Hi M Tech Guy. I have just recently viewed all your you tube and has been very helpful. I owned a 2004 x5 E53 with my Favorite engine M54. The mileage now is 306167 and still going strong. I curried out all preventive maintenance and the only expensive replacement was the oil leak via sump. Apart from that most of all mechanical is up to date. Driven it Melbourne , Canberra , Sydney and back to Melbourne without a single problem. Cheers.
Hey man, cheers for the super thanks, I appreciate it! Yeah the M54 is a reliable engine for sure. The sump gasket is a big job on these with the axle going through the sump, I didn’t get around to doing mine before the X5 went. The X5 now has around 280,000 Km’s last time I saw it- still going strong! Thanks for checking out the videos 👍
Hi M Tech Guy. Appreciate your response. Is this means you have part ways with your black x5? The sump is hard to access but my mechanic did the works for me. I can do some of the services similar to your videos. Not certain on how to attach images as I was going to send you my E53. Cheers.
I was away, my X5 E53 2005 3.0i had been seating for 2 years, seeing you have owned yours for a very long time you know these cars better,any pointers on things I should do before I start driving mine, follower from Zambia 🇿🇲 appreciate your videos.
Well spoken, easy to follow directions, camera work is spot on. Useful tips with a little information I found helpful. Thank you. I feel like after seeing this even I can tackle this job.
@@MTechGuy both 36mm oil filter housings though. Gotta take off the air intake and then underneath remove that chassis guard or whatever you call it with torx bits. The 5 cylinders are a beautiful thing though.
Great video! I just think that to make sure you got maximum of your old oil out you had to open the oil filling cap before draining the oil. That's recomended to do on most of cars. Not sure why BMW X5 e53 should be different.
@@MTechGuy 5w40 oil is more viscous and less liquid at higher temperatures. That is, when the piston moves along the walls of the cylinder, the film remains thicker than when 5w30 is used. This is the main difference between 5w30 and 5w40
@@MTechGuy 5w30 At 100 ° C the oil (kinematic) viscosity will be in the range of 9.3 to 12.6 mm / s. For lubricant type 5w40 12.6 - 16.3 mm sq./sec. High temperature viscosity is characterized by another indicator: minimum viscosity with a certain shear rate (10 6 s -1). For 5w40 oil this figure (3.50) is also higher than for 5w30 oil (2.9).
Hi M Tech Guy. I have just recently viewed all your you tube and has been very helpful.
I owned a 2004 x5 E53 with my Favorite engine M54.
The mileage now is 306167 and still going strong.
I curried out all preventive maintenance and the only expensive replacement was the oil leak via sump. Apart from that most of all mechanical is up to date. Driven it Melbourne , Canberra , Sydney and back to Melbourne without a single problem.
Cheers.
Hey man, cheers for the super thanks, I appreciate it! Yeah the M54 is a reliable engine for sure. The sump gasket is a big job on these with the axle going through the sump, I didn’t get around to doing mine before the X5 went. The X5 now has around 280,000 Km’s last time I saw it- still going strong! Thanks for checking out the videos 👍
Hi M Tech Guy.
Appreciate your response. Is this means you have part ways with your black x5? The sump is hard to access but my mechanic did the works for me. I can do some of the services similar to your videos. Not certain on how to attach images as I was going to send you my E53. Cheers.
This is my favourite channel on UA-cam without a doubt! M tech guy your a brilliant mechanic
Hey thanks so much man, mean a lot! Cheers for checking out the channel
@@MTechGuy U have helped me so much with your videos, I have a 2005 BMW X5 diesel m sport!!
I was away, my X5 E53 2005 3.0i had been seating for 2 years, seeing you have owned yours for a very long time you know these cars better,any pointers on things I should do before I start driving mine, follower from Zambia 🇿🇲 appreciate your videos.
Charge the battery, change the oil, inspect the tyres, inspect the fluid levels & belts
Well spoken, easy to follow directions, camera work is spot on. Useful tips with a little information I found helpful. Thank you. I feel like after seeing this even I can tackle this job.
Thanks, I’m glad you found some value in the video. Have a go at it, use good practices and don’t cut any corners and you’ll be fine 👍
Thank you for the video it has helped me lot since I am a new owner of the bmw 30.d x5 e53 "Beast"
That’s great to hear, thanks
Thank you for your video. Now, i need to change my engine oil !
Hi M Tech Guy thank for your video has been very helpful to me. Best regards from Portugal
No worries, glad you found the video useful!
Great job bud, reset light as well, thank you 👍
Thanks for watching brother
Awesome video very informative and helpful. Well done
Cheers Sonny, thanks for checking out the video 👍
This easier than my Volvo thanks mate
No problem . That’s interesting, I’ve never worked on a Volvo before. Thanks for watching!
@@MTechGuy both 36mm oil filter housings though. Gotta take off the air intake and then underneath remove that chassis guard or whatever you call it with torx bits. The 5 cylinders are a beautiful thing though.
Great video! I just think that to make sure you got maximum of your old oil out you had to open the oil filling cap before draining the oil. That's recomended to do on most of cars. Not sure why BMW X5 e53 should be different.
Filter cap was removed during draining
Great stuff
Thank you for sharing
No worries man, thanks for checking out the video
@@MTechGuy
Thank you 🙏🚐
I am going to buy a X5 year of 2006 3 litre Diesel tomorrow
Thank you again
Wishing all to keep well
and safe 🙏🚐🙏🌎
Thank you very helpful video 🙏
Glad you found it useful, thanks for watching!
Thanks mate.
Thank you awesome video
Thanks for checking out the video Lila!
Thanks bro nice video 👍👍
No worries, thanks for watching!
Very useful video. Thanks. Where's your accent from?
Lincolnshire UK, but I live on the South Island New Zealand now so my accent is a bit messed up!
Is the 2002 BMW X5 3.0 a 37mm or a 36mm ??
36mm socket for the oil filter housing cap 👍
How many liters engine oil capacity for X5 3.0 ?
@@tyansury4320 7.5 L
Great video....thanks 👍
Thanks for watching!
Hello my friend, my car has a mileage of 250 km. Do you recommend 5w-40 or 10w-40 oil?
5W30, or 5W40 in a warm climate
Thank you 👍😀👍
No worries, thanks for watching!
do you use a diesel or petrol engine? and I see the oil you use type 5w-30
It’s a petrol 3.0. I’ve always used 5w-30 fully synthetic, the engine has approx. 250,000 km’s on it
@@MTechGuy what is the shock size to open the oil filter in mm?
36mm Socket 👍
@@MTechGuy thks for your info
What if oil was put too much? About 200ml. Its a bit over max on dipstick
.2 of a litre I wouldn’t worry about too much, but any more I would drain a bit
Why didnt u say what tools to use for the oil filter housing
There’s several different types of tool that can be used (filter wrench, adjustable spanner, socket) I use a 36mm socket 👍
@@MTechGuy ok ty just wanted to clarify cuz i use the same
Just bought one of these so I will be doing this myself at home. Have you changed the gearbox oil? If so how often? Thanks
Nice, they are great trucks. Trans oil 60,000 miles/100,000 km’s myself- Valvoline Maxlife ATF. Don’t forget the Diff’s & Transfer case too!
@@MTechGuy thanks 👍
We love ours but being able to fix it myself is definitely a bonus, I’d imagine they can get a bit pricey!
Yeah I reckon, if you where paying a garage to do all the work. Huge saving being able to fix and maintain it yourself. Thanks for watching!
Thanks. Easy.
Thanks for checking out the video man
Why not 5w40? It's an old engine
Never done an oil change on my X5. Oil changes every year or sooner are completely unnecessary on any car.
Thanks for sharing GLOBETROTTER
O.M.G 5w30 its shit oill
Thank for the alternative perspective. What is it about 5W30 you reckon is substandard?
@@MTechGuy 5w40 oil is more viscous and less liquid at higher temperatures. That is, when the piston moves along the walls of the cylinder, the film remains thicker than when 5w30 is used. This is the main difference between 5w30 and 5w40
@@MTechGuy 5w30 At 100 ° C the oil (kinematic) viscosity will be in the range of 9.3 to 12.6 mm / s. For lubricant type 5w40 12.6 - 16.3 mm sq./sec. High temperature viscosity is characterized by another indicator: minimum viscosity with a certain shear rate (10 6 s -1). For 5w40 oil this figure (3.50) is also higher than for 5w30 oil (2.9).
@@korpolentais87 Good comparison between 5W30 & 5W40. I’ve been using 5W30 in M54 engines for almost 10 years with zero issues 👍
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