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Hi Alistair and Welcome So what does Adrenalin smell like and what colour is it?? Take a look at www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of your Vin in the search box it willbring up your model. It is a BMW parts website you should be able to see whats missing (if any thing) and also what fixings you may need once you have the part numbers give your Dealer a call or check on google for price and availability.

Morning Brian Have a look at www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of your Vin Number in the search box and it will bring up your model. Then look in Vehicle Trim (from memory) you will see small exploded drawings with numbered parts look up the part number that will ensure you get the right part for your car. I changed the drivers door seal on my X5 cost was £45 from memory.

Whoop Whoop Top Man Dan Happy Easter then Dave

Sorry Clarence your problem is unclear more information needed Dave

The remote oil filter housings are a source of leaks if the o ring seal is used more than once so not uncommon. Same with the Valve cover gaskets, the tensioner if it's quiet and smooth running I would change at my leisure not theirs. FYI BMW oil filters are supplied by Mann in Europe (probably the same in the US) Suspension bushes are Lemforder or Meyle the list is endless as BMW make the body, and all components are brought in. The problems with magneti starter motors, BMW knew they were an issue yet following their logic they would happily (and did in my case) replace a known issue with a known issue as it was a "genuine" BMW part, the second time it failed I replaced it with a Bosch unit and BMW have never noticed or commented, yet they did notice that I had replaced the subframe mounting bushes with Polybushes (probably because they are yellow) the service manager tried to tell me that they should change them as "non BMW "parts they could cause damage to the suspension??? Seriously Eric if thats all they found you have a well sorted car thanks to all the stuff you have done yourself Yahoo Enjoy Dave

Hi James Keep his details there are bound to be others here looking for something Dave

Hi Dan The websites would be a real help if they sent a bloke round to do it !! LOL Dave

Morning Dan and Welcome Sounds as though you are confident with spanners a shame you need to use your skills straight away. Sorry I cant help with the tools as I have only run the V8 engines Hope you find what you need Dave Couple of websites that I use if your not aware of them, www.realoem.com (BMW Parts site just put the last 7 digits of your Vin in the search box) www.newtis.info (BMW technical information site site as used by Dealers) An American site but still with great information www.pelicanparts.com.

Morning James There are some specialist BMW breakers try googling BMW Recyclers Uk there is also Ebay those would be my first stop. Good Luck with the search Dave

Welcome to the Forum Mark Great looking car, and 700nm torque against the 500nm in the E39 yep should feel mighty quick, particularly mid range ENJOY Dave

Morning Gary (well it is here) Welcome to the Forum To be sure have a look at www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of your Vin number in the search box, it will bring up your model. The site is a BMW parts site its used by Dealers and Factors to make sure they get the right parts. It also has small exploded drawings which are useful to see where stuff fits and how. Also have a look at www.newtis.info this is a BMW technical site that is used by Dealers for service and repair information. I also use www.pelicanparts.com for "how too's" a great site with loads of information and photo's. Great choice of car Dave

Hi Phil Folding metal roof. My X5 doesn't even have a sun roof so I am the poor relation !! Seriously have a look at first www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of your Vin into the search box it will give part numbers for if you have to buy spares. Then I would look at www.newtis.info for repair information, this is the same technical information used by BMW Dealers. I would also check www.pelicanparts.com its an American site but has some great how too's with pictures that may help. I hope this helps Dave

Welcome to the Forum Damien Dave

Thats a real shame, that through some one fitting ill matched tyres whether the last owner or not, I think a car dealer or some one in the trade should know the potential for damage from mismatched tyres. It isnt just BMW Xdrives it is just about all 4 wheel drives. Having 4 tyres with good tread might make it legal to sell but not good for the customer. I have a set of Vredstien Wintrac Extreme 255x45x18 wheels and tyres that I use as a winter set, they have little wear due to the deep the snow in Sussex!! I know they are close rolling radius and wear if your not far from Sussex you are welcome to borrow them to see if it makes a difference? Dave

Morning Andy Welcome to the Forum, Dave

Not a diesel driver so just a guess here, but if the inline pump is working hard would that be because it was struggling to pick up fuel?? I have read were the in tank pump is not transferring fuel but you have changed that. So could the fuel pick up be blocked/damaged causing fuel starvation? Dave

Welcome Dave If you have had a modern Mini technically you have already had a BMW but the 3 series is the bedrock enjoy Dave

Hi Rhys Welcome, I use BMW 1.4.0 which works well for me, I know a couple of others who use Carly and INPA never tried bimmercode though Good Luck Dave

1st law of Gorilla mechanics "if at first it doesn't fit your not using a big enough hammer" Where us sophisticated home mechanics always do it right and only use a rubber hammer.as it doesn't leave marks. Seriously though, great job Eric Dave

Very Sexy But where does the pup sit? Welcome to the Forum Dave

Make a chalk mark on the front and rear tyres at ground level then roll the car forward by 1 revolution of the front tyre, then check where the chalk mark is on the rear. Conti's are a reasonable brand so it may be a previous set that caused the issue. I had an issue when I first got my X5 and couldn't understand it when I did the chalk mark trick I had about 20mm difference in rolling radius front to rear obviously in a mile the difference was considerable the poor old transfer box on a BMW isn't a Diff it just shares torque front to rear and was struggling to cope. Fortunately I have a friendly and knowledgeable tyre centre near by when I buy tyres we stand all 4 together before fitting and if there is difference in height they will send tyres back a bit of a faff but it has saved me issues plus allows me to safely use non star rated tyres. I also change all 4 together I have the staggered set up 285 front 315 rear if your all 4 the same size matching tends to be easier.

Once all these silly issues are out of the way you will find a BMW under there somewhere. By the stuff you have found a previous owner employed a primate with thick fingers to service it. As I understand it is a pressure bypass if the filter is clogged it allows a flow of oil, but if you haven't had one in there I guess oil has circulated but not been filtered properly. That could explain crud getting to the Vanos solenoids, engine flush and oil change time? Dave

Yes we have the same recall system here just had the recall for my airbag (14 years old) still a pain and my dealer is only 8 miles away it will still be a day if they perform as normal. That is a really jazzy card though mine was boring by comparison. Our sons Toyota and SWIMBO's Subaru were done last year interesting was that both were asked if they wanted to wait and both were complete in about an hour. My dealer wouldn't commit to a time just saying it would be better to drop it off as early as possible in case of issues!! Dave

Now you know what BMW stands "Beat The Maintenance Worker" LOL Depending which engine you have may reduce the help you get from Pelican Parts as the Yanks don't do Diesels, but www.newtis.info is a technical site with the same information that is used by Dealers so you should find everything there you need. I have just replaced the water pump on my X5 not difficult just lengthy as you have to strip so much other stuff just to get at it, plus in their wisdom BMW hide a 10mm bolt behind the Crank pulley on the V8 engine (3 guess's which ratchet ring spanner I couldn't find) which made it a fiddle Dave

Have a look at www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of your Vin into the search box it will bring up your model then look for the Water Pump it will show a simple exploded view and the OEM Part Number Then check www.newtis.info for How too's also check Pelican Parts web site it;s a USA site but apart from the steering on the wrong side some great information plus pictures. Good Luck Dave