What's this ?!
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Hi guys
I just recently picked up my 650 but I have a question for you guys!
I attach a picture to explain my question. I wonder if you know what function or what the "thing" inside the red circle is!?
I you want to look at some pictures of my car.
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http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=50427
I just recently picked up my 650 but I have a question for you guys!
I attach a picture to explain my question. I wonder if you know what function or what the "thing" inside the red circle is!?
I you want to look at some pictures of my car.
Please look here
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=50427
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+1 ... a heatsink...
Originally Posted by E60Sim' post='528403' date='Feb 7 2008, 10:18 AM
It's on the E60 as well...
Some kind of cooler for the transmission...
Some kind of cooler for the transmission...
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This is weird. I went away a little while ago with the family and I took the 535 and my brother in law was following.
He said he kept seeing a grid lowering under my car at different intervals and described it exactly like your picture. I dismissed him as being bonkers and forgot about it.
Throughout the holiday I was switching between DS and D mode dependent on the road we were driving on.
It seems he was seeing this thing lower when I switched between the modes.
Still have no idea what it is though!!!
Marc
He said he kept seeing a grid lowering under my car at different intervals and described it exactly like your picture. I dismissed him as being bonkers and forgot about it.
Throughout the holiday I was switching between DS and D mode dependent on the road we were driving on.
It seems he was seeing this thing lower when I switched between the modes.
Still have no idea what it is though!!!
Marc
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I just recently saw one of those things sticking down as I was driving behind another E60. I don't remember ever seeing it before so I was wondering the same thing. It clearly looks like some sort of heat sink for the rear end or something but I'm going to have to do some more digging to see if I can get some concrete information...
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I think they're cooling fins on the heat sink for the rear differential...
Check out the part diagram:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=33&fg=10
And check out the picture near the end of the following document:
e63_rear_differential.pdf
Check out the part diagram:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=33&fg=10
And check out the picture near the end of the following document:
e63_rear_differential.pdf
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='528453' date='Feb 7 2008, 06:50 PM
I think they're cooling fins on the heat sink for the rear differential...
Check out the part diagram:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=33&fg=10
And check out the picture near the end of the following document:
Attachment 44018
Check out the part diagram:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=33&fg=10
And check out the picture near the end of the following document:
Attachment 44018
Thx that was very interesting.
I'm thinking that since I've Dynamic Drive on my car, does that mean that all beemers with Dynamic Drive has got this or am I totaly lost
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='528420' date='Feb 7 2008, 11:54 AM
Ya its a heat sink for something... Tranny or rear diff.
Psshh boy, the tranny is in the front, the pic shows the heat sink for the rear diff.... now get yo ass back to class!
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The heatsink is cast into the rear end housing, I think the cage we are discussing just protects the cast fins. I have hit it going over speed bumps.
I don't think Rudy's link shows the actual part.
I don't think Rudy's link shows the actual part.