Hello Cav,
just read your message on the forum,you wer surpised about the 184.000 k miles.
I have a 2000 X5 4.4(production 10/1999) with 245.000k on it never any big
problem, I don't want to nook it ,but yesterday it went in to
trans.safe mode so I don't know the problem jet, but the code 1747 came up, which tells me the three modules it feeds my have a problem, or defective wiring.
Kuddel