M54, such an incredible engine. Had so many of them and currently got an E46 with one. They are just great. Good power and very reliable. Of course, a manual X5 is cool too.
@@NotTheChad-Потому что двигатель БМВ теплонагруженный, и у БМВ есть свой допуск качества антифриза и температура кипения, желательно использовать антифриз зелёного цвета, там не только цвет влияет на степень присадок, но и состав которая лучше охлаждает двигатель, не оставляет примесей, осадков и налёта на алюминиевых трубках, а также предотвращает появление коррозии на металлических стенках двигателя и системы охлаждения.
collant leaks are usualy everywhere on m54, spessially under intake , there are two plastic collant lines under intake and they have rost plastic , the people rarelly replace those plastic pipe becouse you have to take of a lot of parts includind intake, my suggestion is to replase all collant lines, and collant tank,, pcv system, and check the air lines with smoke mashine)
Радиатор на моей машине Е34 М50 стоит уже больше 12 лет, и за это время не было ни одной утечки из радиатора или расширительного бачка, течь был только из-за старой патрубки радиатора идущей к водяной помпе, не считая этого система охлаждения работает исправно, даже не менял крышку расширительного бачка.
I love the x5 e53 and have 2 of them, a 3.0 and 4.4 that I bought cheap and did some work on them and they are really nice cars. Hope you have a great time with your x5 3.0. 👍👍
Love the E53 but hate the rear wheel tuck/camber that they all have. Almost wish you'd bought an auto and were manual swapping it. Would love to see that two tone interior completed!
It's actually the same transmission as the e46 awd models, but some of the shift linkage parts are a pain to find, or cost a bunch of money. Also it's heavy 😭 no fun to be installing a transmission from the ground. What about a lift kit? Would that solve the camber problem
@@TheBimmerBarn Hmm, not sure about a lift kit, I was actually thinking it might look better a little lower... I think it's mostly the way the wheel arches flare out over the stock wheels that makes them look like they're sunken into the wells when you're driving behind one, looks like someone who might not make it to the bathroom if you know what I mean lol. Of course your E70 wheels that are a bit more pokey definitely help!
@@TheBimmerBarn Refresh the rear suspension. That will solve the rear camber problem. They all have negative rear camber to a small degree, but when you see them out terribly (visibly), it's because the previous owner's did zero rear suspension maintenance. Nice find. Love E53's, and would love to own a manual version one day. For now, have to make due with my imola 4.8is that I'm not sure I could ever sell.
The secret to fixing the problem (to the eye) is to get spacers or thicker wheels. I have e53, had 17s on it, style 130s looks boring, but I put spacers at the back to make it look flush, and it looks really good with the camber because its not noticeable, it looks way better. Now I got bigger rims with no spacers style 87s 315s at the back and it looks even better and the negative camber doesn't show as much, even though its still there. If you get 315s with fender flares then the negative camber to the eye shows up again and looks weird so I recommend getting bigger wheels for summer with no fender flares which it fits flush anyway, and smaller wheels with spacers for winter months.
there are camber correction kits available for all e53 models. some are priced well and others are very expensive. I have an e53 4.8is and lowered it on the factory 2 axle air suspension and the rear camber was out of control with the toe settings eating up continental tires up in about 10k miles. refreshed the complete front and rear suspension with an FCP 20 piece lemforder kit and then used silverproject rear camber/toe kit arms and was able to adjust the toe to 0.00 and rear camber to -2.0 while being lowered almost 2 inches. looks much better and saves the tires.
Nice buy, I have a black X5 2005 model, 3.0 turbo diesel it is one that was fully optioned, sat nav, DVD player, the only factory digital tv in this model I’ve ever seen, , moon roof , 10 stack CD player, does yours have the Cassette player behind the sat nav screen? Or Is yours just a normal radio / tape I forget mine has the sat nag / entertainment screen and you press what looks like the eject button and the whole face of the unit folds up electrically (so over engineered lol ) to reveal a tape deck player. It’s also got the huge wheels/ tyres on it - 265-20 -30? Monster boots, I’ve had it for 8 years and love it still, my suspension was all shot like yours but at least parts on eBay were really cheap, I’ve actually got a video I made of it on my channel couple of mins long a sort of test with my drone haha, anyway looking forward to watching your build have fun Dx
Wow this is my 1st time seeing and hearing of a 3pedal version and 3.0L is the way to go 👍🏽 Almost 200k miles on ours; having roof sunroof drain issues currently but I absolutely love it! Nice find 💯
I just bought a manual E53 X5 in Orlando two weeks ago! Looks like mine is in a bit better shape than yours, though I wish mine had come with the tow hitch installed.
I have one and I love it, because of the short gearing and being based on the E39 5 series the car feels like a real old school BMW very lively in first and second gear like the E28 and E12 it is a car that has snuck under the radar. It is very quick to 40kph getting there in 2 seconds which .4 of a second faster than a e39 530 Man and .2 of a second faster than a e46330 and amazingly the same as a US e36 M3 5 speed and only .1 of a second slower than a European e36 M3 all these cars are faster when we get over 60kph but in the real world this is the fastest accelerating BMW 6 cylinder manual that is not a later turbo or M car in the real world of street driving. I had a manual e28 528i and it was faster in traffic light drags than Porsches, V8s even Ferraris of the mark up to 80kph because of that little hi revving engine and the short gearing and the Manual X5 is just like that to drive. All the times quoted here come from the "Auto catalogue" site, the times I quoted for the X5 are fro a European car like my 2001 Australian car I have owned for 15 years.
Awesome score. Even tho I only had my e53 for about a month and a half before I traded it in on my f15 I miss it. If the trans hadn't taken a shit on me right after I drove it back to VA fro. Pa I would have kept it but the boss suggested I just trade it for something newer. And that how I wound up with an f15 50i. I have the plugs and stuff to delete the roof rack if you are interested
Manual is rare. Just a question regarding A/C. Does the A/C compressor of you X5 cycles on and off? Ive noticed mine doesn't and its engage all the time when A/C is on. It only disengage when I turn it off. It is the aame as yours? Thanks
Very nice find Chris. I Googled the towing capacity of a e53 with the 3 liter and it looks like it's 5000 lbs? That's pretty good and also surprising given the weight of the X5. Looking forward to more videos with this one. E53 design really holds up well.
Ive heard of owners pulling way more than that, with different towing setups ive heard 11,000lbs, I know it sounds crazy but some dude back in the early 2000s had a luxury camping home behind him, it was like a bus. There was no sagging either, due to the rear air suspension but im pretty sure the brakes would go out way sooner than suppose to.
the tow capacity is more for the chassis not engine size. transmission, brakes and chassis dictate the towing capacity. for that, all e53 have a towing capacity of 6500 lbs with i believe 600-750ln tongue weight. i have a 4.8is e53 and tow a 22ft boat and single car steel trailer with an e46 with no issues. the e53 does have a more square footprint since its an SAV compared to trucks that have a larger length footprint and are better equipped to handle towing a little better in regards to handling.
All the usual stuff! Feel the clutch, ask about service (cooling system being important), check for fault codes, give 'er a good test drive, and good luck! Another rare manual X-series car, should be a good daily!
No, it will only fit other 6 cylinders. You could get the manual transmission for the v8 X5 from an e39, but I'm not sure if it will easily convert your car to manual, still need crossmember, you'd lose AWD, etc. Great question!
@@TheBimmerBarn thanks soo much for this feedback. this is a project i am always thinking of doing but am not sure if this will work. i wish someone on youtube can show if they have done it
Just sold my BMW X5 sport w/20 inch wheels same metallic grey, black interior, perfect sport black headliner, black panels, gloss black metallic trim for 6200$. I kind of regret it lol 😂 can’t get anything for 6k
@@TheBimmerBarn already in my 07 BMW 335i n54 sedan alpine white with terra brown sports seat interior on n55 m sport 19 inch wheels vrsf exhuast and full tint. I got back into my n54 bc gas is 7$ here now man it’s insane.
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I have one of these as well in blue... Keeping it Always... Only 4,446 of the manual transmissions were made.
M54, such an incredible engine. Had so many of them and currently got an E46 with one. They are just great. Good power and very reliable. Of course, a manual X5 is cool too.
Nice find - I can't wait to see the maintenance updates on this one!
Excited for this build. We need to do the bushings and shocks on ours. Can’t wait for the bushing video.
I have a 2001 BMW X5 3.0 with the manual transmission and I love it! One lesson I learned is to use the BMW coolant only.
Why?
@@NotTheChad-Потому что двигатель БМВ теплонагруженный, и у БМВ есть свой допуск качества антифриза и температура кипения, желательно использовать антифриз зелёного цвета, там не только цвет влияет на степень присадок, но и состав которая лучше охлаждает двигатель, не оставляет примесей, осадков и налёта на алюминиевых трубках, а также предотвращает появление коррозии на металлических стенках двигателя и системы охлаждения.
Theres only one i could find for sale in the uk, dream car
Chris! Crazy great deal you got. 1,000 k. I would for sure buy that ! Looking forward to the m54/ and trans videos
collant leaks are usualy everywhere on m54, spessially under intake , there are two plastic collant lines under intake and they have rost plastic , the people rarelly replace those plastic pipe becouse you have to take of a lot of parts includind intake, my suggestion is to replase all collant lines, and collant tank,, pcv system, and check the air lines with smoke mashine)
My money is on the hard lines or the plastic ends of the radiator.
Радиатор на моей машине Е34 М50 стоит уже больше 12 лет, и за это время не было ни одной утечки из радиатора или расширительного бачка, течь был только из-за старой патрубки радиатора идущей к водяной помпе, не считая этого система охлаждения работает исправно, даже не менял крышку расширительного бачка.
Mine is a e83 x3, same engine. But still excited to see this build.
Oh one thing I noticed your 4x4 light I’d on to fix that you just start it up in neutral you then lock the steering wheel side to side it will go out!
I love the x5 e53 and have 2 of them, a 3.0 and 4.4 that I bought cheap and did some work on them and they are really nice cars. Hope you have a great time with your x5 3.0. 👍👍
I’m excited to see you restore this gem!
Bro, I wish we were closer-you literally have the same cars! Can't wait to see the progress
Super pumped for this build.
Love the E53 but hate the rear wheel tuck/camber that they all have. Almost wish you'd bought an auto and were manual swapping it. Would love to see that two tone interior completed!
It's actually the same transmission as the e46 awd models, but some of the shift linkage parts are a pain to find, or cost a bunch of money. Also it's heavy 😭 no fun to be installing a transmission from the ground. What about a lift kit? Would that solve the camber problem
@@TheBimmerBarn Hmm, not sure about a lift kit, I was actually thinking it might look better a little lower... I think it's mostly the way the wheel arches flare out over the stock wheels that makes them look like they're sunken into the wells when you're driving behind one, looks like someone who might not make it to the bathroom if you know what I mean lol. Of course your E70 wheels that are a bit more pokey definitely help!
@@TheBimmerBarn Refresh the rear suspension. That will solve the rear camber problem. They all have negative rear camber to a small degree, but when you see them out terribly (visibly), it's because the previous owner's did zero rear suspension maintenance. Nice find. Love E53's, and would love to own a manual version one day. For now, have to make due with my imola 4.8is that I'm not sure I could ever sell.
The secret to fixing the problem (to the eye) is to get spacers or thicker wheels. I have e53, had 17s on it, style 130s looks boring, but I put spacers at the back to make it look flush, and it looks really good with the camber because its not noticeable, it looks way better. Now I got bigger rims with no spacers style 87s 315s at the back and it looks even better and the negative camber doesn't show as much, even though its still there. If you get 315s with fender flares then the negative camber to the eye shows up again and looks weird so I recommend getting bigger wheels for summer with no fender flares which it fits flush anyway, and smaller wheels with spacers for winter months.
there are camber correction kits available for all e53 models. some are priced well and others are very expensive. I have an e53 4.8is and lowered it on the factory 2 axle air suspension and the rear camber was out of control with the toe settings eating up continental tires up in about 10k miles. refreshed the complete front and rear suspension with an FCP 20 piece lemforder kit and then used silverproject rear camber/toe kit arms and was able to adjust the toe to 0.00 and rear camber to -2.0 while being lowered almost 2 inches. looks much better and saves the tires.
Very nice project car Chris. And luckily this is not the n52 3L, which I believe never made it to the US. Have a great week, Dutch regards, Nico.
crazy rare find, interested to see what the diff clunk is! the same thing happens on my manual lol
Likely a diff bushing.
Hey it's like mine but mine red I got the same engine and transmission too
Honestly can’t wait to see more e53 content 🔥
Can't wait for the next video!
The window regulator isnt broken i had the same problem with my e53 and i fix it for free you just need a bolt
Nice buy, I have a black X5 2005 model, 3.0 turbo diesel it is one that was fully optioned, sat nav, DVD player, the only factory digital tv in this model I’ve ever seen, , moon roof , 10 stack CD player, does yours have the Cassette player behind the sat nav screen? Or Is yours just a normal radio / tape I forget mine has the sat nag / entertainment screen and you press what looks like the eject button and the whole face of the unit folds up electrically (so over engineered lol ) to reveal a tape deck player. It’s also got the huge wheels/ tyres on it - 265-20 -30? Monster boots, I’ve had it for 8 years and love it still, my suspension was all shot like yours but at least parts on eBay were really cheap, I’ve actually got a video I made of it on my channel couple of mins long a sort of test with my drone haha, anyway looking forward to watching your build have fun Dx
Nice buy excited for it
i would love to see a 530d or 535d build. I absoloutly love bmw's m57 engines. they are amazing and really reliable.
Wow this is my 1st time seeing and hearing of a 3pedal version and 3.0L is the way to go 👍🏽 Almost 200k miles on ours; having roof sunroof drain issues currently but I absolutely love it! Nice find 💯
bro the 80's called. they want the mustache back. and the haircut. love you bro.
I just bought a manual E53 X5 in Orlando two weeks ago! Looks like mine is in a bit better shape than yours, though I wish mine had come with the tow hitch installed.
I have one and I love it, because of the short gearing and being based on the E39 5 series the car feels like a real old school BMW very lively in first and second gear like the E28 and E12 it is a car that has snuck under the radar. It is very quick to 40kph getting there in 2 seconds which .4 of a second faster than a e39 530 Man and .2 of a second faster than a e46330 and amazingly the same as a US e36 M3 5 speed and only .1 of a second slower than a European e36 M3 all these cars are faster when we get over 60kph but in the real world this is the fastest accelerating BMW 6 cylinder manual that is not a later turbo or M car in the real world of street driving. I had a manual e28 528i and it was faster in traffic light drags than Porsches, V8s even Ferraris of the mark up to 80kph because of that little hi revving engine and the short gearing and the Manual X5 is just like that to drive. All the times quoted here come from the "Auto catalogue" site, the times I quoted for the X5 are fro a European car like my 2001 Australian car I have owned for 15 years.
Awesome score. Even tho I only had my e53 for about a month and a half before I traded it in on my f15 I miss it. If the trans hadn't taken a shit on me right after I drove it back to VA fro. Pa I would have kept it but the boss suggested I just trade it for something newer. And that how I wound up with an f15 50i. I have the plugs and stuff to delete the roof rack if you are interested
Will be fun following its restoration. There are a lot of problems! haha
good buy I have 1 all so
Manual is rare. Just a question regarding A/C. Does the A/C compressor of you X5 cycles on and off? Ive noticed mine doesn't and its engage all the time when A/C is on. It only disengage when I turn it off. It is the aame as yours? Thanks
This is not the only stick x5 in usa they are out there
found one recently but it has 220k miles going for $3800 is it worth getting?
Very nice find Chris. I Googled the towing capacity of a e53 with the 3 liter and it looks like it's 5000 lbs? That's pretty good and also surprising given the weight of the X5. Looking forward to more videos with this one. E53 design really holds up well.
Ive heard of owners pulling way more than that, with different towing setups ive heard 11,000lbs, I know it sounds crazy but some dude back in the early 2000s had a luxury camping home behind him, it was like a bus. There was no sagging either, due to the rear air suspension but im pretty sure the brakes would go out way sooner than suppose to.
the tow capacity is more for the chassis not engine size. transmission, brakes and chassis dictate the towing capacity. for that, all e53 have a towing capacity of 6500 lbs with i believe 600-750ln tongue weight. i have a 4.8is e53 and tow a 22ft boat and single car steel trailer with an e46 with no issues.
the e53 does have a more square footprint since its an SAV compared to trucks that have a larger length footprint and are better equipped to handle towing a little better in regards to handling.
@@THE46GUY make some e53 videos on your channel!
Nice pick up bro.
Very good 👍
Def good buy but how many cars you can fit? 🤣
I have a 01 x5 manual trans and I love it . Perfect for daily driving . Got it for a $1000 because no one new how to test drive it 🤣
Got 2 01 x5 manual 5 speed trans and they're amazing. Totally agree.
I got a 01 3.0i 5speed also, about to start building it as soon as I'm done building the k24
Question, are you guys going to turbo or supercharge ?
my ex boss had/has one idk if he still got it but what i’m trying to say it’s that we’re from Puerto Rico
Perfect I have one just like it, auto though.
I’m considering buying a E83 x3 3.0i with a 6 speed manual, any thoughts on what I should look out for?
All the usual stuff! Feel the clutch, ask about service (cooling system being important), check for fault codes, give 'er a good test drive, and good luck! Another rare manual X-series car, should be a good daily!
🇨🇦 congrats I have a 2005 X5 6spd manual, it has been my daily for 6 years very reliable vehicle it's up for sale if interested 🇨🇦
how much do want for it
would the transmission on the this x5 fit on the v8 m62 engine?
No, it will only fit other 6 cylinders. You could get the manual transmission for the v8 X5 from an e39, but I'm not sure if it will easily convert your car to manual, still need crossmember, you'd lose AWD, etc. Great question!
@@TheBimmerBarn thanks soo much for this feedback. this is a project i am always thinking of doing but am not sure if this will work. i wish someone on youtube can show if they have done it
Certainly is worth saving. Get rid of the two tone combo.
I have a 2017 bmw X4 is that rare
I like it.
@8:19 it’s not. Lol I love hate my e53
Just sold my BMW X5 sport w/20 inch wheels same metallic grey, black interior, perfect sport black headliner, black panels, gloss black metallic trim for 6200$. I kind of regret it lol 😂 can’t get anything for 6k
I feel like I'm driving a mini German tank, it's glued to the road and holds it weight well. On to the next BMW for you sounds like!
@@TheBimmerBarn already in my 07 BMW 335i n54 sedan alpine white with terra brown sports seat interior on n55 m sport 19 inch wheels vrsf exhuast and full tint. I got back into my n54 bc gas is 7$ here now man it’s insane.
I have one of these , I don't know the worth lol
Hi
i want to find this car so bad.
It is rare for Americans but in the land of the krauts it is pretty common.
The beard is gone, all leading up to the big chop.
💇 should i 👀
@@TheBimmerBarn idk man, feeling the longer hair. Its like your final form. digging in
wow, got rid of the wife but kept the kids I like that.