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Old 07-06-2016, 12:46 AM
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X5 E70 repair manual or resource
I have a 2008 with 91K miles now and would like to have a manual to aid my repairs and make my work more efficient. I can't find my favorite, which is Bentley and they appear to have stopped publishing a paper manual for this car. What resources are people turning to? Who might make a decent repair manual for it?
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Old 07-06-2016, 08:52 AM
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I highly suggest installing Rheingold. It is better than a Bentley manual imo.
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Old 07-06-2016, 05:20 PM
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I'm not saying this is the best but, I use:

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Old 07-08-2016, 12:04 PM
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thanks for E70 manuals help
Hi guys,
Thanks for the responses. I will look into both. In regard to Rheingold, that leads me to tuning questions. Do you use the system to tune your BMW? Or just for service codes and repair?
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Old 07-17-2016, 11:20 PM
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Hunt around the Internet for a copy of ISTA. This is BMW's service and repair database. If a torque spec you need isn't in there, it doesn't exist.
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I saw a statement on Amazon listing saying, "Rheingold replaced BMW ISTA-D soft." Can anyone tell me exactly what Rheingold or ISTA are exactly? I mean, is it something like a digital Bentley maintenance/repair manual, with diagrams and step by step on how to remove & replace, say, an alternator on my E70, etc.? Also, the listing says no VMware. What is VMware, and does that mean I don't need VMware, or that I will have to acquire VMware separately?
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Old 08-26-2016, 12:18 PM
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Anyone have any experience with 1000repairmanuals.com?
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Old 08-27-2016, 11:39 AM
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Can't I find some kind of an E70 repair reference resource?
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I saw a statement on Amazon listing saying, "Rheingold replaced BMW ISTA-D soft." Can anyone tell me exactly what Rheingold or ISTA are exactly? I mean, is it something like a digital Bentley maintenance/repair manual, with diagrams and step by step on how to remove & replace, say, an alternator on my E70, etc.? Also, the listing says no VMware. What is VMware, and does that mean I don't need VMware, or that I will have to acquire VMware separately?
Rheingold is an electronic system with service procedures. I believe it is what the dealer shops use. It runs on a PC. VMware is virtualization software. You don't need it to run the system.
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Still interested in knowing the difference between Reingold and ISTA. Where you obtain this software from?
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