^ nice by the way.
well I replaced water pump and pulley (metal water pump, metal pulley), thermostat because my temp needle would barely make it to center ,stayed on cold side even in the summer, now its dead center so I`m hoping the x warms up quicker this winter. only replaced the water pump for preventive maintenance and glad I did ,starting to get bearing play. checked heater hoses still solid including o rings, rad so far so good. pullys still nice and tight including belt tensioners . looked up by the ofh and notice oil dripping from it over the years. I got a ofhg on order and will do it next year. not losing any oil between oil changes ,so it can`t be that bad. tell you the truth it was a lot easier than expected. but compared to chevs (80`s) to work on, just double your time. not hard work at all, just time consuming. the above items were replaced at 215250km

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2003 bmw x5 3.0i ,219000km build date 2003-08-18