05-02-2016, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by mam4.6
Just to clarify in my own mind, it's the facelift N62 engines (4.4-4.8) that have the smoking on idle issue because of bad valve stem seals, right? And it's the pre-facelift M62 engine (4.4-4.6) that has the timing chain guide issue? If I remember correctly, chain guides are reommended maintenance at around 100k miles...
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Correct. I think they had a signal crossing up above with "guides" rather than "seals."
Pre LCI will be guides/tensioner/chain and post LCI will have valve stem seal problems.  I know both of the post LCI X5's I've owned need the vss done.
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