Originally Posted by Qsilver7

Since there are two types of AWD systems used on the e53 X5...knowing what model year you have would be most helpful to the forum...especially if there's a difference between the systems in the area you told us to look for a connection.

The early build e53s have a fixed 38/62 front/rear split...where as the later build e53s have the variable x-Drive system that defaults to a 40/60 front/rear split until slippage or other dynamic creates a different variation.

In fact, your model/model year/build date would help us all better.