X5's with over 100,000 miles thread

[Pudgypepper]

Originally Posted by Nyc Dito

Very nice and sleek (no roof rails), Love it!

I should be passing 100k in the next week or so, but am Also heading to GA from NYC for the second time this year. Maybe sooner than later I'll be part of that 200k mile thread lol

Thanks! Also, I'll be putting up a post about this when I compile all the pictures but the left side of the truck was painted (front door, back door, quarter panel) by my dad and myself in our 2 car garage!

Crazy story, but in short I wanted to fix because I really love the truck and the options list is too strong for insurance to have totalled it and try to raise my premiums. Ended up being a wonderful father son project and I will have memories, knowledge, and experience for years to come because of it.

Currently sitting at 105,700 miles.

[lamaro88]

Just bought my 2013 X5 diesel about 2 weeks ago. Has a little over 107,000 miles.

[Spyro235]

Lots of life left! I parked at work after running out for lunch, and my odo read 231000. Just next week, I'm towing 2200 miles in a long weekend to make it to a drift event. Wohoo! many many miles, I figure by the end of September I'll be at 235k at the very least. Getting down to the last minute before the trip, Hoping to get the drift car back on the ground today, and then tomorrow will start the X5's trans, guibo, and center support bearing job. I might hold off on the guibo and CSB before the long trip, but it just depends on when things get finished.

[Spyro235]

I know I’m kind of double posting... but tomorrow is my last day of prep for my big trip. My x5 is a deleted, tuned, 35d it’s sitting currently with 231,500 miles on it I believe. It’s going to tow my drift car, about 6000 lbs of loaded trailer behind it, 1100 miles to Detroit, then shawano, WI, for a weekend of drifting. Then, I’ll load it all back up, and head home. I’m excited and SO nervous at the same time. My bmw mechanic friend can’t believe I would drive so far, towing, with a bmw that has 231k miles on it... but I don’t hesitate to drive it 150 miles a day, so that’s the real difference? I’m going to be keeping an eye on trans temps and coolant temps, I’ll be in D most of the time, where the trans doesn’t hesitate to downshift while going uphill to lug less, and I’m going to hope for the best!

[dominator]

Originally Posted by Spyro235

I know I’m kind of double posting... but tomorrow is my last day of prep for my big trip. My x5 is a deleted, tuned, 35d it’s sitting currently with 231,500 miles on it I believe. It’s going to tow my drift car, about 6000 lbs of loaded trailer behind it, 1100 miles to Detroit, then shawano, WI, for a weekend of drifting. Then, I’ll load it all back up, and head home. I’m excited and SO nervous at the same time. My bmw mechanic friend can’t believe I would drive so far, towing, with a bmw that has 231k miles on it... but I don’t hesitate to drive it 150 miles a day, so that’s the real difference? I’m going to be keeping an eye on trans temps and coolant temps, I’ll be in D most of the time, where the trans doesn’t hesitate to downshift while going uphill to lug less, and I’m going to hope for the best!

Good luck and enjoy!

[jdeckin1296]

Originally Posted by Spyro235

I know I’m kind of double posting... but tomorrow is my last day of prep for my big trip. My x5 is a deleted, tuned, 35d it’s sitting currently with 231,500 miles on it I believe. It’s going to tow my drift car, about 6000 lbs of loaded trailer behind it, 1100 miles to Detroit, then shawano, WI, for a weekend of drifting. Then, I’ll load it all back up, and head home. I’m excited and SO nervous at the same time. My bmw mechanic friend can’t believe I would drive so far, towing, with a bmw that has 231k miles on it... but I don’t hesitate to drive it 150 miles a day, so that’s the real difference? I’m going to be keeping an eye on trans temps and coolant temps, I’ll be in D most of the time, where the trans doesn’t hesitate to downshift while going uphill to lug less, and I’m going to hope for the best!

Randomly stumbled on this thread while looking up recommended maintenance to perform on my newly aquired 2011 X5D with 105,000.

I made an account just to reply to your post as I will also be at USair this weekend with my Steel Blue 2000 328I. Thought it was super random to stumble upon your post, especially since people don't really use forums anymore. I, unfortunately, will not be towing my E46 there with my X5 as I just purchased it Monday and do not have a trailer hitch on it yet. But I'll see you there! I'll have to check your X5 and E46 out!

[dominator]

Here is the maintenance schedule I follow on my 2009 E70 3.0i (N52):

Oil/Filter once a year or 7.5k miles
Brake Fluid flush every 2 years
Coolant flush every 4 years
Transmission Fluid/Filter Change 60k
Spark plugs every 70k
Diff fluid every 70k
Micro-filter every 2 years
Transfer Case fluid change every 75k
Alignment every 15k

[Spyro235]

Originally Posted by jdeckin1296

Randomly stumbled on this thread while looking up recommended maintenance to perform on my newly aquired 2011 X5D with 105,000.

I made an account just to reply to your post as I will also be at USair this weekend with my Steel Blue 2000 328I. Thought it was super random to stumble upon your post, especially since people don't really use forums anymore. I, unfortunately, will not be towing my E46 there with my X5 as I just purchased it Monday and do not have a trailer hitch on it yet. But I'll see you there! I'll have to check your X5 and E46 out!

Was great to meet a fellow X5/ e46 drifter out there, small world!

[JoeyBimX5din]

me @ 136k on the xdrive50i, N63 V8. I just did a coolant line and a surge tank to it over the weekend.

[hsc1102]

Well... I had to cut her loose. I had a white 2010 X5M with just about 121,000 miles on it. Started to have intermittent issues with the transmission for about 1.5 yrs. I would get the dreaded transmission malfunction error any time I was cruising on the highway and had to step on the accelerator to pass a slower car, usually when the car downshifted from 6th gear to 5th gear. As time went by the issues got worse as this would happen more frequently and at other gears as well. Every time, the issue would go away when I restarted the car. I took it into a reliable independent BMW shop and they confirmed what I suspected... it woudl need a new transmission. They were willing to rebuild the transmission for $6k, while cheaper than the BMW dealer it was still a lot to spend for an aging car with most likely more issues on the horizon.

[Spyro235]

Originally Posted by hsc1102

Well... I had to cut her loose. I had a white 2010 X5M with just about 121,000 miles on it. Started to have intermittent issues with the transmission for about 1.5 yrs. I would get the dreaded transmission malfunction error any time I was cruising on the highway and had to step on the accelerator to pass a slower car, usually when the car downshifted from 6th gear to 5th gear. As time went by the issues got worse as this would happen more frequently and at other gears as well. Every time, the issue would go away when I restarted the car. I took it into a reliable independent BMW shop and they confirmed what I suspected... it woudl need a new transmission. They were willing to rebuild the transmission for $6k, while cheaper than the BMW dealer it was still a lot to spend for an aging car with most likely more issues on the horizon.

Yeesh! Definitely time to let it go. Mind sharing what the error codes were? Had you done any trans maintenance/ had it ever been done? I'm looking at a trans rebuild, likely sometime between now and 300k.

[hsc1102]

Originally Posted by Spyro235

Yeesh! Definitely time to let it go. Mind sharing what the error codes were? Had you done any trans maintenance/ had it ever been done? I'm looking at a trans rebuild, likely sometime between now and 300k.

Unfortunately I don’t have the exact error codes available to report. I can say that after the transmission error message goes away after restart, I’ve used my generic code reading tool and nothing would show up. I think a nicer obdii tool would have picked up the faults that the shop was able to pick up.

I will add, when the issue was first noticed at around 85k mile mark, I took the car to the BMW dealer where I normally had service done regularly and had built a strong relationship with (probably because I spent so much money and time there). They were not able to diagnose the issue even after a few attempts. They kept reassuring me that the e70 transmissions were rock solid and that I should just keep driving and enjoying the car. Unfortunately it wasn’t until after the issues were recurring more frequently where they and the independent shop said the transmission needed to be replaced.

Silly me for trusting the bmw dealer. I was actually contemplating selling the X5m at the 85k mile mark and I had a solid offer from a private party to buy the car at$30k. But the dealer convinced me that there was nothing wrong with the transmission so decided to hold onto it.

[X5 MAN]

Originally Posted by hsc1102

Unfortunately I don’t have the exact error codes available to report. I can say that after the transmission error message goes away after restart, I’ve used my generic code reading tool and nothing would show up. I think a nicer obdii tool would have picked up the faults that the shop was able to pick up.

I will add, when the issue was first noticed at around 85k mile mark, I took the car to the BMW dealer where I normally had service done regularly and had built a strong relationship with (probably because I spent so much money and time there). They were not able to diagnose the issue even after a few attempts. They kept reassuring me that the e70 transmissions were rock solid and that I should just keep driving and enjoying the car. Unfortunately it wasn’t until after the issues were recurring more frequently where they and the independent shop said the transmission needed to be replaced.

Silly me for trusting the bmw dealer. I was actually contemplating selling the X5m at the 85k mile mark and I had a solid offer from a private party to buy the car at$30k. But the dealer convinced me that there was nothing wrong with the transmission so decided to hold onto it.

It is a well known fact that dealers do not earn much profit from selling brand new cars.

Majority of their profits and cash flow comes from service and repairs. Old BMWs are a cash cow for them, they will love you to hold on to the out of warranty BMWs.

[beetle6986]

Originally Posted by JoeyBimX5din

me @ 136k on the xdrive50i, N63 V8. I just did a coolant line and a surge tank to it over the weekend.

Mine just hit 105k miles, but I had a new motor put in at 92k miles. How do you like your BMS stage 1 tune? I was looking at a tune and was thinking about the BPC tune.

[Ebtahi98]

I have an X5M- with 110 / always beyond maintained/ OCD me - 5 k oil changes Lubri Molly- BEST OIL - or Amsoil - Worst case Redline . - always Mos2 - 2 cans - and 1 bottle of prolong , truck is pushing about S63 engine- 760 at crank so about 580-600 to wheels - lubriMolly only high end stuff - so far 🤞🏻- Nothing! No issues but then again I have KWV3 fully adj suspension,CF lip that is a functioning ram air for my intakes / Akrapovic DP back titanium exh / Turner module + 85 hp and 110tq - the car has all recalls - and is tight as a drum I'm very hard on car - I'm about to do a diff and tranny service also- next is the stage 2 pure turbos ! - A lot of people don't understand that with proper maintenance and as long as you take care of your vehicle they will take care of you Miles don't make a difference on any sort of vehicle as long as maintenance is performed. I have built a stage III Audi S4 - when we pulled the heads off you could still see the crosshatching in the cylinders which is amazing. and stage III Bmws all with over 100 some odd thousand miles just take care of your car and don't drive it like grandma you have to take it up to at least 150 once in a while for an extended period of time to get the shit out. I'm a 27 yr German car mech - ASE master tech also in Body work so i fully understand cars with encyclopedic knowledge.

[JoeyBimX5din]

Originally Posted by beetle6986

Mine just hit 105k miles, but I had a new motor put in at 92k miles. How do you like your BMS stage 1 tune? I was looking at a tune and was thinking about the BPC tune.

I bought it used, and it was not expensive, and I like it.

I am at 141,000 now.

[JoeyBimX5din]

Originally Posted by Ebtahi98

I have an X5M- with 110 / always beyond maintained/ OCD me - 5 k oil changes Lubri Molly- BEST OIL - or Amsoil - Worst case Redline . - always Mos2 - 2 cans - and 1 bottle of prolong , truck is pushing about S63 engine- 760 at crank so about 580-600 to wheels - lubriMolly only high end stuff - so far 🤞🏻- Nothing! No issues but then again I have KWV3 fully adj suspension,CF lip that is a functioning ram air for my intakes / Akrapovic DP back titanium exh / Turner module + 85 hp and 110tq - the car has all recalls - and is tight as a drum I'm very hard on car - I'm about to do a diff and tranny service also- next is the stage 2 pure turbos ! - A lot of people don't understand that with proper maintenance and as long as you take care of your vehicle they will take care of you Miles don't make a difference on any sort of vehicle as long as maintenance is performed. I have built a stage III Audi S4 - when we pulled the heads off you could still see the crosshatching in the cylinders which is amazing. and stage III Bmws all with over 100 some odd thousand miles just take care of your car and don't drive it like grandma you have to take it up to at least 150 once in a while for an extended period of time to get the shit out. I'm a 27 yr German car mech - ASE master tech also in Body work so i fully understand cars with encyclopedic knowledge.

I would like to know more about your current build. What are your mods that make 580 wheel? What does your dyno graph look like?

[Ebtahi98]

Originally Posted by JoeyBimX5din

I would like to know more about your current build. What are your mods that make 580 wheel? What does your dyno graph look like?

Next I'm at shop and I do some pulls I'll take some shots - B4?/ and after the PTstage 2

[beetle6986]

Originally Posted by JoeyBimX5din

I would like to know more about your current build. What are your mods that make 580 wheel? What does your dyno graph look like?

His is a X5M. Not a 50i.

[bluefish7]

Just over 103,000 miles. Now hard to start so replacing high pressure fuel pump (hopefully) and starter

[1er_vert]

I’m at 115k. 2010 X6M. I’m on my third battery, which is now AGM. The original Alternator is starting to show spotty, intermittent operation. Guys, do not get a remanufactured Alternator. You will be doing again, in one year. The Chinese component refurbishment processes use the absolute lowest-grade parts... all in the name of lowering costs. Buy new, and you buy for the next 100k. The reman units are a complete scam.

[JDAURIA]

Just rolled over 100k!