....thanks for the de-flood link! Worked for my ‘06 e53....Never flooded my ‘04 X5 e53 during almost 200,000 milles of ownership r.i.p....but my ‘06 which I bought last year w 103,000 miles and wonderful condition interior, has twice flooded the engine....both times happening when the engine was running for under a minute. If your engine floods, and the above video link is broken, here is the procedure:

1). put key in ignition and turn to position “1” ( when the dash lights up).

2). Floor the gas peddle.

3). Crank the engine, with the gas peddle floored, for 15-20 secs.

4). Rest 15-20 secs.

5). Repeat steps 1-4 until you hear the engine start to start

when you perceive the engine is starting to run, let off the gas peddle and the engine should start to idle. If it conks out, you can then try to start the car “normally” as excess fuel should now have exited and de-flooded the engine. My car took about 4-6 cycles of the above,

Dave