Kudos to the venerable M54 one of the best engines BMW built. Considering the shockingly expensive maintenance issue$ with the V8s post 100,000K I'm thankful mine's an i6.

2005 x5 3.0 6spd with 218,000 miles.

Is that the original tranny on your 6mt von? What part of SLC are you in?

I turned 60K finally yesterday! I guess its worn out now like everyone else's. Off to shop for some front end parts and a cooling system replacement...:rofl:

2003 3.0 Auto just turned 209000. Daily driver.

In addition to the oil changes, these are most notable repairs, maintenance and mods items:
116000 miles
1. Partial cooling system refresh
2. CCV and hoses
3. OFH gasket
4. Belts and pulleys
5. Transmission fluid / filter change (Valvoline Dex/Merc)
6. Diff fluid change front / rear (Mobil1 75W-90
7. Transfer case fluid change (Valvoline Dex/Merc)
8. Power steering reservoir and fluid change (Valvoline Dex/Merc)
9. Power steering low pressure hoses
10. Valve cover gasket
11. Spark plugs
12. Front axles (A1 Cardone) Previous owner did not replace ripped boots causing CV damage.
13. Removed front drive shaft - cleaned and greased splines at the transfer case. (preventative)
14. Fuel filter

140000 miles
1. Brake pads / rotors
2. Transmission fluid / filter change (Valvoline Dex/Merc)

146000 miles
1. Right front caliper
2. Right front ball joint
3. Retrofitted Servotronic steering rack - Now my wife able to steer her self

160000 miles
1. Transmission fluid / filter change (Valvoline Dex/Merc)
2. Installed Eonon head unit
3. Fixed rusted brake line under the drivers seat area.

165000 miles
1. Fuel pump (preventative)

170000 miles
1. AC compressor clutch – thermal fuse by-pass.

180000
1. Transmission fluid / filter change (Valvoline Dex/Merc)
2. Left front ball joint

190000 miles
1. CCV mod! Converted to simple PCV – Best mod to date! Oil consumption reduced from 1Qt / 1500 miles to less than 1Qt / 7000 miles.
2. Steering double joint
3. Retrofitted heated steering wheel

202000 miles
1. Cooling system refresh with radiator
2. OFH gasket
3. VANOS oil line
4. Belts and pulleys
5. Transmission fluid / filter change (Valvoline Dex/Merc)
6. Diff fluid change front / rear (Mobil1 75W-90)
7. Front differential pinion seal
8. Transfer case fluid change (Valvoline Dex/Merc)
9. Power steering reservoir and fluid change (Valvoline Dex/Merc)
10. Removed front drive shaft - cleaned and greased splines at the transfer case. (preventative)
11. Rear ball joints, upper control arms.
12. Struts and shocks
13. Condenser fan
14. Brake pads / rotors

:iagree: Great job of maintaining that - I'm especially impressed to see the effort to take care of those front drive shaft splines :thumbup:

Can you provide some detail on fitting the updated steering rack in?

2002 X5 3.0 307,900 miles
2014 428i 21,200 miles

2004 325i sold at 123,600 miles
2001 325i sold at 66,000 miles

1970 Firebird - Under restoration

Yeah, the tech docs call for Weicon grease on the splines.

Took mine out to do the TC chain, no grease AT ALL.

I guess they missed it on the assembly line.

"Is that the original tranny on your 6mt von? What part of SLC are you in?"

Yes. .. original transmission and it still shifts perfectly! I got the car with 140k and it's been great. 1st gear leaves a lot to be desired but otherwise it's great.

I just move to north utah county. .. just over the point of the mountain. Where are you? I don't see many utahs on here... it's good to know there are a few of us out there! I'm not alone!

[QUOTE=srmmmm;1086607]:iagree: Great job of maintaining that - I'm especially impressed to see the effort to take care of those front drive shaft splines :thumbup:

Can you provide some detail on fitting the updated steering rack in?

The Servotronic rack is relatively simple upgrade – I bout A1 Cardone rebuilt rack and Servotronic valve. Our cars prewired from factory for this option – the electrical plug taped to the left strut tower. You’ll need however to enable Servotronic option by coding general module. I did it on both of my X5s back in 2013 and very happy with results.

^^Interesting - is that the unused plug on the left strut tower? Link or part # to servotronic valve? Wondering how much $$$ to invest and what benefits of servotronic rack - just lighter or tighter steering?