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Still dragging on.Trader now saying its a private sale as He sold it on behalf of his girlfriend? But gave me a company headed receipt? So sadly looks like We are going to court..........

Hi Greydog, Thanks for your suggestions/Help however it looks like my X3 ownership is going to be short & sweet.The dealer I bought the car off appears to be having a problem answering his phone after disbelieving my report about the transfer box???? So going legal about it. Continental have admitted that the 255/45 R 18 are not recommended which it came with a pair fitted. But Hey ho its another short and painful ownership of the X3

Car came fitted with nearly new Non star conti's so looking like transfer box? Seemed odd that it only happened when car up to temp???

Hi Greydog, The top up procedure is straightforward enough and it did need topping up. Sad to say this didn't have any effect though.....It is always better when cold. Off to see an autobox guy on Thursday and get his opinion? There also appears to be a transmission rumble but that seems to come and go without any prompting ie corners/overun/acceleration. The duck noise under the bonnet at idle is the EGR valve! Starting to wish I'd stuck with plan A and bought an ML.

Hi Greydog. Thank you for your pointers, will check that out tomorrow and post my findings. Tried to top the auto box up today but was unsure which was the top up plug and the correct procedure so gave up? Had 2004 3.0i a few years ago which kept on stripping actuator gears but managed that ok.

I have come to the conclusion it is Fluid related as got up this morning, took it for a spin and all ok until it warmed up so auto box oil & filter change on the menu. also noticed there is a duck hiding in the engine compartment!!!! EGR valve keeps on quacking at me lol. Anyone know the autobox capacity in? Ahh well a few repairs to do.

Hi Everone,Collected my 06 3.0D auto today and was very happy for the first 100 miles. Then the gearbox appeared to snatch under Throttle getting worse as it went on, if you give it the beans it snatches like a petrol car with a bad misfire It also clunks when changing gear and I'm sure I can hear a transmission noise on the overun but comes and goes? I am sure I read ab article where a gearbox fault was being assumed as a misfire? devastated as the car is a minter with excellent history. Any pointers would be appreciated. The guy I bought it off suggested topping up the autobox through the dipstick tube??? It doesnt appear to have one or worse case scenario a couple of teeth have come off a diff? This is the article I was on about The transfer box is quite simple to test, once the drivetrain is fully up to working temperature. Problems will create the very convincing sensation of a misfire when the engine is under load, usually low down in the rev range. I’ve had cars suffering in this way brought to me by other garages, with the technician scratching his head about a mysterious misfire the car has, even though there’s no apparent cause!” But no mention of how to cure it?????

Hi, I'm picking up my 3.0D M sport on Saturday so will keep you posted after driving home (250mile run). Event free?

Had the same problem on my 04 3.0i and it kept on stripping the actuator gear. Ended up offloading it to a car buying company.Put me off BM's for a while but about to get another on Saturday!

Hi, Picking up (Hopefully) my X3 Saturday.......Small roadtrip 500 mile round trip! So hope its what I'm expecting.Had an aero kitted 3.0i a few years ago but it kept on chewing actuator gears so sold it. 2nd time lucky.