What did you do to your E60/61 today?

[Ray112]

9 hours ago, Humour said:

I use mine more in winter than in summer. 

Getting moisture off the inside of the glass in winter without AC I'd a PITA.

Good point mate, and it really works well as dehumidifier. Never understood those people driving in steamed up cars on a rainy day so they can barely see through windows. Aircon would make it all clear in couple minutes.

[Gonzo]

On 21/08/2023 at 01:17, Humour said:

I use mine more in winter than in summer. 

Getting moisture off the inside of the glass in winter without AC I'd a PITA.

I never turn it off, I leave it on auto.

[Humour]

On 28/08/2023 at 07:54, Gonzo said:

I never turn it off, I leave it on auto.

I suppose running a 6 pot its ok. But my lowly 4 pot N47 needs all the help it can get in the low rpms in the higher gears so I'm sparing with the usage. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it 😁 

[LF-E61 52OD]

My humidity  failed on both cars. (In the rear mirror housing) It would send it to auto demist and make car too warm.

I disconnected sensor and now manually demist. All now ok.

I tried ordering replacement sensor but it never arrived.

New they are £135.

[Ray112]

1 hour ago, Humour said:

I suppose running a 6 pot its ok. But my lowly 4 pot N47 needs all the help it can get in the low rpms in the higher gears so I'm sparing with the usage. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it 😁 

To be fair I haven't noticed any power difference neither MPG change driving with air-conditioning on or off. Mine is M47, so from factory even less powerful than N47, thought it's now remapped. 

[Bmwsmx]

Today I replaced the water pump and thermostat housing on the car. The impeller on the old pump was completely seized so no doubting it was done. It wasn’t plain sailing. One of the bolts that holds the thermostat housing to the pump snapped so will need to see if I can get something at the diy shop tomorrow.

[Gonzo]

18 hours ago, Humour said:

I suppose running a 6 pot its ok. But my lowly 4 pot N47 needs all the help it can get in the low rpms in the higher gears so I'm sparing with the usage. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it 😁 

The thing about BMW's and AC, old style on or off would always turn off on WOT, the ones on these cars are variable load type so will sit around 5% load most of the time and also cut the clutch under high engine demand.

 

[Gonzo]

13 hours ago, Bmwsmx said:

Today I replaced the water pump and thermostat housing on the car. The impeller on the old pump was completely seized so no doubting it was done. It wasn’t plain sailing. One of the bolts that holds the thermostat housing to the pump snapped so will need to see if I can get something at the diy shop tomorrow.

*edit, ignore me, I was thinking m6x20 but that's for the diesels 

Edited September 2, 2023 by Gonzo

[Ray112]

Made my E61 to pay back for condenser dryer replacement and r134a regas by taking some old fencing and other junk to waste center. These cars are so practical. 

[Tallman85]

They do have a huge boot 🙂 

[Ray112]

22 minutes ago, Tallman85 said:

They do have a huge boot 🙂 

Indeed and air suspension will keep car in level. There's not much weight wise this time, but I remember 12 pavers in my E39 touring, each was probably around 40kg if not more. At least it was only a two mile trip back then.

[LF-E61 52OD]

I have run mine for years at max weight limit and volume  all the time.

You may know but if you take rear  seat base out, then seat backs lie flatter.  Bed time ?

I need to be very careful with pressure on rear tyres to get about 20k miles on heavy duties non run flats for last couple of years once I has run flat spare. 
I have pressure monitors on all wheels as the installed system, is a bit late when it advises of rotation speed differences. Solar powered display £30 odd quid job.  

4 wheel alignment with adjustment to take wear off inner edges - cannot remember settings but on tolerance have them at more vertical setting range than at middle of tolerance band.

Air suspension is superb. I check the inlet filter and keep an eye for perishing on the suspension bags - say every 2 years.

We have done 1 bag change in last 8 years going from 125k to 265k running like this.

Edited September 12, 2023 by LF-E61 52OD
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[LF-E61 52OD]

Yesterday I was like an expectant father pacing up and down. Not logical. Uuugh.

MRM Recovery Warrington - Craig who specialises in BMW timing chains, did the chain and automatic gear box oil service in a day on my 520D 2009 E61.

Dropped night before and collected 4:30 yesterday and he sends pickies of progress.

Said engine was clean at 127k chain a bit stretched.  I think he said tensioners were fully out. Gear box oil "normal" and we looked at pan  magnets "normal" had very fine debris on it - just a little, phew no drama. 
 Tick over seems smoother and quieter.

Wished I had asked to check gear box mounts and engine mounts while out.

 

 

 

 

 

[Tallman85]

6 hours ago, LF-E61 52OD said:

I have run mine for years at max weight limit and volume  all the time.

You may know but if you take rear  seat base out, then seat backs lie flatter.  Bed time ?

I need to be very careful with pressure on rear tyres to get about 20k miles on heavy duties non run flats for last couple of years once I has run flat spare. 
I have pressure monitors on all wheels as the installed system, is a bit late when it advises of rotation speed differences. Solar powered display £30 odd quid job.  

4 wheel alignment with adjustment to take wear off inner edges - cannot remember settings but on tolerance have them at more vertical setting range than at middle of tolerance band.

Air suspension is superb. I check the inlet filter and keep an eye for perishing on the suspension bags - say every 2 years.

We have done 1 bag change in last 8 years going from 125k to 265k running like this.

Which filter are you talking about pls?  for the air bag compressor? do we need to clean this every X amount of months? 

[LF-E61 52OD]

Hey Tallman , It is the drivers side wheel arch on mine at high level. It filters the incoming air. 
I do not know what the interval is but if it is blocked the compressor has to work harder.

 

[Ray112]

12 hours ago, LF-E61 52OD said:

Yesterday I was like an expectant father pacing up and down. Not logical. Uuugh.

MRM Recovery Warrington - Craig who specialises in BMW timing chains, did the chain and automatic gear box oil service in a day on my 520D 2009 E61.

Dropped night before and collected 4:30 yesterday and he sends pickies of progress.

Said engine was clean at 127k chain a bit stretched.  I think he said tensioners were fully out. Gear box oil "normal" and we looked at pan  magnets "normal" had very fine debris on it - just a little, phew no drama. 
 Tick over seems smoother and quieter.

Wished I had asked to check gear box mounts and engine mounts while out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

How much was timing chain replacement cost please? 

[LF-E61 52OD]

Ray,

800 for the chain and 50 for gear box oil work as he was doing it anyway.

N47 C are cheaper. Mine is an A.

160 for meyle kit on ebay

[Ray112]

10 hours ago, LF-E61 52OD said:

Ray,

800 for the chain and 50 for gear box oil work as he was doing it anyway.

N47 C are cheaper. Mine is an A.

160 for meyle kit on ebay

Thanks! That's quite cheap price, good to remember please in case I become owner of n47/n57 some day.

[Gonzo]

19mm M6 rear ARB fitted, I wanted the 20mm M5 E61 bar but it's been on back order for 2 years so safe to say you will never see one made again. It's stopped the arse end dipping quite as much as I always felt the touring needed a thicker bar. 

M5 E60 has 18mm, M5 E61 has 20mm, yet they fit the same SE and M sport sizes to each chassis...

 

 

[Tallman85]

1 minute ago, Gonzo said:

19mm M6 rear ARB fitted, I wanted the 20mm M5 E61 bar but it's been on back order for 2 years so safe to say you will never see one made again. It's stopped the arse end dipping quite as much as I always felt the touring needed a thicker bar. 

M5 E60 has 18mm, M5 E61 has 20mm, yet they fit the same SE and M sport sizes to each chassis...

 

 

And what is the standard e61 535d one?

[Gonzo]

2 hours ago, Tallman85 said:

And what is the standard e61 535d one?

SE 12mm, Sports settings 13.5 and M sport 16mm

[Tallman85]

3 minutes ago, Gonzo said:

SE 12mm, Sports settings 13.5 and M sport 16mm

Wow so different 

[Ray112]

On 18/09/2023 at 14:56, Gonzo said:

19mm M6 rear ARB fitted, I wanted the 20mm M5 E61 bar but it's been on back order for 2 years so safe to say you will never see one made again. It's stopped the arse end dipping quite as much as I always felt the touring needed a thicker bar. 

M5 E60 has 18mm, M5 E61 has 20mm, yet they fit the same SE and M sport sizes to each chassis...

 

 

What's the price of M6 ARB please? Had a nice drive around North Moors national park today, and idea of getting little less body roll while cornering sounds good. Currently have M sport 16mm ARB on the back. 

[Gonzo]

About £330 from memory, maybe £315

 

[dj123]

Today i fitted new air springs to the Car. A fairly quick & painless job, thankfully. The old ones were starting to perish, and on one side the threads were coming through. 

I then went to get my wheels balanced as i had a small vibration in the car whilst driving, which became a bit worse under braking. Turns out one of my wheels is buckled. So i then sourced a new set to pick up, as i'm off to Europe soon and had not time to get it fixed prior to the trip. I'll get one fitted to the car with my tyre on, and get it checked for balancing/buckles.