well it's been off the road for nearly five weeks now and the quote for repairs to the contaminated fuelo system 16700.0 at least it's cheaper than the the last time at 26000.00.

was wondering where I was going to pull this from to get my cay back then the mechanic gave me a clue.

He said why are you not claiming insurance WTF but sure enough when I rang the insurance told them the problem they said sure we'll send an assessor out to my amazement they are covering the cost of repairs now I know why I chose NRMA just waiting for parts to arrive so I can get my wheels back Yipeeeeee!

Awosme!!!!

Good to know!

hope someone can help and maybe check their x5 but my 04 e53 3.0d sport, whilst probing around the engine bay I noticed the top radiator hose that goes to the expansion tank was warm and then got HOT. BUT the bottom hose was COLD, the car was idling for about 45 mins and neither the fan kicked in or the bottom hose heated up, so is my thermostat buggered?temp outside was 20C not too cold at all, should the fan have kicked in whilst idling for so long? or it being a diesel takes much longer?or is the rad in the diesel ultra efficient????

I drove it around all summer in sweltering heat and never noticed if the fan actually came on or not, but having said that wouldn't I have fried the engine by now if the coolant was not circulating/thermostat not opening?

any advice would be much appreciated

I'm the real AUSSIE-X5. The other is a new kid on the block with the same name written slightly different (confusing). If you haven't already fitted the DP chip box go for it! Make sure if your X is still in warranty to take it off at service time.

yeah sorry bout that the admin are making changes
I will be known as HSV8 from now on

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Good man :thumbup:

Guys,

Did anyone of you X5 diesel owners do any mods on your exhaust ? Can you post some pics....:D

Yup would be great too, x5world is great but alot of the u.s cars are 4.4engines, in europe we have quite a few diesels, I have searched high and low on forums with no luck on specific questions I have about my 3.0d sport e53 2004...it's either there aren't that many issues with the diesels or all diesel owners are internetphobes and just take their cars to dealers when they have issues and do not bother checking out the web??....

For example got the question about the cracked coolant reservoir tank (seems very common on 4.4 and some 3.0l petrol cars) but want to know if it is an issue with the diesels too ????get no answers

Lovely idea! But why has the thread been moved elsewhere? As for myself I've got 3.0 2005. Have been owning it since a bit over a year, so far the only issue I had was the self leveling suspension sensor, which has been replaced within the warranty. Another issue is electric- the flat tyre sensor sometimes will go off out of the blue on wet motorway- since I've changed 17" to 19" wheels. People on forum told me it might be the tyres removing the water insufficiently. Otherwise I'm having great fun driving my car. But it's always good and useful to see what problems people get particualry with 3.0 diesels and how they solve them. I'll definetly visit this thread quite often.

Cheers for the reply matey, My 3.0d sport auto 2004 had the tire pressure message popped up 4 times and in all cases but one it was cos of a nail in the tire, it did it once for no reason but checked tires and they were fine, so there are some unexplained phenomena on these cars.

My turbo also seemed to go flat, lost the mass of power the car had, nearly got ripped off big time by the locals here (leave it in for a day or two) but the fix was so simple when I took it to a mechanic friend of my wife’s uncle! Look for the post solution to my sluggish 3.0d sport</SPAN> got pics there too.

Have a slight issue with mystery coolant loss and I am still monitoring that.

The usual ‘issue’ of rear wheels looking slanted inwards slightly at the top as you look at the rear of the car, found out this was normal and is the negative camber, basically meant the inside of my tires wore more as this was the surface that was in contact with the tarmac, and so had some of the camber ‘taken out’ so as contact is made with the rest of the surface area (been told no harm done to the car after reading heaps of posts, and no harm done to my wallet either as will prolong tire life).

Do get the mystery creaking noise in the back, not looked at that yet.

And get clunking noises from the front when going of uneven road surfaces, been told on the forums it is the sway bars, but haven’t had it checked out yet, and no idea if it is dangerous either.

Be great to get a diesel forum going, ok cheers fella