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Old 01-03-2008, 08:23 AM
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Lads and Ladies,

Bought an 02 X5 3.0l with 120000 km on the clock. After about 10 000km the tranny strated behaving erratically . took her in to have it seen to yesterday and i was told I need to replace the torque converter, sprague gasket etc. All Cahs of course

Man is this normal with the X5..........I wanna cry !!!!!


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Old 01-03-2008, 09:08 AM
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All to common I'm afraid. The "parts" are not cheap anywhere.
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Mparker, whereabout are you located?
What is the total dent in your pocket - and this was a petrol engine right? Not so many petrols in this country as you have no doubt noticed.
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Based in Cape Town . Took the vehicle to Triangle transmission.....stealer reccomended repairt shop. They reckon sprag, actuator and clutch pack on 1st gera needs to be replaced.

About to set me back 20k.......

You right 3.0l are the rarest in S.A but according to many reviews it's the best bang for buck....or have i been misled ?
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Old 01-04-2008, 05:50 AM
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The E53, 3.0d are the most popular here, less so are the 3.0i, 4.4i and 4.8is (very seldom see a 4.6i). But there are good deals on the E53 4.8is now, and more people are buying used now. I had one of the few 3.0i in a manual originally, great car & great drive!

Hope you get sorted out and on the road again.

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Lads and Ladies,

Bought an 02 X5 3.0l with 120000 km on the clock. After about 10 000km the tranny strated behaving erratically . took her in to have it seen to yesterday and i was told I need to replace the torque converter, sprague gasket etc. All Cahs of course

Man is this normal with the X5..........I wanna cry !!!!!


Man these parts are dear in S.Africa
It's not terribly unusual, it is a 5-6 year old car with nearly 100,000 miles on it. That's why you only buy BMW's with warranties

In the future, don't buy a BMW with 75,000 miles on the clock when you get it without an extended warranty
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It's not terribly unusual, it is a 5-6 year old car with nearly 100,000 miles on it. That's why you only buy BMW's with warranties

In the future, don't buy a BMW with 75,000 miles on the clock when you get it without an extended warranty
...or a manual transmission.
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