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Old 08-28-2014, 01:51 PM
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it is my understanding that the diesels are very thrifty... i get about 18 MPG on my 4.8is, which is very thirsty...

I do not know much about the diesels, but i would suspect that engine needs some loving - clean up the injectors or whatnot, couple hot oil changes, to see if there is any sludge built up in the engine... i do not know about glow plugs, but if there were spark plugs, i'd replace them too...

lets see if there are any diesel gurus out there who can chime in...

again, welcome aboard
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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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