The E60 will feel a lot more modern than the E46, a lot more grown up but mine handles as well as the 330 sport it replaced. I’m not up with modding these, they are a lot different than the E46. If you get a 535 then it will have the same callipers as mine on the front. Guys a 530d remapped is definitely quick. It gets roughly 240HP and 500nm. You are definitely getting more poneys and torque on those engines than you would do with a petrol equivalent. 06-14-2010, 07:26 PM #7. cluster. Known E60 M5 issues. I'm beginning to loose the joy of owning my M5. The number of known issues keep growing and BMW does not do anything to address them, off the to p of my head ( feel free to add). Rod bearings, Vanos pump/solenoids, stuck open injectors, SMG clutch throw out bearing and sleeve, SMG pump, leaking oil coolers, leaking 2008 530d LCI - DSC/ABS issue. Got a head scratcher here. My car has developed a fault that I can't figure out, whenever I turn at normal traffic speeds, the traction control begins to brake slightly, if I turn an even sharper corner the car will grind to a complete stop. I have to drive with DTC on, otherwise the car is pretty much undrivable. Turn on the ignition; don’t start the engine. Turn on the scanner and select your BMW chassis. Next, Select the Control Units menu. Select Drive, then EKPS fuel pump control. Once you enter the EKPS module, you can do the following. Read Codes from EKPS Module. Clear Codes from EKPS Module. E60 Light control module fault 2007 LCI. The left hand angel eye of my 530d 2007 LCI stopped working. Being an electrical engineer, I thought I would do some diagnostics before sending to a local specialist. When checking I found that no voltage was getting to the lamp, upon further testing and some forum reading, I traced it back to the LCM hnNb15. I always have glow plugs fault on my E60, they diagnostic show 1,2,3,4,5,6 cylinder glow plug fault + glow unit error, I find on internet what common problem of glow plug relay is burned out contacts in side relay, yesterday i remove relay , open it, but all contacts are good, also I checked with tester, also checked glow plugs with tester via The first pre-LCI 335D's E60's had a few common problems with them but the latest should be close to bulletproof. Definitely try and get some sort of proper BMW / Dealer warranty as long as the price is not another $10K more than the equivalent car Privately etc. It now seems that a few others have had the same problem, infact, there's a video on youtube that someone has posted with the same fault BMW E60 2005 525D Transmission warning on first start. - YouTube It seems that some people have fixed the problem by changing the DDE relay and others have said this made no difference. Using the schematic below.. newTIS. 1-Confirm alt cable connection at starter is tight and not corroded. 2-Confirm there is 12v on alternator connection x6509 when measured to the metal alternator housing with engine off. 3-Measure voltage on x6509 to the metal alternator housing with engine running. Common BMW E60 transmission problems are slipping gears, failing mechatronics assembly, grinding in gears, burning smell, low transmission fluid level, whining or clunking noise, and faulty MAF Air Flow sensor. Despite having all these transmission issues, the E60 can last longer if it is well-maintained. G30 530d def regeneration. Got a new 530 d which I am delighted with except for one thing. I have just returned from a 100 mile round trip and on reaching home and turning off the engine the cooling fans were running and I could smell that a forced regeneration was going on. My understanding is that the dpf cleans itself when running at high

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