BMW x5 3.0i 2002 (made 12/01) with 81504miles - WHAT SUGGESTED SERVICE I SHOULD DO?

[sobi6111]

I have BMW x5 3.0i 2002 with 81504 miles on it right now

it had paper in a glove box about service done at 55k miles

1)Inspection II
2)Whole front axle has been replaced
3)new battery
4)Alignment
5)Brake flush
6)Cooling system flush
7)Rear differential has been flushed

With 65k miles on it in April 2008(when I bought it) :

1)New rotors all the way around
2)New brake pads

At 70472 miles on it in September 2nd has been following service performed :
1)New throttle body replace
2)New engine wiring
3)New fron lower ball joints
4)New automatic transmission fluid + filter
5)New thermostat
6)New engine oil + filter
7)Cooling system has been flushed
8)Calipers have been repaired in front
9)Brake system flush
10)Alignment

3)At 75k has been wheel bushings has been replaced with updated parts

I own car since 65k and oil has been replaced with 5W-30 mobil one every 3k miles


What SERVICE should I do? I own car since 65k miles and have no idea about service done to car before that.

[X Foomph]

It looks like you have a comprehensive list of previous works performed on your car.

Do some research and have a good read of the X5world Home Page: http://www.xoutpost.com/

If you have a look at this; BMW Service Schedule: http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/e...-schedule.html it will tell you that your next service will be an Inspection 1 and it should be done at 90,000 miles. Make sure you scroll to the bottom and see what happens at Inspection 1, Inspection 2 and the Oil Change Service.

Start making a list of minor (non urgent) faults that can be attended to during service, unless you can make good yourself. Only you will know if your X is running normal, I presume you know your car well.

Good luck.

[eax5]

CHANGE YOUR MOTOR TRUST ME

[X Foomph]

Originally Posted by eax5

CHANGE YOUR MOTOR TRUST ME

Could you give specific reasons or on what basis should the OP 'trust you' and change the entire motor ?? That's not small coin doing that.

[Quicksilver]

I can't wait to hear this........

[X Foomph]

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

I can't wait to hear this........

Me too.

I mean it's not as if Sobi hasn't maintained it thus far nor has it come with an unknown 'recent' background.

If the OP mentioned that he thinks it's running on 5 pots, is hard to start, has issues with rough idle, SES defect codes, the dreaded xmas lights, blows blue or worse white smoke, has had multiple breakdowns followed by many trips to his dealer/indy etc etc etc then fair enough, start looking at a replacement motor.

But 'ol mate Sobi hasn't mentioned any of the above, he's doing the right thing and just wants some maintenance/service guidance.

I'm looking forward more so to Sobi's comments rather than just blurt out 'trust me, swap the motor'


PS: I'm currently running at the same milage as Sobi, do I start looking for a replacement motor as well

[sobi6111]

Change motor????WOW!!! Who let that fool on this forum? If know nothing don't suggest anything to people. TRUST ME EAX5 ,you SHOULD "CHANGE YOUR BRAIN" and not post stupid comments here.

By the way on my X5:

Forgot to mention I changed fuel filter recently,as I noticed noone ever changed it even it was pretty clean .

- I have no error codes on car and it drives very well (besides ofcourse normal BMW x5 2002 transmission jerkyness sometimes,but it doesn't bother me,it is just the way it was built,drove already for more than 15k like that and all is fine with me)

So any ideas what service I should pay attention to?

Should I do transfer case and front and rear differential fluid change? Or just leave it till 90k miles at least?
Should I change spark plugs?
Clean idle control valve?
When is water pump is due for change?

Any other suggestions?

I want to prevent,rather than repair stuff which wasn't maintained properly.

By the way,don't judge me hard with stupid question maybe,but that is my first car I own and I love it,just want to learn more about that.



by the way how many miles rotors usually good for?

[sobi6111]

Originally Posted by eax5

CHANGE YOUR MOTOR TRUST ME

Wow. Great solution. Do you everytime change your motor? I guess dealer loves you !!!

[X Foomph]

Ok, in regards to your 'transmission jerkyness sometimes' have a look at this thread on rough downshifts: http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e53-forum/...ownshifts.html In particular post # 6 on resetting transmission. As per the post that may or may not help, please let us know of outcome.

Apart from resetting the transmission maybe hold out till 90k's but it wouldn't hurt to at least crawl under and check out your cv boots and make sure they aren't cracked and are nice and dry. Look for excessive grease around axel parts, inside of rims etc. Also take a look under the hood at the ends of all rubber hoses for deterioration, cracking etc.

On other potential issues, check out: http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e53-forum/...-problems.html Read all of post # 1 and in particular post # 8 by 'primetime'. Very informative and probably what you need to see what can go wrong at around 80k miles. A little scary as I'm at the same distance travelled but as you say you want to prevent rather than repair plus to be forewarned is way better than not knowing at all.

Your questions are not stupid, good to see you've got the right mind set of being in front of what could go wrong. I know I keep saying read, read and read some more. Believe me that's one of the best things you can do right now. Don't be afraid to use the 'Search' feature at the top of each page, second row, it's everyone's friend.

Good luck

[X5 Meister]

He's absolutely right, but I think he has his facts a tiny bit confused. You change the entire motor, only AFTER it has completely burned out by having to push the massive amount mass that exists when you decide to run 24" rims.

http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e53-forum/59756-x5-24-a.html

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

I can't wait to hear this........