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Old 08-18-2014, 11:00 PM
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does your thermometer show that the car is overheating? do you get message saying the car is overheating?

since you got car with no previous history, it is a good idea to establish a baseline for yourself...

change oil, see if the oil has any "mayo" sludge in it...

look around the expansion tank, to see if it has any white residue around its "neck" - if it does, it is time to replace that... while doing the expansion tank, do what 4.8is said, look into your cooling system...

the smell of burning oil can come from a leak somewhere, that hits the exhaust and creates smell... any other smells? sweet smell of antifreeze? any leaks on the ground?

check your entire suspension, with this mileage in the north, you want to check the rear subframe bushings, the guibo - those are rubber parts, and if not changed before, may be crumbling by now...

to get you more advise, you need to provide us with more info...


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E53 X5 4.6iS
147K mi - Sold May 2013
Tireprints left in:
USA, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Russia

E53 X5 4.8iS built 2005-10-17
66200 mi - June 2012
96000 mi - June 2013
112000 mi - June 2014
OEM fire extinguisher
OE first aid kit
OE tow hitch
OE TV module
OE aspheric mirror
K&N air filter
black/white badges
rear camera
4-channel video recorder

Here is the list of things I have done to the X
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