Quick update on this, even though a Ctek battery recondition cycle seemed to have topped the battery back up to full, I decided to bite the bullet and get the Bosch S5A15 (020). At 30 odd kg’s I was not going to risk my back, so I took it over to my regular local garage I use and trust - 20 mins lat...

Everyday is a school day :) Spec list shows it as 105Ah - it must be the spec options which determine which battery you have from new. Hopefully coding will have a simple new replacement with the same capacities option. E22F3803-BB4F-4D05-9811-390931A7224E.jpeg I might get a battery price from BMW j...

So I did a quick check to see which battery I already have in place and interestingly it is a 105Ah with 950 CCAs. Measuring the length also takes it close to the 393mm listed for the Bosch S5 A15 that I linked in my OP. You can just make out the manufacture date on the negative terminal, so I’m qui...

£992 is a good price. I paid similar to X5Sport for a set of new Duellers recently. It’s been a bit of a costly period for our X6 with new pads and discs all round recently also and now possibly a new battery coming soon, if the battery warning pops up again…….at least a lot of the big expenditure h...

Don’t remind me of the fun and games of where the battery is in the E53 is

Great info X5Sport - so in essence the IBS system taps out at 92Ah irrespective of how much higher the battery might be….is there a maximum for the CCA?

X6 battery is an 019 format, AGM type. Needs to be coded when changed due to the Intelligent Battery Systrm. Interesting, both 019 and 020 show up as fitment options, thus me looking at the 020 option I linked - I’ll try and look up what the difference between the 019 and 020 figment is. I might al...

Hi team It’s been a little while but I have found my way back here…..I hope all Xdrivers are well :thumbsup: Anybody any thoughts on this battery for a pretty loaded X40d https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/bosch/s5a15/ Is it worth going for a genuine BMW replacement? The car doesn’t cover many mi...

Loving this Raj

Keep the updates coming

Akra is the but some serious £££s

Let's see some pics of your car Waka, are you enjoying the M?

Well done on your sale SB

What else is in your parts bin of yours?

Nice to see another X5M owner posting here.....its quite a rare thing! Pictures of your new X5M please Re the exhaust, 'Sport+' mode results in the existing exhaust valves being open all the time, however you may not want to drive in 'Sport+' all the time, so you can either purchase a valve controll...

I hope you are all keeping well Its certainly been quieter here as of late, even more quieter than it is on the streets at the moment :? It's a shame as there is some great knowledge on the forum. As others have said I don't think the last site change helped......my account regularly gets logged out...

Excellent, congratulations on the new car get those pictures up

Have you had a chance to try warp speed yet??

(and what's the other forum? Is there a more X5M specific one?)

I'm intrigued what was up with the black one? It seemed a good spec.
Hopefully better luck with the Silverstone (with Silverstone leather it looks like?) one you are looking at tomorrow

You sure you don't want a mint Donnington Grey with Black Leather example (owned by a forum member)?

So how did you get on Waka?
Have you joined the big monster club??