What did you do for your E61 today?
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Joined: Mar 2015
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From: Chicago, IL
My Ride: e61 / KW V3 / JB4 / M5 Rear Sway / FDL Coded / SAT Retrofit w GKE flash / ER FMIC / BMS DCI
Model Year: 2010
Engine: N54
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Joined: Dec 2015
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From: Windy City
My Ride: e30
Model Year: 2008
Hey! I didn't know this was you on here. 
Yeah, I'm hoping to take the wheel to a tire place to see if it balances out. Fingers crossed... I'll most likely have to pay out of pocket for the repairs which I plan to do myself. Plus it gives me a good reason to put on the M5 fenders that's been sitting in my garage for the past 5 months. 
Thanks Alonso, she will get rebuilt. Gonna start surgery the weekend and see if my ISC coilover that was frozen is also damaged or not.
Yeah, I'm hoping to take the wheel to a tire place to see if it balances out. Fingers crossed... I'll most likely have to pay out of pocket for the repairs which I plan to do myself. Plus it gives me a good reason to put on the M5 fenders that's been sitting in my garage for the past 5 months. Thanks Alonso, she will get rebuilt. Gonna start surgery the weekend and see if my ISC coilover that was frozen is also damaged or not.
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Joined: Mar 2015
Posts: 197
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From: Chicago, IL
My Ride: e61 / KW V3 / JB4 / M5 Rear Sway / FDL Coded / SAT Retrofit w GKE flash / ER FMIC / BMS DCI
Model Year: 2010
Engine: N54
Hey! I didn't know this was you on here. Yeah, I'm hoping to take the wheel to a tire place to see if it balances out. Fingers crossed... I'll most likely have to pay out of pocket for the repairs which I plan to do myself. Plus it gives me a good reason to put on the M5 fenders that's been sitting in my garage for the past 5 months.
Thanks Alonso, she will get rebuilt. Gonna start surgery the weekend and see if my ISC coilover that was frozen is also damaged or not.
Yeah, I'm hoping to take the wheel to a tire place to see if it balances out. Fingers crossed... I'll most likely have to pay out of pocket for the repairs which I plan to do myself. Plus it gives me a good reason to put on the M5 fenders that's been sitting in my garage for the past 5 months. Thanks Alonso, she will get rebuilt. Gonna start surgery the weekend and see if my ISC coilover that was frozen is also damaged or not.
As for my wagon, today I installed 265/35/19's all around on four 19x9.5 OEM style 220M wheels. Goodbye understeer!!!
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Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 92
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From: Windy City
My Ride: e30
Model Year: 2008
Man, I don't know how you're not going to be paranoid living down there and driving on those crappy roads with that nice wagon.
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Joined: Oct 2016
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From: VA
My Ride: '08 E61
Walnut Blasting Intake Valves
Used this:
DIY-Intake Valve Cleaning - N54Tech.com - Your Source for International Turbo BMW Racing Discussion
and tnis
DIY N54 Valve Blast
A couple of notes/comments after doing my 2008 E61 535i.
Used E6 socket (reverse torx) to remove manifold studs to allow manifold to clear rear charge pipe.
Prying up (from top) plastic tabs of "evil box" (post #29) with a very small flat blade screwdriver allowed it to slide right off locking rails.
Started yesterday using the chem clean method. Makes a "muddy" mess. Difficult to clean and dry out. Had a gun cleaning brush disintegrate using a dremel (on lowest speed). Lots of little wires to clean up. Really did not make much progress.
Finished this morning walnut blasting with fine walnut shells using BMW vacuum adapter and wand. Took 30 to 60 seconds to perfectly clean a cylinder.
Recovered walnut shells from vacuum and reused twice.
Notes on turning over engine with AT.
Tried a remote start switch on starter. Starter spun, but bendix did not engage flywheel.
Best tip I found online (Can't find it again to give credit to OP): T50 Torx on 3/8" drive ratchet in alternator pulley (remove plastic cap on pulley) allows motor to be turned (counter-clockwise). This works great as you can watch the valves while you turn the motor.
Engine drive pulley accessible from under the car without fan removal. (22 mm socket) I encountered resistance (even with the plugs out) that was causing the alternator pulley to slip. Turning drive pulley got me past that.
DIY-Intake Valve Cleaning - N54Tech.com - Your Source for International Turbo BMW Racing Discussion
and tnis
DIY N54 Valve Blast
A couple of notes/comments after doing my 2008 E61 535i.
Used E6 socket (reverse torx) to remove manifold studs to allow manifold to clear rear charge pipe.
Prying up (from top) plastic tabs of "evil box" (post #29) with a very small flat blade screwdriver allowed it to slide right off locking rails.
Started yesterday using the chem clean method. Makes a "muddy" mess. Difficult to clean and dry out. Had a gun cleaning brush disintegrate using a dremel (on lowest speed). Lots of little wires to clean up. Really did not make much progress.
Finished this morning walnut blasting with fine walnut shells using BMW vacuum adapter and wand. Took 30 to 60 seconds to perfectly clean a cylinder.
Recovered walnut shells from vacuum and reused twice.
Notes on turning over engine with AT.
Tried a remote start switch on starter. Starter spun, but bendix did not engage flywheel.
Best tip I found online (Can't find it again to give credit to OP): T50 Torx on 3/8" drive ratchet in alternator pulley (remove plastic cap on pulley) allows motor to be turned (counter-clockwise). This works great as you can watch the valves while you turn the motor.
Engine drive pulley accessible from under the car without fan removal. (22 mm socket) I encountered resistance (even with the plugs out) that was causing the alternator pulley to slip. Turning drive pulley got me past that.
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Joined: Feb 2008
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From: San Diego
My Ride: E61 with all the mods
Model Year: 2008
Engine: N54
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From: earth
My Ride: white
Model Year: 1947
Engine: b38
I second the request for pics!