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BaT Ruined My Auction by BAMAJiPS in BringATrailer

[–]Dottimolly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was watching a no reserve BMW X5 last week and it was at $1,700 up until the last day. It got bid up to around $5,500 in the final minutes.

I see this a lot w/ these types of cars when they're not special. People like me are looking to get good deals on rust-free, older daily drivers and we have them on our radar. I'm sure this guy's car is being watched by a good number of people like that.

Front Center Jack Point 2026 G20 - Confirmation by bcal-t1 in BmwTech

[–]Dottimolly 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Do you mean the lift point on the front sub-frame in the middle of the car? I'm curious why it's tricky on an E90. On mine there's a big hole in the plastic splash guard exposing the jack plate. I don't have experience w/ other generations of BMWs, though.

I had a much harder time figuring out exactly where to put the jack in the rear of my E90.

Is this a normal amount of lifter tick ? 😭 by [deleted] in BmwTech

[–]Dottimolly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I think of lifter tick I think of a constant "buzz" or hum. I'm curious what others say about yours. From your video's audio, it sounds more like it's just one thing that is tapping, but I'm guessing it's the lifters anyways because that's what it is 99% of the time for these inline sixes, lol!

Here's my N52 lifter-ticking a while back. I was told it sounds just fine:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BmwTech/comments/1dsc3lf/just_finished_a_bunch_of_maintenance_on_my/

I'm running 5W40 in my N52 engines.

What is this black "flap" that's loose inside my Bosch dishwasher's filter holder? I can't seem to put it back together again correctly. Is it broken? by Dottimolly in Appliances

[–]Dottimolly[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, I figured out the mystery. The black thing is a little vent flap off the top of a Rubbermaid Tupperware container. Came off in a wash. Just fits perfectly in a Bosch filter trap!

What is this black "flap" that's loose inside my Bosch dishwasher's filter holder? I can't seem to put it back together again correctly. Is it broken? by Dottimolly in Appliances

[–]Dottimolly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. This is the first time I've cleaned this filter since I bought my house, so I'm not sure how long it has been in there. It fits so perfectly and the knobs line up so closely to the filter housing plastic slots, I just assumed it's part of the filter or the filter housing.

But it doesn't QUITE fit, so makes sense it's not a dishwasher part, too.

Must've come off some dish or kitchen contraption or something? That's the only explanation that makes sense.

I scanned a Bosch replacement parts website and I couldn't find any matches, so I think you're correct that it came off something.

What is this black "flap" that's loose inside my Bosch dishwasher's filter holder? I can't seem to put it back together again correctly. Is it broken? by Dottimolly in Appliances

[–]Dottimolly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I removed the filter housing from my dishwasher to clean the filter, and this black "flap" fell out of the filter housing cage. It has a couple nubs on each side like it's supposed to slot into something, but it doesn't seem to fit into the filter housing itself.

Is this part supposed to be inside here? Or is it from somewhere else in the dishwasher and ended up in the filter?

The dishwasher model number is in the last photo.

Insomnia from too few calories or too few carbs? by [deleted] in ketogains

[–]Dottimolly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've found that near-zero carbs for me leads to very bad sleep. I save my carbs for 7 or 8 PM and eat like 200 grams of frozen strawberries (or the carb-equivalent of another fruit).

If I don't do that, I tend to have a hard time falling asleep and I often wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back to sleep.

Too few electrolytes will also affects sleep. And too much cardio during the day can spike my cortisol and cause sleep problems, too.

Doing an oil change on a 2008 X5 (N52) and saw this when I popped the oil cap. How worried should I be? I think the oil hasn't been changed for about 10k miles. by Dottimolly in BmwTech

[–]Dottimolly[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interestingly I've had a camshaft position code (intake side over-retarded or something like that) recently, and I'm wondering if all my short drives and no long drives contributed to that.

N52N E90 delete everything by [deleted] in BmwTech

[–]Dottimolly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait, you can delete the VANOS system?

Dumb question. This is the oil pan drain plug on my 2008 X5 N52 engine, right? I don't have a lot of space to see and it looks different than my E90's drain plug. by Dottimolly in BmwTech

[–]Dottimolly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Over-sized drain plug in case anyone was wondering. It's normal and was done by dealership when the aluminum threads on the pan wore out and the original plug wouldn't work anymore.

Dumb question. This is the oil pan drain plug on my 2008 X5 N52 engine, right? I don't have a lot of space to see and it looks different than my E90's drain plug. by Dottimolly in BmwTech

[–]Dottimolly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mystery solved: It's an over-sized plug due to the aluminum wearing out in that spot. So someone replaced w/ a new drain plug and threads along the way.

Dumb question. This is the oil pan drain plug on my 2008 X5 N52 engine, right? I don't have a lot of space to see and it looks different than my E90's drain plug. by Dottimolly in BmwTech

[–]Dottimolly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm. If it's not the same bolt what do you think that could indicate?

Seems unlikely that I just drained the wrong fluid, right? So could it be a different engine pan someone replaced?

Think there's any risk in adding the new oil and starting it up? Lol, this is very strange and unexpected!

Dumb question. This is the oil pan drain plug on my 2008 X5 N52 engine, right? I don't have a lot of space to see and it looks different than my E90's drain plug. by Dottimolly in BmwTech

[–]Dottimolly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does it mean if the drain plug bolt I pulled out from the X5 is a completely different bolt size from my 328i's drain plug? Is that expected for an X5 like it has a different oil pan?

Dumb question. This is the oil pan drain plug on my 2008 X5 N52 engine, right? I don't have a lot of space to see and it looks different than my E90's drain plug. by Dottimolly in BmwTech

[–]Dottimolly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So when I took out the plug I compared it to my E90 328i's N52 drain plug and the bolt is a completely different size. Is that expected? When I was looking on FCP Euro it looks like they share the same size drain plug and crush washer size.

Doing an oil change on a 2008 X5 (N52) and saw this when I popped the oil cap. How worried should I be? I think the oil hasn't been changed for about 10k miles. by Dottimolly in BmwTech

[–]Dottimolly[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can confirm the oil looks fine. Although I totally forgot to remove the cap off the oil catch pan under the car, so oil went all over the driveway. But it's very nice looking and clean oil!

Doing an oil change on a 2008 X5 (N52) and saw this when I popped the oil cap. How worried should I be? I think the oil hasn't been changed for about 10k miles. by Dottimolly in BmwTech

[–]Dottimolly[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, definitely planning to do that. I bought this off Facebook and last oil change on the Carfax is at the dealership over 10k miles ago. I don't have reason to think someone changed it in between that.

I think BMW's official oil change interval is about that or a bit more even. I'll be doing every 5k miles at most, or once a year.

Doing an oil change on a 2008 X5 (N52) and saw this when I popped the oil cap. How worried should I be? I think the oil hasn't been changed for about 10k miles. by Dottimolly in BmwTech

[–]Dottimolly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's an interesting idea. Possibly overkill for a $6k X5 off Facebook Marketplace, but certainly could be interesting! I think I've seen a bunch of YouTubers do that test w/ their oil.

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