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Old 06-18-2020, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by MillerMav View Post
I agree with this 100%. I've been involved in the process with my mechanic, for an X5, twice. Even though he had done quite a few X5's between my first one in 2015 and my second in 2020 it still took us about 6 hours to do the swap and that's with a lift and all the proper tools you could ask for.
I did mine myself laying on my garage floor. I've been wrenching for over 40 years. I hated every second of it. There is nothing easy about any part of it.

I will say though, the end result with a good engine and transmission tune is pretty amazing.
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