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Originally Posted by LA02MAX
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Damn. I just put what will possibly be the last 4 axles into my X and wish I had found that tool. Bentley made it sound so easy. Should have done more research! At least I know where to find that tool in the greater NOLA area now!
First oil change on the new motor after about 1800 miles on the “break in” oil. Wasn’t really break in oil, but rather Mobil 1 5w30 because I couldn’t find anything authoritative on breaking in the M62 family/Alusil BMW motors beyond the owners manual, which just says to drive it normally. Oil and filter looked clean and with no signs of coolant or or other crap that would make me change my mind that I dodged a huge bullet with the belt issues/overheat. I did send a sample off to Blackstone, because why not. It’s cheap and I’m curious to see what happens to the motor over time.
Latest issue that has developed is a “ping” from the tranny when selecting drive or reverse, and occasionally when initially pulling away after shifting to drive. Sounds like hitting a metal driver. I know I’ve seen something about this on one of the boards but can’t seem to find it now. I think the consensus was/is a solenoid, but no consensus on if it was a big deal or not.