I don't contend the bad valve seals are a safety issue but I do think the valve seals going bad at around the same time for the majority of any engine design is a poor design. I will accept I went to far saying it should be done for free. I agree we have had the engine for many years and lots of miles of wear. I don't think valve seals should last forever but since they are a consistent failure issue we should at least have an new design to replace the existing design when the seals go bad. It is a weak link. There are other seals and gaskets that often fail before 100,000 miles that should have been redesigned by now ,that, in my opinion, should still be good when the X is parted out. I have never had a Yugo but lots of other lessor 'quality' and lower priced brands that did not have problems like I read so often here. If they did they were far less costly to fix or much easier to DIY. New engine designs are obviously a higher risk for problems but over a period years I expect the engine is discontinued if still having problems like this engine or becomes far closer to bulletproof. A premier brand addresses cryonic problems of a vehicle. Nothing new here and I love my X but it has made me skeptical of their products and leaning more and more away from another purchase. And, I have had better luck than the majority of X owners.

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X5 4.6 2002 Black Sap, Black interior. 2013 X5M Melbourne Red, Bamboo interior
Dallas