Engine and suspension over haul?

[CarlosT95]

Wow awesome looking forward to fixing this thing and leaving it in good condition, thanks everyone for the info! And David where can I get this Bentley manual you mentioned ? All in all how much do you think I'll spend on all of the stuff you said ? Thanks a lot

[David.X5]

Amazon sells the Bentley manual for the X5, along with places like ECS Tuning and FCP Euro (among many others). Its hard to find them used.

Parts prices are all over the place. That list is certainly approaching $5k for parts. People have different tolerances for performance and cost - you can get cheaply made import parts, but I don't think you are ahead by taking off an old working BMW part and putting on a new cheap import part.

BMW of Morristown has been cheaper than others recently. Husker BMW is usually a cheap source. I usually check "Get BMW Parts" too (part of Tischer BMW). ECS Tuning and FCP Euro offer a mix of aftermarket (OEM and non-OEM) and BMW parts.

I find new BMW parts on ebay to be very expensive - you can find some deals on used parts. If you need something big (like a differential) and are willing to go used, try LKQ parts. They have a website and a ebay storefront.

You can look up the part numbers on realoem.com (enter the last 7 of your VIN and it will help you select correct BMW parts) and then check those sites for prices.

[CarlosT95]

Awesome thanks a lot well hopefully it'll all be worth it after I get it all done!