Pepperman

Can you inbox me some closeups and some of them on the car, I have a black X5 and want to get an idea of what they look like. Cheers

If I put the X5 in sports mode and give it a bit of stick I get a strange smell in the cabin, not burning smell and not as though something is melting. Hard to describe! Is this normal in X5's / Diesels? Cheers

I was behind one of these the other day, sounded and went very well but MPG must be harsh!

Interesting thread. I like the X5 but I have no confidence in it at all. With the issue I had recently with transmission it scares me to drive and have totally lost interest in it now it. That and the fact is has cost me a lot of money so to put right. If I had my time again I would have kept the Vectra VXR!

UPDATE: Car back from garage, oil and strainer change seems to have done the job! I now have a gears again. Yes I like the car again but I'm going to need lots of reliability from her before I can say I love it again. She let me down lol!

Update: Garage say its either oil and strainer required which they are doing tomorrow, failing that new transmission possibly! Love my BMW :angry:

Minding my own business driving home from work and stop at traffic lights so put the gearbox in N. Lights turn green so put it into D and nothing, no gears at all! Ignition off and back on again and manage to get the car moving after it went into Trans, Fail Mode, Back to the garage yet again with it tomorrow, predicitions please? new transmission or faulty sensor because its either nothing or full blown failure with these cars!

Just for information I came across a very useful website for identifying parts on a BMW X5. Link here >http://www.realoem.com/bmw/partgrp.do?model=FA72&mospid=47738&hg=01 Cheers Pepper

Well that didn't work! Back to the dealer.... :angry: Thanks anyway guys

I am attempting to program my keys and the instructions say turn key to position 1. Does this mean turn the key so that the instrument panel etc come on and the steering wheel moves into position? Any help would be appreciated Thanks

£1500 how come? The bushes can be bough for £90 and front and rear ARB's are £20. What other parts are required? Take it there is a hell of a lot of labour involved!

Thanks for the input. Had to buy a new CD changer but its more or less useless. The slightest of bump and it skips.... as for the keys well I'm still retro and using the locks manually.

I'm having a similar issue as well. It sounds bad over speed bumps as well. Prestige when you say swayarm bushes is this the front anti roll bar that you mean? I've had these fail on lots of cars and it sounds the same as what I'm experiencing now. The car also rocks a little when stopping at traffic lights etc..

Greetings all, I bought a BMW X5 yesterday and it has a few issues and wondered if anyone could assist: 1. The CD Autochanger just states "no discs" on the screen despite it having a couple in. 2. The car has rear screens in the headrests but these do not power on. Is there a master control somewhere? I presume these a factory fit as there is a TV button in the rear near the blowers. 3. The remote locking does not work. The guy said new batteries are needed but from what I gather the keyfob is a sealed unit so not possible to replace the batteries? Any advice would be greatly received! Despite the above issues still love it! Thanks Pepperman