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Originally Posted by Awntchi
Stephen, I had the E36 manual many moons ago and even though that car (320i) was in no way as complex as my 4.8iS it was surprisingly basic in its explanations with heavy emphasis on the electrical stuff only. I've read similar comments on amazon when it comes to the E53 manual. Bentley is by far the best manual in my opinion but is it worth the money for my car you think?
I've read a couple of DIYs on here today that (together with comments) put Bentley to shame so this forum will always be my first reference nonetheless 
BMW X5 4.8iS 2005 |
Agreed with the others here that the Bentley covers M54 and M62 engines, but hardly anything on the N62.
But regarding "is it worth the money," I have found in working on my own cars for 30+ years that it only takes one page in each manual to pay for itself. The intertubes will give you videos, color photos, advice from people like yourself, etc., which is all great, but knowing that the manual (Bentley or factory or equivalent) is hardly ever wrong is useful as well (procedures without skipping any steps, torque values, diagrams, etc.).