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Originally Posted by bcredliner
I have replaced one window regulator. I had one leak but it was the sunroof drain.
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Yeah, I'd call you pretty lucky then. When I picked mine up with just under 100k on it, there were leaks from:
- Power steering hoses and reservoir (massive leak)
- Alternator bracket gasket (massive leak)
- Valve cover gaskets (driver's side was particularly bad)
- Upper timing cover gaskets
- upper oil pan gasket (albeit small)
From all my experience with this generation BMW and older, it's the same story. My 2002 maxima with over 250k miles on it has oily residue along the edge of the timing cover but it's never had a leak that drips. That's 4 years older and 150k miles greater than my leaky X5.
Not saying BMWs aren't worth the extra effort, but let's call a spade a spade here
