Hello everyone. I am new to this forum so let me introduce myself. I am from South Africa and have a BMW X5 E70 3.0d & have covered 10000km (6000 miles) in her. It is a 2007 model with 111000 km (69000 miles).
I Went to my local dealer to get a service message (statutory vehicle inspection) cleared. While there the car would not start easily - seems to be a hard start. When it does eventually start it soon cuts out. SA said it can be driven but must keep the revs up. He ran a diagnostic and it picked up a problem with no. 6 injector. He also said problem with glow plugs 1,2, 3 & 5
. I'm not particularly worried about the glow plugs as the climate is very warm here and even winters are mild. As the car kept cutting out I was forced to leave the vehicle there. Can anyone shed some light on this issue? What are my best options? I believe the injectors are made by Bosch so was wondering if it would not be better to take it to them instead. Dealer would charge me R750 for diagnostic if I take it elsewhere. The problem first surfaced on Sunday morning after I fuelled up diesel at Shell Durban North - by the Pick n Pay. It done it once and then started fine. Today it is dong it much more frequently. Could it possibly be fuel contamination? Drove to the dealership without any problem. Problem seems to persist when the engine is warm and does not happen on a cold engine
. SA says perhaps a problem with the injector not getting fuel at enough pressure. I have an aftermarket warranty and hope it covers the cost of the repair but somehow doubt it will cover the entire repair as the dealers inflate their prices.
Took a video with my phone to highlight the problem- please excuse the quality
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03-07-2014, 03:22 PM
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