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Originally Posted by bcredliner
FYI- I bought my 4.6 new. I have had very few problems problems over the 120,000 of ownership. I push it hard and have many mods that should cause trouble. If purchased used it is all depends on how well the vehicle was maintained. The forum will be lots of help for any questions you have. Welcome!
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I originally was only looking for a 4.6is, bought new (pre-facelift) headlights and the best projectors I could find (Morimoto D2S 5.0 Bi-Xenon), plus other goodies or a 4.6is . . . so 2+ years of searching for the perfect silver 4.6is, guess I got alittle restless as I came across a silver 4.8is (129k miles) at $5k with a rear hatch that wouldn’t lock, and only 1 key that looked like it got dropped in a meat grinder (dead battery, so they destroyed it trying to get it open). I’m in PA, the X5 was in Colorado, so figured I’d take a chance, fly out there, and drive it back . . . . well it made it back, but it blows blue smoke 💨 out the pipes pretty bad (likely valve stem seals, which look like a pain to replace), plus the tranny growls pretty badly I’m thinking in 2nd gear.
I know my E38 4.4 740iL had no way of checking the transmission level, let alone a reasonable way to add fluid . . . I’m guessing the E53 V8’s are the same way?
What I have I gotten myself into??