Picked up my new X3 - initial impressions

[bren]

Originally Posted by clyde

Wife still happy with it? Planning to keep on keeping it a while?

She still loves it.

I figure we're only left with the fuel pump and total VANOS failure still. Oh, and I guess the coils will all go bad eventually. In the mean time it'll go through several more rounds of rear brake pads (forgot to mention earlier the 14k mile replacement interval on those.)

[robg]

Originally Posted by bren

She still loves it.

I figure we're only left with the fuel pump and total VANOS failure still. Oh, and I guess the coils will all go bad eventually. In the mean time it'll go through several more rounds of rear brake pads (forgot to mention earlier the 14k mile replacement interval on those.)

That's odd. Guessing it's from the "e LSD" doing its thing.

Have you had to have the engine walnut blastet yet? Supposedly thats necessary around 50-60k on BMW DI engines

[bren]

Originally Posted by robg

Ugh- that sounds like "best of" album from BMW. All of the classics are there. Weird about the LED taillights- guessing that must've been a short from a leak. Thought that window regulator issues had been largely put to rest w/ the e46/39.

Mine is only a 2 year lease so I doubt I'll get to that point.

The fact that it's every BMW issue, and that I know better, is what makes it hurt the most.

Apparently there's some defect in the circuit board for the lights. I found a diy to resolder some capacitors and whatnot, maybe I'll do that next time.

Originally Posted by robg

That's odd. Guessing it's from the "e LSD" doing its thing.

Have you had to have the engine walnut blastet yet? Supposedly thats necessary around 50-60k on BMW DI engines

Haven't done the Walnut thing yet. Add that to next year's bill.

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by bren

She still loves it.

I figure we're only left with the fuel pump and total VANOS failure still. Oh, and I guess the coils will all go bad eventually. In the mean time it'll go through several more rounds of rear brake pads (forgot to mention earlier the 14k mile replacement interval on those.)

Make sure you change the serpentine belt. The N5x motors have a charming failure mode where they suck the belt into the engine through the crank seal.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by Nick M3

Make sure you change the serpentine belt. The N5x motors have a charming failure mode where they suck the belt into the engine through the crank seal.

Do you have to pay extra for that?

[robg]

Originally Posted by clyde

Do you have to pay extra for that?

Only ze Germans know how to engineer truly spectacular engine failures.

[bren]

Originally Posted by Nick M3

Make sure you change the serpentine belt. The N5x motors have a charming failure mode where they suck the belt into the engine through the crank seal.

Great.

Edit:
Couldn't figure out how this would even be possible until I found a video explaining that the crank balancer/pulley relationship is basically backwards from every other GD engine ever. WTF