Lube/Grease points
 

At risk of breaking the rule of "there are no stupid questions", I am going to post this one. I did use the forum's "search" function, but could not find any prior posts on this topic...so here goes.

I am new to the X5 (E53) vehicle and was doing some routine maintenance on it. Does the E53 have chasis lube points or driveshaft lube points? I was under the vehicle for a good 15-20 minutes with a flashlight looking for any type of grease valves...but didn't see any. I noticed a couple of u-joints in the driveshaft, but they were sealed u-joints that can't be greased.

If there are grease valves, can you please direct me where to go/find them.:dunno:

in advance, thanks

Never seen any on mine either so maybe there aren't any. To be honest I would be a bit surprised to find them on a modern 'soft roader', but I may be wrong. I think with everything being sealed bearings or protected by boots they would be superfluous.

There are no chassis grease fittings such as the Zerk fittings you may be used to with non-sealed tie rod ends, etc, on older designs of car.

There are still lubrication points to make sure you cover off in the inspection list. A few well known ones are the hub bores when you take the wheels off (otherwise the wheels can rust on to the hubs), the ears of the brake pads where they contact the calipers (HT grease, to prevent brake squeal), all of the door and liftgate hinges, and all of the door latches.

JCL & X5Sports....thanks for the input and verifying.