I showed my Indy the oil filter. He rubbed it between his fingers.
He didn't seem very concerned. I changed my oil filter 80 miles ago and looked at it last night.
No particles. PO might have not changed the filter when he did oil.

I really enjoy driving this X5.
It is a completely different animal than my 2004 X5
In fact, I feel BMW hit the mark the first time, and much prefer
it to my face lift version.

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2003 4.6is X5
2003 525it
2003 E53 X5 Standard shift