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Old 07-22-2009, 08:46 PM
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how long does my motor last

how long does a motor in a bmw x5 3.0 last for miles wise. would anybody know?
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Old 07-22-2009, 08:48 PM
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Is it brand new to you, out of a crate, did you buy it used with x miles? Did you buy it new?

Posters here have reported 150,000+ miles...
Your mileage may vary. Things on/in/attached to the engine may
wear out, or break and need replacing in the meantime.
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Old 07-22-2009, 08:51 PM
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From 1 mile to 200,000 miles, depend on how you maintain your car.
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Old 07-22-2009, 08:55 PM
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THEY LAST FOR EVER, AS LONG AS YOU REPLACE WHAT IS NEEDED.
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Old 07-23-2009, 03:36 AM
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I would expect 200K+ with normal maintenance
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Old 07-23-2009, 04:00 AM
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Sorry, I don't agree guys. As mentioned, with proper routine maintenance and not being used like a hire vehicle, why would a BMW engine not keep running past 6 or 700,000 miles plus.
I mean Ford, Holden and Toyota taxis seem to rack up massive milage. You don't see them dragged off the road and scrapped because they hit 200,000 miles. This is achieved only because of regular maintenace. Granted parts of the car especially plastic trim bits n pieces will probably fall apart or break but the motor should just keep on keeping on, no ??
Shame the same can't be said for the dreaded tranny hex.
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Old 07-23-2009, 09:27 AM
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It will run until you turn it off!!!

I have 168K miles on my 3.0 and it still pulls like a mutha!!! The transmission on the other hand is a different story...
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Old 07-23-2009, 10:12 AM
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BMWs and X5s specifically may have many frequent issues: door locks, hatches, CV boot, water pump, etc. But there are 2 things that are bulletproof on BMWs: engine and steering. In fact, it is the German-engineered engines and the steering that makes BMWs what they are: world-beaters. As X Foomph pointed out, there is no reason why a 3.0 engine, or ANY post-1990 BMW engine should not last for 600,000 miles or more. The rest of the vehicle (trim, radio, transmission) may fall apart long before then, but the engine should keep on ticking. Assuming of course that you didn't brutalize the hell out of it by changing the oil only once every 60,000 miles or something retarded like that.
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Old 07-23-2009, 10:43 AM
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all depends on how you take care of her...
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