Online Service Manuals
 

For my other cars, I'm able to find online service manuals that I can reference for quick how to's on removing body panels and such. But for the X5, I can't seem to find anything like it in the past 3 weeks that I've been searching.

Could someone help me and shed some light?

Get a Bentley manual. Old fashioned paper. You can buy it online.

i don't believe in paper. i believe in saving the earth.

... disregard the fact that i'm averaging about 10 mpg right now in my gas guzzler.

Good luck. There is no Bentley manual for the E70 X5; only the E53. :(

Unlike some car companies, BMW holds their proprietary repair and service information very tight. I don't think you'll find any free web sites with BMW factory service data. You can access the BMW TIS web site for $$$$, and it still won't give you all the service and repair information you need. :dunno:

I think your best bet is the various forums and web sites on which enthusiasts post their DIY success stories.

Sorry, I didn't realize which sub-forum I was in. Good catch.

This is exactly what I'm looking for... but it doesn't have any of the manuals for us. :(

BMW TIS Online Repair Manuals

i would have thought that after 3-4 years a Bentley manual would have been released. oh well. i guess we just have to wait. until then, DIYs it is.