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Old 10-27-2008, 01:02 PM
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Transfer Case Issues???

Well, I took the X in to the dealer for a high pitch whiny/roaring noise (while the vehicle is in motion). At first, I thought it was a wheel bearing or the center driveshaft bearing. The dealer just called and said that the transfer case was defective. I did a search on here and couldn't come up with much. So, have any of you ever had issues with the transfer cases? The X has around 67K miles and is a 6 speed manual.

I just think it's odd for the transfer case to give out so soon.

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Old 10-27-2008, 03:48 PM
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It's not super common, but there have been more than a few people who've had transfer case failures here. Push the dealer for a goodwill cover.
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Yep, that's what I did. They are going to replace it under the "goodwill" program. New (or reman) transfer case will be here on Wednesday. Hopefully, all will go well.

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I'm can take from this that you have an 03 or earlier. What happens is the front output shaft is a splined slip joint and the splines wear abnormally sometimes then slip. The wear is usually caused by either different rolling diameter tires or water ingress into the splines causing rust.
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Old 10-28-2008, 04:32 AM
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Actually, looking at his original post and pic, it looks like he has 2004+ X5 with X Drive. He list his X5 as a 2004 and the pics look like the facelift E53.


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I'm can take from this that you have an 03 or earlier. What happens is the front output shaft is a splined slip joint and the splines wear abnormally sometimes then slip. The wear is usually caused by either different rolling diameter tires or water ingress into the splines causing rust.
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Hmmm. thats odd then. I see what I described maybe one or twice a year, but never with the x-drive t-cases as they have flanges at the front output instead of the slip-yoke. Either way it was covered under goodwill which was a great thing!
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The X is home! The dealer replaced the transfer case and some bushing between the driveshaft and transfer case(?). I am so happy they did the repair under their goodwill policy. That, and they also provided me with a nice 328i loaner too.

It's great to see a BMW dealer take care of their customers.
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Well, I took the X in to the dealer for a high pitch whiny/roaring noise (while the vehicle is in motion).

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I just think it's odd for the transfer case to give out so soon.
I have a 2008 X5 with 2600 miles on it and just a couple of days ago I started hearing the same noise. The pitch and intensity change with the speed of the vehicle and does not depend on engine speed or the type of pavement I'm on. Hope it is something minor.
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I have a 2008 X5 with 2600 miles on it and just a couple of days ago I started hearing the same noise. The pitch and intensity change with the speed of the vehicle and does not depend on engine speed or the type of pavement I'm on. Hope it is something minor.
Hmmm... definitely let us know what it ends up being. I haven't seen ANY drivetrain problems out of the E70's at my dealer yet. Will be curious to see what happened.
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