Hi all, it's that time of year my "old girl" (Betsy my E53 4.6iS), when things like to play up a bit because of not being used that often and everything being cold and slightly damp. My OEM stereo was playing along but would not turn off on the stereo button and so I thought it be a good ...

Any recommended bike racks compatible with an e53 here in the UK ? Thanks.

Right rear door will not unlock with key or console button, but it opens by pulling inside door handle. Am I right in thinking the actuator is goosed? Started off with only doing it occasionally but now its all the time. It does still lock with the the key button, but then it won't unlock again with...

marti wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 9:57 am Small pair of Stillson's will grab the hex and undo it no problem....

is that one of those pipe wrench's? There is not much space through the hole in the stiffening plate, and if locking-jaw pliers didn't work then there is no hope for a pipe wrench

That must be tight. If I understand the shape of the plug you describe then use a monkey wrench, failing that you’ll have to take off the sump but that will be messy with all the oil still in but you’d probably fair better on a bench https://www.amazon.co.uk/febi-bilstein-48889-drain-without/dp/B07...

Any ideas on how to take out a stripped oil drain plug (stripped inside allen hex and outer socket hex)

henrym3 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:40 pm ABS module, provided your confident that you have checked the r/l wiring as best you can. I’m sure I payed around £150 for repair which I preferred to buying used which might be 10 mile away from same problem.

Can you remember which service you used for the repair?

i have an update for you all.

I swapped both rear and left sensors around. and the trifecta still comes on saying the rear left sensor???

If i turn the car off for 10-20 mins, and turn it back on, the lights disappear, and then come back on after a while.

I always thought this was quite a common problem, after fixing/replacing the things that the diagnostics reports and still having the problem the go to place is the ABS module. Dismount and send it off for repair. Unplug, remove the screws (6 I think) Most places give a limited lifetime warranty. W...

I have a sneaking suspicion that without the speed data (also used to drive the speedo) the mpg gauge can’t do its calculation so fails too. IMHO there’s something wrong in that circuit, but the puzzle is why the engine needs to warm up first? Unless that’s a complete red herring. I’ve just had a l...

fenj66 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 8:46 pm could you try swapping the right rear sensor with the new left one, just to rule it out

I will have to try on the weekend when I have time.

One thing i forgot to mention is the MPG gauge on the cluster also stops working at the same time, however the tachometer, fuel gauge and temp gauge continue to work. Does this help anyone with the diagnosis?

The speedo is driven from that sensor and it is showing as open circuit. That will cause your speedo loss. Either the sensor is bad, or there is a wiring issue between it and the main electronics. It also drives part of the ABS and DSC hence having all three lights on. It could be temperature relat...

I have attached some more pics of INPA while moving, to see if it would help anyone diagnose this more specifically, and also a short video clip of the Live Data.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-VPu1zXR0M

Assuming the sender is OK then it could be a wiring issue as in poor/dirty/broken connection at wherever it plugs in. Water ingress in the connection is a possibility - might cause a short or open circuit. If it was working then I’m just brain dumping options at present. Clear the code and see what...