Diaries of a Daily Driver
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Now you can rev to the moon with no fears! ALL THE RPM's!!!!
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What's better than having 5 vehicles? Having 6!
A poor picture for intro, but its the only one I have right meowThis was a spur of the moment decision, and is planned to replace my truck and 1 series.
2011 x5 35d Sports package, HUD, 360 cam, premium package, pano sunroof, and a set of snow tires + to go with itMore details / photos later
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Hitch installed
Nice an easy access to get that one installed.......
Got a bike rack after much deliberation. Settled on a 1up Recon 5 vertical rack. 5 places for bikes, pivots out of the way of the hatch, and weighs a cool 95lbs! I've been enjoying it vs the truck
Did some light off-road driving in Whistler to car camp after a day of biking (full size mattress fits perfectly with the seats folded down) and found I need to get rid of the 20's as soon as possible.
Went up to Mazama to visit a friend, rock climb, mountain bike, and go for a hike and brought the X5.
On the way back got an error for oil level over max, which I thought was odd as I had checked it after purchase and the oil level was near the top, but not over. Checked on the dipstick and it was indeed over the max mark, meaning the oil level sensor was intact. The oil smelled like diesel so the hunt was on. After pulling up the coolant temp and driving around a bit I found that the thermostat is stuck open, and am trying to find when the last DPF regen was as it likely got up to temp to be able to do a regen while climbing the mountains, but then cooled down and just dumped all that extra fuel into the oil. I can't get the coolant temp to go over 150 on the highway, with 140 being the average. Running temp is to be in the 190-195 range, so I'm getting plenty of fuel past the pistons.New thermostat and EGR delete on the way! Of course with an oil change in the next couple of days.
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Glad mine had the hitch already! Curious to hear about the delete job. How many miles on yours?
133k
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Fixed the offroad issue with some 18's and 31" all terrains (Falken Rubitrek)
I dig the look, and will enjoy it even more once I get the 20mm spacers in the rear!
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I've got a bit of clearance work to be doing, but nothing major!](/assets/uploads/files/monthly_2022_08_image.jpeg.060fa7122d51bfe9d5fdcf76b45b41b7.jpeg)
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I dislike the phrasing that ECS used for their lift, as there is no height issues limiting tire size. The limit to tire size is the front spindle design, the control arm ball joint mtg is over the tire instead of behind it. You are physically limited to a 31" OD tire unless you completely redesign the front suspension or run a large spacer.
I;m thinking about thos Sidewalls.
They're less sidewally than I wished for, but the brakes limit me to an 18" wheel, and the upper control arm / spindle limits me to a 31" tire without getting wild.
I looked at the rabbit hole that was "Stuffing 33's" under it and doing what it took, but at the end of the day it's my daily driver so I should avoid that.For now
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