No, I haven't looked at the spark plugs (I was stuck on it not getting fuel). Not sure I'll have time tomorrow but I'll try. It has sat for some longish periods between attempts at starting it, would that make any difference? I have some new spark plugs I've been planning on installing. Any reason not to put them in if I have the old ones out?

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2001 X5 3.0i Old Gold -built and bought 08/2000, now at 220K miles
2005 X5 3.0i Silver Bullet -built 05/2005, bought 03/2021 at 95K miles