What did you do to your M5 today?

lamaro88 · 07-05-2019, 02:24 AM

I washed and drove the car, just two days of ownership.

SapphireM5 · 07-05-2019, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by lamaro88

I washed and drove the car, just two days of ownership.

Looks great! Congrats..... enjoy

MFM5 · 07-05-2019, 12:35 PM

I want to thank all who contribute their knowledge and experience to this forum. Yesterday I did my first oil change since owning the car...could not have been much easier. I also changed the plugs which had 25K miles on the set. For anyone contemplating this DIY, I found the most challenging part of the job was figuring out how to disconnect the six DME connectors on each side of the engine. Disconnecting the harness from the DME is the only way to access the coil packs and pull them out which allows access to the plugs.

The job took me 3 hours, but I spent an hour trying to figure out how to remove the three different types of DME connectors and then getting the DME and harness out of the way. Also know that the DMEs do not come out because there are coolant lines attached. Rather, you will have to move the DMEs out of the way and work around them even after you disconnect the harness. The only special tool needed is a thin walled 14 mm spark plug socket. My car is stock so I left the plug gap at .028" which is how they came out of the box.

Advice to anyone doing this for the first time...

Read the thread in the DIY section and take a look at youtube
Have patience while figuring out how to disconnect the harness connections to the DME
Be prepared to wrestle with the DME on each side when changing the two rear plugs

M5Rick · 07-05-2019, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MFM5

I want to thank all who contribute their knowledge and experience to this forum. Yesterday I did my first oil change since owning the car...could not have been much easier. I also changed the plugs which had 25K miles on the set. For anyone contemplating this DIY, I found the most challenging part of the job was figuring out how to disconnect the six DME connectors on each side of the engine. Disconnecting the harness from the DME is the only way to access the coil packs and pull them out which allows access to the plugs.

The job took me 3 hours, but I spent an hour trying to figure out how to remove the three different types of DME connectors and then getting the DME and harness out of the way. Also know that the DMEs do not come out because there are coolant lines attached. Rather, you will have to move the DMEs out of the way and work around them even after you disconnect the harness. The only special tool needed is a thin walled 14 mm spark plug socket. My car is stock so I left the plug gap at .028" which is how they came out of the box.

Advice to anyone doing this for the first time...

Read the thread in the DIY section and take a look at youtube
Have patience while figuring out how to disconnect the harness connections to the DME
Be prepared to wrestle with the DME on each side when changing the two rear plugs

Well done for tackling that yourself ,I may try to replace the plugs myself when the time comes but as far as oil change goes I'll let the dealer get under the car for that!
How is your brake disc claim with the shop going, any progress?

JW_ATL · 07-06-2019, 10:45 AM

Detail Day

94jedi · 07-09-2019, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MFM5

I want to thank all who contribute their knowledge and experience to this forum. Yesterday I did my first oil change since owning the car...could not have been much easier. I also changed the plugs which had 25K miles on the set. For anyone contemplating this DIY, I found the most challenging part of the job was figuring out how to disconnect the six DME connectors on each side of the engine. Disconnecting the harness from the DME is the only way to access the coil packs and pull them out which allows access to the plugs.

The job took me 3 hours, but I spent an hour trying to figure out how to remove the three different types of DME connectors and then getting the DME and harness out of the way. Also know that the DMEs do not come out because there are coolant lines attached. Rather, you will have to move the DMEs out of the way and work around them even after you disconnect the harness. The only special tool needed is a thin walled 14 mm spark plug socket. My car is stock so I left the plug gap at .028" which is how they came out of the box.

Advice to anyone doing this for the first time...

Read the thread in the DIY section and take a look at youtube
Have patience while figuring out how to disconnect the harness connections to the DME
Be prepared to wrestle with the DME on each side when changing the two rear plugs

Really appreciate you posting and sharing your thoughts. Both of these jobs (plugs + oil) are in the near future for my car.

Orient blue · 07-09-2019, 05:04 PM

Had my wheels refinished a little while back, just got around to putting them on today..

Ickdeep · 07-09-2019, 05:15 PM

Car wash day

SapphireM5 · 07-09-2019, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Orient blue

Had my wheels refinished a little while back, just got around to putting them on today..

Beautiful

JW_ATL · 07-09-2019, 07:29 PM

Wrapped door handles and fender chrome. First time working with wrap and pretty happy with result.

Washabi · 07-10-2019, 05:00 PM

washed, vacuumed, and conditioned the leather

JW_ATL · 07-10-2019, 06:34 PM

Reflector Delete ☑️

black_F10M5 · 07-11-2019, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Washabi

washed, vacuumed, and conditioned the leather

my jaw still drops when I see this car with these wheels

so well done

Housekeeping · 07-11-2019, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by black_F10M5

my jaw still drops when I see this car with these wheels

so well done

Best looking M5 in the country. Please, please, please PM me if/when you ever decide to sell them!

Housekeeping · 07-11-2019, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Washabi

washed, vacuumed, and conditioned the leather

Best looking M5 in the country. Please, please, please PM me if/when you ever decide to sell them!

JW_ATL · 07-11-2019, 05:21 PM

Another small box arrived. to be continued ...

BeachM5nster · 07-11-2019, 05:46 PM

mounted the trickle charger and it’s not a PITA to hook up anymore.

JW_ATL · 07-11-2019, 07:08 PM

Trunk Badge update. Bye chrome. Note from photo: A key tool for this project is a Gin & Tonic.

JW_ATL · 07-12-2019, 04:15 PM

Weekend project has arrived. RW Carbon lip...

The box and I are the same height so hopefully my wife doesn't get any ideas to bury me in it.

Ickdeep · 07-12-2019, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by JW_ATL

Weekend project has arrived. RW Carbon lip...

The box and I are the same height so hopefully my wife doesn't get any ideas to bury me in it.

Hahaha I hid mine! Diffuser or lip?

JW_ATL · 07-12-2019, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Ickdeep

Hahaha I hid mine! Diffuser or lip?

I see you have a watch cat keeping it safeguarded too.

Decided on the full lip spoiler. Hopefully I got one with good fitment

94jedi · 07-12-2019, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JW_ATL

Trunk Badge update. Bye chrome. Note from photo: A key tool for this project is a Gin & Tonic.

Looks great! I have a few more rounds of maintenance things to get to before going for a few tasteful aesthetic mods like this. Where did you get the trunk badge from? I'm assuming IND based on the box placement...My car is a Comp Pack as well; 2015.

07-05-2019, 02:24 AM	#573
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MFM5 Private First Class 87 Rep 172 Posts Drives: 2015 M5 CP Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: DFW iTrader: (2)	I want to thank all who contribute their knowledge and experience to this forum. Yesterday I did my first oil change since owning the car...could not have been much easier. I also changed the plugs which had 25K miles on the set. For anyone contemplating this DIY, I found the most challenging part of the job was figuring out how to disconnect the six DME connectors on each side of the engine. Disconnecting the harness from the DME is the only way to access the coil packs and pull them out which allows access to the plugs. The job took me 3 hours, but I spent an hour trying to figure out how to remove the three different types of DME connectors and then getting the DME and harness out of the way. Also know that the DMEs do not come out because there are coolant lines attached. Rather, you will have to move the DMEs out of the way and work around them even after you disconnect the harness. The only special tool needed is a thin walled 14 mm spark plug socket. My car is stock so I left the plug gap at .028" which is how they came out of the box. Advice to anyone doing this for the first time... Read the thread in the DIY section and take a look at youtube Have patience while figuring out how to disconnect the harness connections to the DME Be prepared to wrestle with the DME on each side when changing the two rear plugs Attached Images __________________ '15 Monte Carlo Blue M5 (daily) \| '09 GT Silver 997 TT Cab 6-speed '14 Agate 991 C4S -- sold \| '15 Shark Gray Z06 -- wrecked '08 Silverstone M3 -- sold \| '06 Artic Silver 997 C2S Cab -- sold '09 Black Challenger SRT -- sold \| '98 Artic Silver M3 -- sold
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