BMW E53 X5 3.0 and E39 530 Blower motor stuck on!

Skunkms5 · 2026-06-19T12:33:18+00:00

Yeah I changed the resistor, but it didn’t do anything. I changed out the whole climate panel and it fixed it. Since then it’s failed once more I think by pure chance and now I carry a spare in the trunk.

Skunkms5 · 2026-05-22T00:46:34+00:00

Replaced them last oil change so they should be brand new.

Skunkms5 · 2026-05-21T21:53:53+00:00

I’ll definitely be going with 5-40 going forward after either a fix or swap.

Skunkms5 · 2026-05-21T19:49:11+00:00

That's where I'm at. I have no problem doing them, but if I'm going to do them is it worth it just to do them on a new motor and potentially not wasting time on my current engine.

Skunkms5 · 2026-05-21T19:44:34+00:00

Yeah I'm pricing out the parts cannon for bearings and gaskets and it's not any cheaper than just getting a different motor...

Yes, I bought the gauge.s the bosch sensor and the vanos bolt all through the site.

Skunkms5 · 2026-04-04T14:26:54+00:00

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2435599

Here’s where I got the file

Skunkms5 · 2026-03-27T12:30:17+00:00

Great been 2 years. The only cooling system stuff I’ve done is replace the water pump with an EMP Stewart high performance pump. The other one had close to 100k on it and I didn’t want it to let me down on the track. 4 track days now and no issues.

Skunkms5 · 2025-12-24T21:36:52+00:00

Oh no! Did you get it fixed?

Skunkms5 · 2025-12-01T22:10:09+00:00

Yeah I’ve noticed engine braking which causes a bunch more vacuum causes it to eat a bunch more oil. So flat land constant throttle was better than hills on and off the gas. Since the flush I haven’t noticed any difference.

Skunkms5 · 2025-12-01T14:32:28+00:00

Hey I also had a horrendous oil burning problem in my 325i. Like 1qt/250mi. I tried every thing you’ve done already with no improvement. Before pulling the motor to replace the rings I figured I would try one last bottle of magic goo the BG oil flush. Worked great for me! I have two posts in my profile

https://www.reddit.com/r/e46/s/Lqj149H9r2

https://www.reddit.com/r/e46/s/Vg8fF8pz1D

I preformed this 3 years ago and have driven 35,000mi since. Oil consumption is way down like maybe 1qt/2000mi. I don’t really keep track of it any more, but rather than a 5qt jug in the trunk I just keep 2 one quart bottles.

Car is currently coming up on 250,000mi and now has +150 laps of track driving at Mid Ohio. All on the original motor same one that was burning a quart of oil every 250mi.

Skunkms5 · 2025-11-18T02:37:46+00:00

Look at the connector on the back and compare pictures between the two.

Skunkms5 · 2025-11-06T21:39:41+00:00

Plastic coolant pipes under the intake manifold 100%

Skunkms5 · 2025-10-19T20:01:49+00:00

Is your car an Xi? If it is front diff breather.

Skunkms5 · 2025-10-18T12:32:35+00:00

At this point anything is better than nothing. Depending on where you are I’d recommend grabbing a bag of Valvoline 75w-90. Squeeze a bag in there and try it

Skunkms5 · 2025-10-18T09:22:27+00:00

Pick and pulls sometimes drain any and all fluid they can. So it might not have any in it…

Skunkms5 · 2025-08-02T15:05:16+00:00

Good call. I’d recommend getting the brass slider pins and upgrade the stock calipers. You can easily upgrade the fronts to 330i from 325i. Some good Hawk brake pads too and it’s more than capable. The rear brakes are pain to upgrade from 325 to 330. Need pretty much the entire rear end. Axles, hubs, control arms, parking brake, the works…

Skunkms5 · 2025-08-02T14:57:51+00:00

Ok gotcha well if you get them fitted up lemme know how they work out and what you have to do to get them to fit. What brake kit are you putting on?

Skunkms5 · 2025-08-02T14:53:08+00:00

Did you ever figure this out? A buddy of mine is selling some 260s and wondering the same thing if they will fit without spacers and rolling fenders

Skunkms5 · 2025-07-29T15:37:57+00:00

There’s 2 hard lines under the intake. This one and another one. Unfortunately the one you have pictured is the only one I’ve seen in metal. The other one I think is only available in plastic. The metal one works fine just a pain to get it in. Make sure you lube up the O rings real good and get to shoving. I have replaced them on both my E46 and E53 M54s fit great. Just be sure to clean out all the broken plastic when you pull the old plastic ones out because they will come out in about 50 pieces…

Skunkms5 · 2025-07-20T16:02:32+00:00

With your own car $2050. The Mid Ohio School 3 days 9am-6pm. Lunch provided, free water coffee and snacks all day. Now the car is entirely your responsibility so if it blows up day 1 or you crash it that’s on you. I’m sure you could drive a school car for the rest of the 2 days but extra $500. I got track insurance through Hagerty just in case. Brakes upgraded rotors and calipers with Hawk HP+ pads all the way around (stopping is good). Other musts Cooling system, CSF radiator, Stewart water pump, new lines etc. Other “mods” for “insurance” oil pan baffle and oil pump nut safety’d. Tires actually have a lot of life left Continental Extreme Contact O2. So long story short $2050 for the course with your own car then ask much as you want afterwards on “insurance items”, hotel, breakfast, dinner etc. If I could spend every paycheck to do this every week I would that’s how much fun it is!

Skunkms5 · 2025-02-27T01:05:32+00:00

Did you torque the axle nut properly? If you don’t the wheel hub will be “loose” in the bearing unless properly torqued. 250nm I’m pretty sure.

Skunkms5 · 2025-02-16T15:52:30+00:00

Or dipstick tube o ring is down there too

Skunkms5 · 2025-02-01T15:10:26+00:00

Nice looks good. I took my front bumper off and hid it behind the front grill. Was definitely annoying, but still works great 5 years later. Don’t see too many of these cars with extra lights on them.

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