Oil Seperator AGAIN!!!!

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Originally Posted by BimmerDude

Hello Everyone, its been a while since I've posted any questions or concerns, since my 2001 X5 4.4i has given me no issues to post. But, it was too good to be true...

Last month my Oil seperator broke. The last time it did that was over 4 years ago... No joke... Luckaly it was at home at the time of the break down and had it towed to my indy for repair. All fixed and car was fine for about a month or so. Well, the CCV broke again! This time on the highway. The best part is that it was the day after our huge strom in Chicago. To get a tow, was like looking for water in a dessert. Crazy, crazy day.

Now my question is, how could this break again? My indy knows what to do, he did it fine since it was working for over a month. He stands behind his work always. So I'm asking for any information as to something else that needs to be changed? Does anyone know what major parts need to be changed in order for this not to happen again? Please, any help would be very helpful. I'm between a rock and a hard place. I want to know if I should even keep this SAV anymore. If this is going to keep happening, its just not worth it. The truck has 138k and it runs like a champ. I've changed everything on it. Like I said, never a problem for over 4 years now. Besides regular stuff. Thanks in advance.

I'm from the Chicago area too and I had the same issue right after the storm as well. I had mine fixed and it was replaced with the insulated tubing. What indy shop did you bring it too? Also do you know what parts they replaced as well? Did they change out the throttle boot as well? How much did you pay for the repair? You can pm me if you want. I am mainly on e90post.com with the same screen name. I rarely post here, but once I had this issue, i looked here for advice as to what the issue may be. I found out what it was and everything is now resolved.