Sorry guys, busy couple of days...yesterday I took the X5 to a local 3rd party place 30 minutes away(Desert BMW) and they failed to find the rattle or reproduce the noise. I asked them to give it an other go today on a cold start and BAAAMM, there it was. They put it up and apparently a loose bracket that holds the Power Steering line was causing the ruckus. Replaced the cabin filters last week so they have no idea on smell... or P/S oil tank rattle.

Ard: NO check engine lights, nothing at all.

This is directly from the invoice:



Lev

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2011 X5 xDrive50 Black/black////M sport pack/all options
2006 ///M3 Cabrio Gone but not forgotten
2003.5 ///M3 Gone but not forgotten
2007 Aston Martin V8V Gone but not forgotten
2007 Porsche turbo Gone but not forgotten
1995 540i M-sport(1 of 70) Gone but not forgotten