Sunj2107

Hey mate, I really appreciate the reply. I bought it from a trader but 3 month warranty has finished. When I noticed the issue, my first mechanic told me the turbos work fine (as he took them out and manually moved them). Yes was a bmw specialist with plenty of reviews and recommendations from friends. When the egr was replaced all codes were cleared. I was advised to take it on a good test drive to see what other codes show up. Surprise surprise that after driving over the weekend (3000 revs in manual mode) he plugged it in and a few other codes were showing 😞 I'm happy to pay the money if I know what the issue is but it's finding out what the cause is. The amount you've mentioned it could be is worrying! Do you reckon changing the glow plugs could make a difference? He seems to think so?

Hi everyone. I am new to the forum so apologies for any noob mistakes. I purchased an x5 a few months ago and have so many issues its unreal. I have an old school e39 which I've owned for 10 years and have never experienced so many problems. These newer models are just not built as good - eveyone says the same thing. My main issue with the x5 is when driving I lower gears with low revs car is fine. But once over 60/70mph and I am assuming gr 2nd turbo kicks in there sometimes seems to be a lag and it just sticks there. Takes forever to shift after 8mph. Been to specialists who don't know. Egr valve been changed with a peirberg one. No difference. I'm in process of getting glow plugs changed (they are seized) but mechanices seem to think these are defo a big deal. So booking it in soon. Car drives fine. A bit laggy sometimes but is driveable. I've now notcied after not driving for a few hours, when engine starts white smoke comes out exhaust. When doin long runs on motorway engines management light randomly comes on for up to 3 hours to 3 days then dissapears again for days. I also regularly get message on screen saying loss of power an drive carefully. So confused guys. I'm not a mechanic so i would appreciate any advice! I don't wanna sell it. My fuel costs are just about averaging 23 but I'm thinking it's due to the issues I have. Anyone heard of anything similar? Thanks