My radiator has been replaced. Here's exactly how the correction reads on invoice.

'Replaced Radiator as per diag. Also replaced coolant hose from oil cooler to water pump. - Required due to radiator change up to different design. Top up cooling system and perform bleed procedure with tester. Road test and verify no further leaks present.'

Here at Xouptpost, I could find a posting in which the writer thought that '08 X5 3.0's radiator might have been redesigned as his new radiator was back ordered and he was in apprx. 140th in line waiting for new radiator. It was March or April when he wrote the posting. He said it didn't make sense for him to be 140th in line for a backordered radiator, but new X5s were being manufactured in assembly line.

As noted by a technician, the new radiator of mine is redesigned one. Does it imply early production(maybe prior to March/April of the model year) '08 X5 3.0s had faulty radiators and BMW is replacing it only if something happens? My X5 was built in January, 2008, three months before the possible redesign.

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