To all X5 diesel owners,

I drive an 02 E53 X5 3.0d model and I have encountered my first engine trouble after 7 years. My stealership has diagnosed some unusual noise in my diesel engine whether it be idle or I do some sudden acceleration.

The culprit is a part called a " vibration damper" that is somehow attached to the crankshaft. Mileage of my X5 is about 45k kms. I just want ask you guys if you have encountered such problem and at what mileage ? I almost fell of my seat when the stealership gave me the cost of the part to be replaced. A whopping USD530.00 + labor, tax..etc....

Feel free to share your comments..........