Its an 07 X3. And this thing rips. Same motor as the X5, but 800lb lighter. AWD of course. And geared pretty low, at least 1-3 are. Has zero issue passing on the freeway. And it feels super nimble, 130k miles. Black on Beige. But it still has lots of cool features, like auto dimming side mirrors, and heated steering wheel.
Its mostly been sitting. Both rear doors leaked. Sunroof drains clogged. 5 lights on the dash. Registration expired. Turns out washer fluid was out, there was a coolant leak, and well the battery just wanted to get used.
Reset engine codes, fixed the coolant leak. Then I drove it for a week. I could not get the readiness checks for emissions testing to pass, stuck in limbo. As well as the traction control was complaining a lot. So finally, I pulled out my laptop and booted up the BMW software I have, and reset the different computers in the car. The next day I drove it to work and tada! No lights, car was ready for emissions, and the traction control was happy. I think the low battery voltage from sitting had caused some tests to fail and couldnt recover. I imagine disconnecting the battery may have fixed it too.
Anyways, I probably vacuumed about a gallon of water out of the floor boards. The vapor barriers in the rear doors were pretty much 100% not glued down any more. More butyl rubber, and I was able to glue them back down. Front passenger needed a little help too. I also managed to blow out the sunroof drains.
Bought new OEM rubber floor mats. Replaced the Door speakers. And installed a Android head unit again, along with a backup camera. The Android unit came with Wireless Android Auto... something only 2021 new cars have... so thats dope.
Random picture of a new door speaker. Super easy install, used 2 of the original studs, and then just added a washer to clamp down with the 3rd stud. And the results are fantastic. This thing sounds great!
Anyways, next on the chopping block are, new brakes (oh boy do these ones squeal), have the pads havent ordered the rotors; new shocks, ordered, estimated to be a month out; and valve cover gasket replacement, I have the parts, just waiting for mother nature...
This might explain a little to the lag in working on the Datsun...
