My introduction 04 4.8is

[1MEAN4.8IS]

Small introduction of me;
-Im 20
-I am a level 1bmw certified technician
-Work at a BMW dealer currently
-Own 2 vehicles '00 jetta vr6 and '04 4.8is
-I will answer questions and help anyone i can

so, i just purchased my 04 4.8is from my dealership 3 weeks ago!
2004 x5 4.8is
48,883 miles
black sapphire metallic
black Napa leather interior
4 heated seats
4 wheel air suspension $$$$ lol
purchased for $11,714
sticker price was $70,314 roughly
needs some work/ has some issues
needs sunroof cassette rebuild
will need valve seals in next 20k
navigation didn't work
taillight was corroded and worn down
had/has race slicks in the back



day one!




side shot, very dirty



got it detailed by a friend



just after detailing

i have fixed a couple things already, replaced the navigation dvd drive, fixed the taillights, changed almost every single fluid in it, determined cause of my flashing automatic mode lights, still much to tackle lol. yup so that's me thanks to all who read!

[xRide]

nice ride. and welcome. As a technician, im sure your expertise will be appreciated around these parts.

[J.Belknap]

Welcome! Very nice find.

Edit: level 1 certified at 20y/o is doing it right. Well done

[tmv]

Congrats and

[1MEAN4.8IS]

Originally Posted by xRide

nice ride. and welcome. As a technician, im sure your expertise will be appreciated around these parts.

thanks a lot it is a diamond in the rough so to speak

[xRide]

BTW, assuming valve seals means the infamous valve stem seal issue that many are plague with, how do you know they will need to be done the next 20k miles?

[1MEAN4.8IS]

Originally Posted by xRide

BTW, assuming valve seals means the infamous valve stem seal issue that many are plague with, how do you know they will need to be done the next 20k miles?

currently they wont smoke unless
-at operating temp.
-idles for 15 min
then if you rev it up it will release a puff of that good out the rear end, some i have seen will smoke out the block at a traffic light because the car idled for 15 seconds. so in short they aren't leaking terribly yet and doesn't consume more then a quart every 1k

[1MEAN4.8IS]

Originally Posted by tmv

Congrats and

thanks!

[xRide]

Originally Posted by 1MEAN4.8IS

currently they wont smoke unless
-at operating temp.
-idles for 15 min
then if you rev it up it will release a puff of that good out the rear end, some i have seen will smoke out the block at a traffic light because the car idled for 15 seconds. so in short they aren't leaking terribly yet and doesn't consume more then a quart every 1k

ok gotcha.

...so will you dip your pen in company's ink to fix it...? lol. i kid. nice ride and nice price since you are able to do most of the work yourself.....you have the knowledge.

[TerminatorX5]

welcome aboard... nice ride... was this car driven at all? at almost 10 years it has under 50K? wow!!!

since you are in rochester, and the car could have been in the same area (was it?), you may wish to consider flushing the engine for the cheese-whiz build-up... you can do seafoam, but i prefer liqui-moly engine flush and the auto-rx method - gentler on the engine...

how do you know about the roof cassette? is it formal BMW assessment or is it real diagnosis? read up on the forum, some of our tricks are not approved nor endorsed by the official BMW-corporate...

as a technician for them, you might be restricted about what you say, as your word may be construed as an admission of a corporate guilt (but your honor, a BMW technician admitted that the plastic window clip is faulty!!)...

of course, we love to quote an actual technician but just be careful - at 20, you might not have had an encounter with the nasty corporate world...

on a better note - the truck is a steal at that price, bought from a BMW dealer, with that mileage!!! you will love this thing!!! the stem valves - about 30 to 50K miles out, which is from a year to 5 years from now...

again, welcome aboard!!