[StradaRedlands]

Baby made it home with zero drama!

Middle Child is doing great as well!!!

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

Checking in from Lebec/Frazier Park... All systems are go go go!
Big protest in DTLA shutting down the freeways, so she's being routed out to the desert. That's a nice drive, but no services...
Dad stress level elevated!

YAY!
MC is Home.

Google says 400 miles @ 6 hrs 40 min....great news.

Is the Blue Bomber an addition to the Redlands fleet or bound for Santa Cruz??

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by E93Seattle (Racerbruce)

YAY!
MC is Home.

Google says 400 miles @ 6 hrs 40 min....great news.

Is the Blue Bomber an addition to the Redlands fleet or bound for Santa Cruz??

She did it in a straight seven hours with three stops... (King City, Lost Hills, Lebec). Middle Child is a driver!

I don't know who will end up with it at this point... MC is going to live off campus next year, so will probably need a car. But The Baby will be a freshman somewhere, so may need it more. Or not at all if living on campus (hopes to get into Scripps, which I in turn hope to be able to afford).

I want to get it running well enough that there will be no expenses or drama for whomever ends up with it... so about nine months to make that happen!

[StradaRedlands]

The e91 crowd will very much appreciate this photo:

[Bmw1939]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

Checking in from Lebec/Frazier Park... All systems are go go go!
Big protest in DTLA shutting down the freeways, so she's being routed out to the desert. That's a nice drive, but no services...
Dad stress level elevated!

You should have stopped by in the central valley! You probably took the I5 though. We are off the 99.

[Bmw1939]

This reminds me of when I traded in my wife's 100k 2012 Corolla for a 165k 2008 X3!

Are you about this thing of ours or not! German Mafia unite!!!! Ok, I'm done drinking. Bed time.

[StradaRedlands]

She stopped at Lost Hills, that's as CV as you can get!!! :-)

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

She did it in a straight seven hours with three stops... (King City, Lost Hills, Lebec). Middle Child is a driver!

I don't know who will end up with it at this point... MC is going to live off campus next year, so will probably need a car. But The Baby will be a freshman somewhere, so may need it more. Or not at all if living on campus (hopes to get into Scripps, which I in turn hope to be able to afford).

I want to get it running well enough that there will be no expenses or drama for whomever ends up with it... so about nine months to make that happen!

Wowie - 7 hrs!

Maybe I should change the car name from Blue Bomber to Blue Baby!

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

The e91 crowd will very much appreciate this photo:

The E93 crowd has no idea what this is!

Is it the tailgate latch??

[Greyfox]

Congrats

I'm leaning toward finding another E91 with mine hitting 327k miles now.

Also considering a 2007 - 2009 X5.

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

Originally Posted by Greyfox

Congrats

I'm leaning toward finding another E91 with mine hitting 327k miles now.

Also considering a 2007 - 2009 X5.

Wowie!
That's rarified "Ehthreeoh air" mileage!

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by E93Seattle (Racerbruce)

Wowie!
That's rarified "Ehthreeoh air" mileage!

Not sure I'll ever catch him now that I'm teleworking 2 weeks a month, my mileage is down to around ~1200 miles a month.

[lordnikon]

How's the GM transmission at 122k miles? Mine shifts like crap when it's cold.

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by lordnikon

How's the GM transmission at 122k miles? Mine shifts like crap when it's cold.

Sounds like time for a filter/fluid change and a reset.

PS don't forget to pull/replace the filter seal.

[lordnikon]

Originally Posted by Greyfox

Sounds like time for a filter/fluid change and a reset.

PS don't forget to pull/replace the filter seal.

Fluid, filter, gaskets and bolts were replaced a few months ago.

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

Ha, good point... I guess no sport = basic in my mind! I'm already trying to find some sport seats and 17" wheels for it! I almost wish he didn't have new (02/23) tires on it so I could better justify it!

And definitely agree on the alarm... do E91s have the same alarm sensor as E90s have? Where does it go without the dome light housing?

You might want to pull a few panels to make sure the alarm wiring is present. Especially where the siren is mounted in the rear wheel well. BMW put all the wiring in the pre-LCI models for accessories... but notoriously started to not to on LCI models.

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by lordnikon

Fluid, filter, gaskets and bolts were replaced a few months ago.

Reset the transmission and let it re-learn?

[lordnikon]

Originally Posted by Greyfox

Reset the transmission and let it re-learn?

I was told not to unless the seals were replaced etc

It doesn't have solenoids but those crappy check balls.

Anyway I don't want to hijack the thread.

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by E93Seattle (Racerbruce)

The E93 crowd has no idea what this is!

Is it the tailgate latch??

Yes, exactly! Kind of an over-engineered delicate part that goes bad. Nice to see it in good shape!

Originally Posted by Greyfox

Sounds like time for a filter/fluid change and a reset.

PS don't forget to pull/replace the filter seal.

It's 100% on my to-do list. It's showing the 578E wear code... hopefully not the weak link here. What is the filter seal though? Is that the gasket shown here, or something else?
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...ve-24117593565

Initial once-over shows the radiator is shot as well, so I'm going to need that and hoses. Actively leaking at the upper hose wall. Not happy to see that after MC drove 400 miles across CA solo!

What it needs so far:
-Trans service
-Radiator
-Hoses
-OFHG
-VCG
-Accessory belt
-MMF
-Thermostat (2EF4 code) & water pump (proactively)
-Door gasket
-Hatch struts
-Three panels of clear coat/paint repair

I'm also worried about the FRM... it's showing both brake lights and both DRLs being out... does that sound plausible, or more likely the FRM is going bad? Brake lights work when pressed, so??? Lots of codes, but here's the summary on the CIC:



Battery was replaced "One or two years ago" but I checked and it wasn't registered. Too late to do now, or should I register?

Guess I know what I'm doing the next few weeks!

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

I'm also worried about the FRM... it's showing both brake lights and both DRLs being out... does that sound plausible, or more likely the FRM is going bad? Brake lights work when pressed, so??? Lots of codes, but here's the summary on the CIC:



Guess I know what I'm doing the next few weeks!

If the E91 LCI is anything like the E90 LCI (wife has one) the damn LED brake lights are notorious for failing. I believe BMW finally made a replacement for the originals. DRLs are also constantly going out on hers.

[lordnikon]

Originally Posted by Greyfox

If the E91 LCI is anything like the E90 LCI (wife has one) the damn LED brake lights are notorious for failing. I believe BMW finally made a replacement for the originals. DRLs are also constantly going out on hers.

I heard about that. The LCI e90s had rear DRL on at all times. I disabled mine; looks stupid and annoying in a bright day.

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by Greyfox

If the E91 LCI is anything like the E90 LCI (wife has one) the damn LED brake lights are notorious for failing. I believe BMW finally made a replacement for the originals. DRLs are also constantly going out on hers.

Originally Posted by lordnikon

I heard about that. The LCI e90s had rear DRL on at all times. I disabled mine; looks stupid and annoying in a bright day.

So Occam would say that they really are simply burnt out!

It is an early-early LCI car, so they've been on for a while!