Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
02-08-2023, 09:40 AM
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Views: 745
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
02-07-2023, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 745
Prestone antifreeze over BMW's?
Hi All,
I got this on offer:
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/295153413
Is there any drawbacks using this over BMW's own? I haven't put it in yet, car had a load of leaks from...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
11-22-2022, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 754
E70 30D - Green Coolant
Hi All,
So the car did have green coolant in which threw me off as BMW use blue and only last year I believe changed to green which this car most certainly wouldn't have been switched to (previous...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
11-21-2022, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 553
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
09-19-2022, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 607
E70 30d - around 5 regens in 120 miles
Hi All,
Finally got around to fixing nearly all my issues (Valve cover leak, injector return leak, swirl flap leak, electronic parking brake actuator, EGR Thermostat, Main Thermostat)
On my way...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
09-07-2022, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,313
That would be great if it was, however, I was...
That would be great if it was, however, I was monitoring exhaust temperatures when I took it on the motorway and I did see excess temperatures of 500 degrees Celsius or so. On that 35 mile run I came...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
09-07-2022, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,313
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-24-2022, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,313
Hi, it's been a while since I've been able to...
Hi, it's been a while since I've been able to work on the car due to family issues, but before I left I realised it was no.6 injector leaking at the return line. To understand if the smoking was...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-15-2022, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,846
It's the return line:
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It's the return line:
https://youtu.be/tVleFfIaT4w
Why though I'm not sure, I've replaced the tiny nipple O-ring and from the video it looks like it's gushing from the top down. I couldnt see...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-14-2022, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,846
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-14-2022, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,846
Okay, so I was having a mooch and I found that...
Okay, so I was having a mooch and I found that Injector 6 looked a bit wet. I then couldn't help but notice there's a.. Half circle opening on the valve cover design and I wondered if diesel could...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-14-2022, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,846
Here is all the videos I have.
These videos...
Here is all the videos I have.
These videos are what I have so far
https://youtu.be/qvXef18mWnY
This was when I drove to the alignment shop and it started, there's not much too see really...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-14-2022, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,846
I got the depstech endoscope today from Amazon...
I got the depstech endoscope today from Amazon and from what I could see the exhaust manifold seems go be leaking quite bad from one area and there's many more sooty marks around the rest. However,...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-12-2022, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,846
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-11-2022, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,846
Hi mate,
The screenshots are great and I can...
Hi mate,
The screenshots are great and I can see that you use some other ones that I don't. So, the backpressure reading I'm getting hPa is actually at idle! Now I'm a tad skeptical of Carlys...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-11-2022, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,846
Thanks for the explanation, it's good to know...
Thanks for the explanation, it's good to know about the TPS sensor. I'm just about to go and get my EGR Thermostat from BMW and install it later. I'll then monitor
Coolant temp
Exhaust temp...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-10-2022, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,846
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-10-2022, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,846
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-10-2022, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,846
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-09-2022, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,846
Yes my E90 is a 330d with the M57n2 engine so...
Yes my E90 is a 330d with the M57n2 engine so almost any parts I need I can just grab them off my E90 including that throttle body. I heard that the throttle body is required for regeneration and if...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-09-2022, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,386
That's not mine! Haha. I said I took that...
That's not mine! Haha. I said I took that alignment paper from a member on here called JBF who took ards advice. My plan is to show that good alignment paper to Simon and ask him to do mine the same....
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-09-2022, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,386
I thought when you mentioned it before it was...
I thought when you mentioned it before it was just a mistake, but my fronts are 255 and tears are 275 so the bigger tyres are on the rear.
Also, I have the 7 seater x5 because there's 6 of us. Two...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-08-2022, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,846
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-08-2022, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,386
Because of the timing of things I've just went...
Because of the timing of things I've just went ahead with the Avon ZX7's with the same 275/40/20 as what's on their now giving me an approx 1.5% difference. I'm going to research what differential...
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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum
08-07-2022, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,313
E70 30D - How long for residual oil to burn off?
Hi All,
So I finally replaced the valve cover gasket along with the injectors seals that where leaking diesel onto the valve cover. I took it for a test drive and its smoking down from by the DPF,...
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