390amps seems pretty reasonable for a 3.0d - its a big motor to turn over. :-)

Until you pull the codes from the DDE everything is just a guess. Could be glow plugs but they really only come into play when its a bit colder than 10DegC. You can see the words "pre-heating" appear briefly in the BC when they are in use for starting.

Are you set up to read error codes from the car (INPA or PA Soft BMW Scanner)?

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Wayne
2005 BMW X5 3.0d (b 02/05)
2001 BMW F650GS Dakar (b 06/01)