Thanks to all who have contributed to this thread. I just bought an x5 3.0i last week and plane to tackle this job this Friday. The write up and pics will definately help. Thanks again for the pics. I do have a couple of questions for guys: what parts need to be removed for access and how many total clamps are there? I will likely read this thread severl times before Friday just to study it. Thanks inadvance for the response.