm...the eternal battle, do we keep the dumbo ears or go with the shrek ears...:roflol:

Don't you dare change a thing on your car :bat:


Except the wheels. You can give those to me or risk ending up in the boot of your own car :bat:

Lols...actually changed my wheels earlier this year. Thinking of doing a couple of small subtle changes soonish.

You've got the same wheels, why you looking for another set?

Do you have pics of the old and new wheels on your car?

Link to pics http://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=36253&pid=1003542#pid1003542

 

[ChefDJ]

raise:

 

[rodga]

E39 - Auto to Manual and 2.5 to 3.0?
started a thread in the tech section....
http://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=61471

 

[ChefDJ]

E39 - Auto to Manual and 2.5 to 3.0?
started a thread in the tech section....
http://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=61471

No :fencelook:

 

[rodga]

So I ordered the inpa cable from zasstra as well as an elm327 unit a while back. Impressed with their service, items arrived 2 days later and I got around to installing it about a week back.

If you have an older model ie anything with a number smaller than e46 you will need to press shift+f9 to access the older models. Or you can mess around and customise the start screen so that your model is listed on the front page, like so:

E39 and e36 added, e53 moved to the right.

Then got a few errors which I will have to have checked out.
Maybe you guys have come across these?

Once or twice the airbag light came on - seems it the passenger side seat sensor?

Get a slight misfire on cold starts, but it 'goes away' after a few mins

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Also got new plates finally and removed the horrible black number plate holder that was off-centre and replaced it with the OEM one.
looks much better now, will add pics after a quick wash.

 

[ChefDJ]

First error is something about a sporadic circuit disruption.

Second error I have no idea what it says, but also something sporadic/isolated :sorry:

Third error says short circuit.

I have no idea on car electronics so I would consult with an auto-electrician? Maybe check the earth cable etc?

 

[S1NGH 911]

Airbag aftermat sensor could be playing up :smashScreen:

The slight misfire on cold start is likely due to oil in the plugs caused by the tappet cover gasket that needs to be replaced :hammerhead:

 

[rodga]

Thanks for the info guys

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