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E53 to E70 Upgrade
I bought my 06 with the 6 cylinder after reading many different opinions that it was more reliable and generally has less costly repairs than the 8 cylinder options. Reading a while back, I believe the consensus was the same for the E70 engine options. I'm wondering what are some of the things to look for on these: *Do they have same issue with oil filter housing gasket leaks? *Do they have issues with the PCV valve in the winter? Do all of the 2011 6 cylinders have the PCV valve heater? (I'm aware of the recall on this) My check boxes right now are 2011-2013 35i, tan or brown interior - not black, heated seats and steering wheel, Style 334 wheels, NAV/backup cam (seems they all have it), and obviously in good condition. I am open on exterior colors, but I have preferences (bronze, charcoal, black). I found one that checks all of these boxes that I will probably stop and look at today. It is manufactured in 11/10, so it falls outside of the dates on the PCV system recall. I believe there would have been the front driveshaft recall, but the CarFax doesn't say whether it has been done or is still needed, so I would have to check on that. I also don't see anything about having intake ports cleaned (walnut blasted) and I don't know how easy that is to check. The pics and CarFax look pretty clean. It is at a small dealer, but was a one owner car. It doesn't say anything about Sport Package or Cold Weather package in the options I pulled up, but it does have heated steering wheel and heated front and rear seats. Here are the results of the VIN decoder: Type Code ZV43 E Series E70 (MUE) Series X Type GEFZG Model X5 35I (USA) Steering LL Doors 5 Engine N55 Displacement 3.00 Power 225 Drive ALLR Transmission AUT Colour PLATINBRONZE METALLIC (A53) Upholstery LEDER NEVADA/F1 TABAK (LUF1) Prod Date 2010-11-04 Vehicle options S1CAA Selection of COP relevant vehicles S212A Equipment, brake syst. country-specific S245A Steering wheel column adjustment,electr. S248A Steering wheel heater S2DEA BMW LA wheel Star Spoke 334 S2VBA Tire pressure display S302A Alarm system S316A automatic trunk lid mechanism S319A Integrated universal remote control S328A Footplate, aluminum S386A Roof railing S3AHA Backup camera and Top View S402A Electric panoramic roof S417A Roller sun vizor, rear door S430A Interior/outside mirror with auto dip S431A Interior mirror with automatic-dip S441A Smoker package S456A Comfort seat with memory S464A Ski bag S488A Lumbar support, driver and passenger S494A Seat heating driver/passenger S496A Seat heating, rear S4ABA Fine wood trim burr walnut S4NAA Interior mirror with digital compass S4NBA Autom. climate control with 4-zone ctrl S502A Headlight cleaning system S508A Park Distance Control (PDC) S521A Rain sensor S522A Xenon Light S524A Adaptive Headlights S544A Cruise control with brake function S563A Light package S575A Supplementary 12V sockets S5ACA High-beam assistant S609A Navigation system Professional S615A Expanded BMW Online Information S620A Voice control S639A Preparation f mobile phone cpl. USA/CDN S645A BMW US Radio S655A Satellite tuner S677A HiFi System Professional DSP S697A Area-Code 1 for DVD S6AAA BMW TeleServices S6ABA Control for Teleservices S6FLA USB/Audio interface S6UHA Traffic Information S6VCA Control for Combox S761A Individual sunshade glazing S823A Hot-climate version S853A Language version English S876A Radio frequency 315 MHz S8KCA Dummy-SALAPA S8S4A Decoding variable light distribution S8SCA Telematics access request,country-spec. S8SLA Trailer coupling preparation S8SMA Car ident. number visible from outside S8TLA Dummy-SALAPA S8TNA Daytime run.lights adjus.via light menu
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I just did more research on this vehicle and it is showing 0 open recalls. The vehicle was manufactured on 11/4/10, and the front driveshaft recall says it is for E70's built between 11/22/10 and 4/22/13.
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I saw that this X5 was for sale at another small dealer last month for $3,000 less. Then the current dealer got it last week, did some kind of service on it, then listed it. The first dealer's listing had pics where it hadn't been cleaned up very well. I also noticed a pic of the NAV screen that showed an eery error: 'Engine malfunction! Reduced power' I suppose that could be a lot of things, but I don't like it.
I have the ODB2 cable for my laptop and all of the software from the Romanian guy - will that work with the 2011 as well? If I were to get serious about this one, I would want to pull the codes and take it to my indy mechanic for a PPI.
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I will answer the oil filter housing gasket question. Yes. I've done both on my e53 and E 70.
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I DIY'd mine on the E53 3.0. I'm guessing the E70 is more difficult with more things to move and less space to work with? This one shows 'Engine oil/fluid leak checked' on the CarFax 15,000 mi / 1.5 years ago, so maybe it was done. It shows that was at Koala Motorsport, which apparently is a BMW/German specialist indy shop near Cleveland.
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