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Old 10-12-2015, 05:02 PM
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Trading 330 for E70-not quite yet

Drove a 2009 E70 3.0 today. 88k miles, sport pkg. It seemed clean enough, limited carfax history. Accelerating from a dead stop, there was a delay then harsh engagement. The rest of the drive was uneventful. Light rattle from the cargo shade but otherwise seemed tight. I passed on the deal anyway, based on the shifting. I found a service bulletin pertaining to this, but the dealer didn't seem very interested in chasing it.
Anyone experience this shifting problem?
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Old 10-13-2015, 05:03 PM
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Yes. People have had issues with no decent resolution- some reprogramming, SOMETIMES makes it better, but pretty common complaint in early 30 models
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Yep. My '08 48i has it and the dealer just replaced the transmission under warranty. The issue is significantly improved but not resolved. I'm not sold that it's a sign of any problem at this point, maybe just a design/software flaw.

Stay in the 330 as long as you can. I didn't really want this boat, but it was necessitated as my wife resisted a BMW SUV and one of us had to get a bigger vehicle for the family. I'm buying a year and putting her in an X5 or GL and getting my third pedal back. Either that or adding a third bay to the garage.
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I thought it was a 3,0 issue. My wife asked me if I was going to put bags of manure in an X5 like I do with my Yukon. Good point.
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Old 10-14-2015, 07:36 AM
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Active suspension makes even the V8 X5 quite nimble. It can come with some additional problems/costs, but I believe the trade off is worth it.
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Old 10-14-2015, 08:12 AM
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The 2009 I drove had adaptive drive, sport pkg etc. My tastes are changing. I may look at an 09 with base suspension and comfort seats. 69k miles, which is a plus.
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Old 10-14-2015, 08:16 AM
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My 2008 is as close to a X5M as you can get without being an X5M.

I found my 2008 with 66k miles on it. Already has almost 74k in 9 months. Mostly road trips to include a 1100 mile straight run where I averaged 70 MPH for the entire 1100 miles.
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I keep reading about oil leaks on the V8. Is it really that common, or do we just hear about the bad ones?
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The really big oil leak problem is there is only 1 common oil leak that I am aware of.

Similar to the I6 OFHG. If you have a V8 with an oil cooler it is much easier to correct then without the oil cooler. Still kind of a PITA, cheap gasket, but a PITA to sort out. There is a oil passage that is blocked/connected with the alternator bracket on the engines without oil coolers, but the engines with oil coolers you remove the oil cooler interface plate as I recall.

Vacuum pump can also leak oil, this is not so bad to repair.

Coolant leak from the center coolant pipe can be a problem, but I installed once of these as PM in my N62 when I replaced the water pump.

Bimmer Fix | Coolant Pipe Repair System

Yes, replace the water pump by 70k miles, the bearings got noisy in mine before I took a 2200 mile road trip, but the pump survived and was really noisy when I returned.

I am also running a cooler HamburgTech thermostat in my 4.8l.
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So, the X5 wets itself just like my 330. Typical. I live an hour, at least, from any decent inventory so this may be a long process. I won't eliminate the V8 from my search. Thanks
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