Originally Posted by TiAgX5

At least it's not a "Made in China part. That's the point of why I did the repair this way.

Up to 100k miles EVERY repair was done by BMW, the next 80k EVERY repair has been done by me using OEM or better parts. The last 2 repairs I did, parts were Meyle waterpump (from Bavauto) and a coilpack (from Classic BMW), both parts were made in China. I've lost ALL faith in the quality of OEM and so-called "German" suppliers, like Meyle.

'merican fixes are the norm from here on!

As stated prior, I had planned on an "all in" rebuild of the X at 200k miles (about 1.5 yrs away), I REFUSE to do it when the OEM and German suppliers are producing parts in China. I will drive the X until it "shit the bed" then sell it for scrap!