[quote="X5Sport"] It isn't mentioned in most vehicle handbooks.  It has always been kinder to let a turbo cool for a few moments after a motorway type run.  The rpm will die away almost instantly but what you need to do is allow it to cool so oil in the centre bearing does not 'cook'.  Swi...

Hope this is not seen as hijacking this thread,but it is turbo related on the 3lr turbo diesel,on my my old Isuzu Trooper 2.8 td in the handbook it mentioned that after a long thrashing session down the motorway and then when you require too stop like say in the service area,the handbook mention don...

[quote="Smeeagain"] how did you remove the switch to access the contacts and get the spray on them? [/quote] Did not have a clue on how too take a switch out,that looked a major task,my lad gave me a electrical contact spray with a nozzle thing on,while i was cleaning the inside the car i ...

Just a quick update,checked the centre consol switch and sprayed it with some electrical contact cleaner and its not done it since,so looks like that was probably the culprit,of course time will tell but this has only been the only small glitch that i have found.

When i bought my X5 about a month ago,i looked at the wider picture and what i wanted the car for and would it do the job that i wanted it for and all the boxes got ticked,so i went for the diesel option and must admit i have never regretted it thus far. I dont do high mileages anyway so the long te...

Require some help/advice please,have had my 56 plate X5 3ltr diesel for about a month and really have enjoyed driving it,its been fully serviced and stamped from new. But one thing that has started happening this last few days is while driving the car sometimes arms and disarms the car door locks at...

If the guy survived that he is a very lucky man indeed 

Only had mine a short time duration as well,but i am also getting just over 30mpg as well,on a long run this could get even better. My engine is bog standard at the moment but had been think of a chip upgrade,but still gathering information on how reliable the engines still are after the increase in...

Had a very slow puncture in one of the new 325 rear tyres over the weekend,so phones the local tyre place and it normally would cost £15 too repair,how ever they mention was it one of these run flat version tyres,not sure so they suggested bringing over and for them to have a look at.It transpire th...

[quote="B088IN"] [emoji106] did you consider the petrol before getting the diesel? [/quote] Never gave it a thought really,i had a Isuzu Trooper 4 pot diesel for 17 years,then a V6 petrol Vitara so had both over the years,i always thought diesel would never be as smooth as a petrol engine,...

[quote="B088IN"] Thanks for the feedback guys. I am near Hitchin in Letchworth  :) So what we are saying is I need to save a few more pennies and get to the £5k mark. I am guessing I would then be looking at the facelift 3.0d with the higher bhp for that price and not the 4.8petrol [/quote...

[quote="B088IN"] So, the things have changed and my second car is looking like I'm going to have to go for early model X5. Looking into it I should be looking for a 2004 onwards 1st gen model. As it will be a second runaround and won't be used a lot, I take it the better option would be a ...

Thanks for the warm welcome,just a quick question i have a couple of images that i would like too upload but as yet have tremendous difficulty in doing so.Must be a easier way ?? sorry to be a right pain in the rear but as yet cannot fathom it out  :-[

Just a quick introduction,from my user name its not hard too work out that i am Rick  :) and based just north of London,have had some form of 4x4 motors for many many years from LWB LR series 2,Izuzu Trooper 2.8 turbo 18 years,and in recent years a Vitara lwb V6 which died on me a few weeks back. En...