I just have a hunch that a number of owners would find signs of this if they were to look. Maybe the problem would not be quite as advanced as ours, but there may be signs of a building problem.

Yes, I am ordering from dealer in Atlantic City. Really need to find a pigtail connector now, though. There's a local foreign parts dealer here in town I may call tomorrow.

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2009 X5 3.0
2001 X5 4.4 - Sold