X5 - Back in action!!

[garrett.fell]

Feeling very accomplished! After 2 weeks of working-on and staring-at my X - I completed the valve cover gaskets, front timing cover gaskets and valley pan, and cooling hose replacement.

Took it for a 25 mile drive around town yesterday and all seems well!!

On first start I did get some rough running a little surfing and misfires. Not sure if that's maybe due to air in the fuel injection system? Seems reasonable to me

All in all it was relatively drama-free. I did have an issue with the drivers side valve cover initially - I didn't have it seated down all the way and it was leaking oil with gusto. The middle plastic clip on the cover was hanging up a little

Serious thanks to this forum for the guidance and occasional emotional support!

On another note - my Chinese BMW Scanner 1.4 should arrive today. That should be a fun tool!!




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[StephenVA]

Congrats! I am sure it feels great to have accomplished all that work correctly. Good job.

[LVP]

Congrats! Mine is going through the same treatment now. She has 180,000km on it and I'm hoping the refresh will get me another 200,000km out of her . I have my E36 328 at 340,000km, in awesome shape, rides like its on rails and purrs like a kitten (screams like a banshie on the track though…..).

I also agree with your kudos to the forum. My wife wanted me to look at a Nissan Pathfinder. What kind of following does it have compared to the group and resources here? I really like BMWs, despite their quirkiness, so if I had to pick a vehicle to turn a wrench on, I'd rather an X5 than a Pathfinder. I hope I can contribute to the forum over the coming years too.

Cheers.

[LVP]

Congrats! Mine is going through the same treatment now. She has 180,000km on it and I'm hoping the refresh will get me another 200,000km out of her . I have my E36 328 at 340,000km, in awesome shape, rides like its on rails and purrs like a kitten (screams like a banshie on the track though…..).

I also agree with your kudos to the forum. My wife wanted me to look at a Nissan Pathfinder. What kind of following does it have compared to the group and resources here? I really like BMWs, despite their quirkiness, so if I had to pick a vehicle to turn a wrench on, I'd rather an X5 than a Pathfinder. I hope I can contribute to the forum over the coming years too.

Cheers.

[garrett.fell]

Thanks. All in all I think I spent somewhere around $600 in parts. Good deals can be had if you shop-around a little. I noticed pricing varying by as much as 40% on most items.

I can't imagine how much labor $$$$$ I saved. It's a fairly work intensive job for sure.

Really glad it's done now - before I move into something else
Hopefully a little more simple.

It does need a new boot/axle assembly on the front passengers side.


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[LVP]

Sweet! I elected to do the "cold climate" CCV upgrade on the one valve cover. I turned and coughed on the new parts.

[garrett.fell]

Those are the insulated-type tubes right? The OG ones are non-insulated?

I noticed mine had the insulated type installed. Perhaps this was done by the PO. My car was manufactured in 3/2005


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[LVP]

Here is a thread highlighting some of the updates. M versus N engines have different solutions.

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...mw-x5-ccv.html

I attached the document I used for the part numbers for my 2004. Found it on this forum somewhere. Involves a new valve cover with the CCV external, not built in.

Cheers.

[bcredliner]

Well done!