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by Leslie
Mon Dec 25, 2023 11:19 am
Forum: The lounge
Topic: Happy Christmas
Replies: 6
Views: 11812

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas folks :thumbsup:
by Leslie
Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:28 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (F15 3rd-gen, 2014+)
Topic: Smoking and strong exhaust smell
Replies: 10
Views: 28033

Smoking and strong exhaust smell

I don't have or know much about carly but there may be a smooth running test on there which is what you want and would give you readings like I said above to compare the 6 injectors :thumbsup: maybe the underlying reason it spun the bearings originally is still there as it seems you have replaced pr...
by Leslie
Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:46 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (F15 3rd-gen, 2014+)
Topic: Smoking and strong exhaust smell
Replies: 10
Views: 28033

Smoking and strong exhaust smell

They would need to be massively out to cause that problem or one is stuck open or something and it to be running like a bag of spanners and id expect black some if it was over fueling. Hoe far out does it say they are range is usually -5 to +4 with anything over +2 needs replaced . Did it run fine w...
by Leslie
Sat Dec 16, 2023 3:48 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (F15 3rd-gen, 2014+)
Topic: Smoking and strong exhaust smell
Replies: 10
Views: 28033

Smoking and strong exhaust smell

Sounds like a turbo is on its last legs you usually get smoking as soon as you give it the gas, usually a grey/blue in colour , are you using a lot of oil now or is that sorted ? The dpf would have have disguised the oil smoke out the exhaust until it was drowning in the stuff but its disconnected n...
by Leslie
Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:27 pm
Forum: Forum Discussion
Topic: Car jumps on full turn
Replies: 4
Views: 29757

Car jumps on full turn

Wonder how the last owner was using it to have those tyres on :rofl: sounds like its been used as a proper land rover :driving:
by Leslie
Mon Dec 04, 2023 8:03 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: MOT
Replies: 4
Views: 27366

MOT

Good result :thumbsup:
by Leslie
Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:06 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (F15 3rd-gen, 2014+)
Topic: Which Oil do you guys use? and your service interval
Replies: 11
Views: 30614

Which Oil do you guys use? and your service interval

You really need to be servicing these no later than every 10k if its out of warranty ,if its under warranty and bmw will pick up the tab then who cares .The m57 was certainly the peak of x5 reliability its went badly downhill since then it seems :headbang: maybe they were lasting too long ? :poke: I...
by Leslie
Fri Nov 10, 2023 9:33 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (F15 3rd-gen, 2014+)
Topic: Which Oil do you guys use? and your service interval
Replies: 11
Views: 30614

Which Oil do you guys use? and your service interval

Spun bearings mostly x police cars was it not, a lot were sold to the public before the issues were caught on of these cars idling for hours then flat to the mat with diluted oil and long service intervals. Any approved oil will be grand, if its going to fail it will fail regardless as the damage ha...
by Leslie
Wed Nov 08, 2023 7:25 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: Halogen > Xenon headlight upgrade
Replies: 3
Views: 9289

Halogen > Xenon headlight upgrade

I thought all e70s had xenons as standard , adaptive was extra
by Leslie
Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:48 pm
Forum: General X3 Forum (E83 - 1st gen : 2003+)
Topic: E83 X3 3.0d 2006 155,000mls total failure
Replies: 28
Views: 63729

E83 X3 3.0d 2006 155,000mls total failure

You can just replace the bad one no worries ,6 new ones would write most cars off :rofl: problem with common rail is its one out all out it won't really tolerate it as it drops pressure to the rest.
by Leslie
Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:22 am
Forum: General X3 Forum (E83 - 1st gen : 2003+)
Topic: E83 X3 3.0d 2006 155,000mls total failure
Replies: 28
Views: 63729

E83 X3 3.0d 2006 155,000mls total failure

Do you mind me asking what was the problem with the 330d? Completely rotten at the back, both rear arches,both sills ,jacking points passenger rear floor ,beyond economic repair sadly as was driving great .Dont be scrapping yours yet get a couple of secondhand injectors there should be plenty about...
by Leslie
Sun Nov 05, 2023 4:06 pm
Forum: General X3 Forum (E83 - 1st gen : 2003+)
Topic: E83 X3 3.0d 2006 155,000mls total failure
Replies: 28
Views: 63729

E83 X3 3.0d 2006 155,000mls total failure

Price of reconnig these injectors is very high and very few places have the equipment needed to do it id look a cheap replacement of a working engine if possible
I scrapped my 330d a few months back it went with 6 good injectors :rofl:
by Leslie
Sun Nov 05, 2023 1:14 pm
Forum: General X3 Forum (E83 - 1st gen : 2003+)
Topic: E83 X3 3.0d 2006 155,000mls total failure
Replies: 28
Views: 63729

E83 X3 3.0d 2006 155,000mls total failure

No worries :thumbsup:
One that had worst leak off is probably the one, with common rail it's one out all out, won't start if rail pressure min spec not met.
It's important it's spinning over fast to as more chance of reaching that pressure.
All points to injector /injectors so far
by Leslie
Sun Nov 05, 2023 10:49 am
Forum: General X3 Forum (E83 - 1st gen : 2003+)
Topic: E83 X3 3.0d 2006 155,000mls total failure
Replies: 28
Views: 63729

E83 X3 3.0d 2006 155,000mls total failure

If you can get some to run a smooth running test with software that would tell you a bad injector but a code read would hopefully narrow it down .Rough idle is often an injector symptom .