Urgent opinion needed, missus is driving the M5 until it is repaired

[Clownshoe]

This is from mt dad who had a look at the X5 after my wife picked up there was a problem:

Cecile left the car here as she siad that when she puts on the air con the power steering dies (and the battery light comes on)!! I've had alook at the belts all are OK and under tension. Then I noticed on the lower sump cover a lot of what looked like rubber dust, so I removed the cover, it is rubber. I started the engine and discovered the crank rotating but driving nothing, all belts are stationary including the crankshaft pulley. It looks as though this is one of those which is constructed with a built in rubber damper ie moulded rubber between the crank hub and the polyvee pulley and the rubber has sheared leaving no drive what so ever. I think it should go into a BMW agent to get the crankshaft pulley replaced. Let me know asap

So what do you think? Sounds like he has the problem? Anyone had a similar issue?

 

[Hellas]

Vibration dampner pulley. Yes, replace and make ready for R3k from the dealer.


Sent from a tiekiebox.

 

[Solo Man]

I once had a E34 530i manual (the V8) and on it the waterpump had seized. Fortunately i was driving slowly (Sunday afternoon doing the rounds here in my sleepy village) and had come to a stop at the stop sign when the engine just died on me. Would not start and it sounded like the battery was flat. Towed it to my home and discovered the waterpump bearing had seized solid - so much so that the starter battled to turn the engine. Replaced the waterpump and everything was fine. Why i mention this is that something must have/could have seized on your X5 and caused the rubber damper to shear, so check the waterpump if that is not maybe the cause of your trouble.

 

[Philip Foglar]

Is the X5 the 3.0d? This is a relatively common problem, as posted above...

 

[Clownshoe]

Yup the 3.0d. Did some goggling and realised ours is not the first.

When I first heard that ac, battery light and powersteering had gone I immediately suspected a seized something. But when I got the full story that when the aircon was engaged the light came on and then disappeared when the aircon was off. So unless the aircon pump has seized...

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Off to SMG on monday. Dead in the water as the water pump is on the belt as well. Flat bed to SMG.

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I am embarrassed to say I forgot I had a Jeep :roflol: . Missus can drive that, not the M5!!

 

[moranor@axis]

lol i would also try forget if i had a Jeep :roflol:

 

[Moto_GP]

lol i would also try forget if i had a Jeep :roflol:

:biglol::biglol::roflol:

 

[Clownshoe]

lol i would also try forget if i had a Jeep :roflol:

:blab:

 

[Philip Foglar]

And the Shark, and the M Coupé... :rollsmile:

 

[Clownshoe]

And the Shark, and the M Coupé... :rollsmile:

Shark is missing its top radiator hose and the missus won't be seen dead in it.
She is scared of the MCoupe.:biglol: Or someone made her scared so she wouldn't want to drive it.:idea:
The jury is still out on the M5 apparently.

 

[Hellas]

Good call on the waterpump SoloMan. I know the E60 525's failed vibration dampner also left you with no power steering and AC.

Better give the missus the Jp. Safer from a vantage point...

 

[Philip Foglar]

And the Shark, and the M Coupé... :rollsmile:

Shark is missing its top radiator hose and the missus won't be seen dead in it.
She is scared of the MCoupe.:biglol: Or someone made her scared so she wouldn't want to drive it.:idea:
The jury is still out on the M5 apparently.

Shark is awesome! M Coupé I can believe is a tad scary, but that red M5 sets things on fire and is pretty damm scary too!! :rollsmile:

 

[Clownshoe]

I cannot find out how you remove the pully. I have decided to wait until i get home and do it myself. Change the belts while I am at it as well.

Is it a special tool job?, my dad who had a look thinks you may need a special tool as he cannot see any fastners.

 

[moranor@axis]

I think you need a tool to lock the crank in place... have a look at the TIS it should tell you

 

[Philip Foglar]

Just took a look on RealOEM at 2005 E53 X5 3.0d - seems like it's just torx bolts that hold the vibration damper on... Maybe engine compression would be enough for tightening?

 

[Clownshoe]

OK, special tool needed to hold the crank in position... it attaches to the flywheel. Another way of doing that without a special tool.

 

[Hellas]

Look under spagetticoder if there is not perhaps a picture of the tool so that you can duplicate it?

I swopped out a the vibration dampner on my Suv, but it had 3 bolts to hold the pulley whereafter I still used a 1,2meter long torsion bar to loosen the pulley's center bolt...


Sent from a tiekiebox.

 

[Clownshoe]

Had a look on spagetticoder and it is not clear on how it holds the flywheel.

 

[moranor@axis]

use the part number of the tool to find pics of it

 

[Philip Foglar]

Here we go:

BMW TIS - 11 23 010 Removing and installing or replacing vibration damper (M57)

Pics from this above link...

This is apparently what the tool looks like - image linked.