fyi in case anyones battery is draining 'too' soon

[omodos]

Ok hello to all, thought I would share....was plagued by what seemed to be battery issues for a loooong time(in part was the battery), symptoms was a lazy start, that over the space of a week in some cases a bit longer got slower and i needed to hook up to the ctek or my other charger. IF not put on charge there was a no start situation.



Lazy start still persisted, did check for parasitic drain and was just borderline, so not the cause.


So this constant top up went of for a couple of years, pain in the posterior if you ask me.



Last month decided to go for a new battery, replaced it, again whilst better still was lazy.


I replaced the starter motor a week ago and it is starting up today exactly as fast and crisply as it was a week ago when I had it replaced , my driving mode slightly changed this week due to adverse weather, driving it a bit more so not sure this is the reason it has started so well a week on.



I will report back in another week after my usual low mileage driving mode, and hopefully conclude that the old oem starter lazy from day one was the reason my battery was being depleted so much after each start.


Only regret is not getting it swapped out earlier...

[wpoll]

Great to hear things are better.

But now you've gotten me wondering - especially after hearing your recording of your start-up with the new starter - man, that thing spins up fast! I now wonder if MY starter is getting tired and pulling my battery down...

Damn those seeds of doubt - they have such fertile ground in which to grow!

[omodos]

Not my intention to give fellow x5 owners more to think about wpoll, IF it ain't broke don't fix is my logic...but in my case and like i said i'll know after another week/ max two of my usual low mileage driving whether or not the new starter is indeed less of a drain on the battery than the old one. The denso oem 7788680 looking it up is a 2.0kw rated motor. 11 teeth...the replacement casco (made in china eu? ....nobody would tell me even though rep for eastern Europe got back to me told me suppliers range from china eu turkey etc etc )and for that matter refurbished 'identical' densos are 2.2kw also....

I wouldn't worry if you aren't getting battery issues....remember i approached a x5 3.0d facelift owner in a parking lot....hers did start much better than my lazy starter but not the same rapid start as the 2.2kw i have installed now....on a side note again if you recall my old starter on a handful of the repeated cranking attempts (where it looked liked no start was on the cards) , it sprung to life and startup was very rapid so I knew potential was there for better days faster starting.

Ok ease of access, would have recorded it all but I know what its like to have someone hanging over you whilst you are working,so I didn't do this. I don't like it either, but the auto electrician removed the plastic engine cover...the cabin filter.....rubber trim running along width of engine bay closest to this....then the housing the cabin filter sits in (big heavy box)..and loosened the dipstick tube and took off the middle underbelly trim....i think he had a go at removing the sump guard too but couldn't....that would have given more access...all in all max 1.5 hours and starter out....he was good but next time i am going to my usual mechanic...only reason I went to this fella was because he was convinced he could revive old starter same day...but this couldn't happen in a day as he managed to snap the bolts in the housing of the old starter whilst taking it apart, then I pressured him for car...on leaving he is still convinced he can recon my old one to start just as well as new one. IF you gotta competent mechanic go for it, below is ebay link of a re-manufactured in Germany denso i was going order....unless a new one is more appealing to you? maybe more cost effective to go for one nearer your timezone, shipping maybe a tad hi to you



https://www.ebay.com/itm/Anlasser-2-...5/191676026055

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Hello my friend, please tell me

1.Is reconditioned/remanufactured DENSO starter ? reconditioned in germany?
2.Is compatible with my X5 3.0D 160KW year 2004 engine ?
3.PLEASE see the photo of my starter & below details of my car to confirm please
4.Comes with any warranty/gaurantee?
Fahrzeug Details WBAFB72090LX10326

Produktionsdatum
13.11.2004

Motor
M57/TU

New message from: blauweissautoparts (22,895)

On our starter is the same thing.
This new replacement starter was manufactured in Germany and has warranty
Greetings Gerd from Berlin



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