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Morning Sam You say the engine spins on the starter does the oil light extinguish ? The smell of burnt oil could have been an oil leak onto the manifold or over heating, I assume the coolant levels are all OK. You say you added a Quart of oil just in case? What is the oil level was it low? An over full engine can be damaged as much as one with low oil. As a precaution I would change the oil and filter.The oil pressure sensor is easily accessed on the oil filter housing and cheap to replace. If you are able to run a diagnostic scan it will tell you where the issue is and save in changing parts unnecessarily, but plugs and coil packs will be suspect after an over heating incident. As your US based Pelican Parts could be a great help check their Website for "how to's" or give them a call Dave

Hi Chris Welcome to the Forum A very difficult question to answer, the websites such as Autotrader will give you a feel for "Retail" prices Dealers and Auction sites will be much below that (in some cases £1000's.) Sadly to a dealer your car is not "cherished" it is just a well looked after Z4 so unless you can find a buyer who is as discerning as yourself I fear your expectations may not be met Dave

Morning Tim Welcome to the Forum Very very tasty car If you haven't already got a diagnostic reader make sure that if you do buy one it is BMW compatible, some thing like iCarsoft, Foxwell or the best would be ISTA/INPA mounted on a Laptop which would give Dealer level diagnostics ENJOY your Beemer Dave

Hi Dan Welcome to the Forum There is a company Cartronix check their web site they may help. Its also worth checking www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of your Vin into the search box, it will call up your model then check the audio section BMW used to do repair kits for several models maybe something there. Hope it helps Dave

I changed my X5's battery 2 years ago when it started dying overnight, when I took it out it was the original battery 14years old !! Changed it for a Yusa AGM best deal availble at Halfords on a Sunday.Our son with the Toyota pickup his battery died a 5 years so you never can tell Often when people change batteries they will put a larger rated battery into the car thinking it will be better, but all that happens is the battery never achieves full charge. I would buy the rated battery type shown in realoem then I believe that the E83 X3's did not require battery registration. Dave

Hi Graham A healthy Battery should be showing around 12.8v engine off and around 14v engine running. How old is your battery? It may be it just needs a good charge. Check realoem for battery details for your car if matching OEM it may not need registering Have you checked the loom for the Glow plugs, our son changed glow plugs twice on his Pick Up Truck then we found there was a chaffed cable in the loom. Worth a look Dave

I always found it amusing that they put "Sport" seats to hold me in place in a big fat 4x4 like the X5 ?? Both my X5's have had the Sport seats I can understand them in the sportier saloons and Z cars but an X5 ? Yes the Comfort seats are not as "Hugging" lower side bolsters attached is a picture of a Comfort seat from a late model Fi5 X5, the other pictures are E53/70 style Comfort and Sport (all images from a well known auction site) I guess the issue is finding a replacement pair of front seats that match your existing leather and stitching, maybe worth talking to some of the specialist BMW recyclers as BMW will ask for an Arm and probably a Kidney Dave X5 F15 Comfort seat.odt E53 X5 Comf.odt E53 X5 Sport Seat.odt

If you have the leg support you have Sport Seats just cant get over the thickness of the side bolsters I will take a picture of mine tomorrow

Hi They look fat alright, in your seat controls do you have the circular bolter control? Round button 4 arrows for inflating/deflating the side bolsters and lumber support? Maybe look at BMW Vin Decoder to see what was ordered? Do you have a pull out knee support? If not they maybe the basic seats in which case you may not have adjustable side bolsters. Dave

Morning Paul When we did this on my brother inlaws 5 touring I took power from the torch charging point in the glove box with its own inline fuse. No battery drain no issues in use moved it 4 times since. Latest car is a 540d x drive Touring we used the power feed to the visor courtesy lamp Hope this helps Dave

Morning Nigel Welcome to the Forum Not sure what spec seats you have in your X4? X5's have Sport or Comfort seats dependent on the customer order, I would think your car is the same. My X5 has inflatable lumber support and side squabs in it's Sport seats so finding a comfortable setting is relatively easy, we often do journeys of 3hrs plus (damn traffic in the South) without any discomfort or both walking like C3po when we arrive. Sport seats are firmer than Comfort so maybe check what is fitted to yours, if it's Sport see if you can find a pair of Comfort seats for your car from one of the BMW specialist dismantlers. Dave

Morning Clive Not had to do this job but I have read that common practice seems to be that flywheel and clutch are changed together. Did the original garage change the flywheel and clutch or just the clutch plate and pressure plate? Bit of a bummer for you, but if you have to spend the money better to know its all new Dave

Morning Stewart Did they use the correct ZF fluid ? If it is a registered fault in the transmission controller but no warnings showing it could be a wiring fault perhaps? Check and clean the transmission connecting plug ? Other wise if it is driving and changing seamlessly as you say no clunks rattles or the dreaded lurch on slowing down then you may have to be brave and live with it for a while. Dave

As said the programable LED drivers are not OEM, good luck with sorting it let us know how you get on Dave

Morning Stewart When was the transmission last serviced ? Clear the codes and rescan to see what returns. You could try a tube of Dr Tranny one of the few additives that really work Dave

Morning Mick Welcome to the Forum Very tasty car just one thing to say ENJOY 😁 Dave

Morning Kelvin I think in the boot the fuse panel there will have a fuse location diagram folded up in the holder Most BMW's have fuses and relays behind the glove box and in the boot and a panel in the engine bay. All I can tell you is the X5 wiper fuse is 37 in the glove box panel there is also a relay (probably your issue) all you need is the 3ft long multi jointed fingers of a Bavarian Gnome that can grip like mole grips and it's simple 🤣 Check for the layout diagram in the boot Dave

Morning Kelvin There is normally a manual/emergency release pull check your handbook for it's location Or you could try connecting a batery to the charging points under the bonnet see if it allows the central locking to work Dave

Morning Timothy Welcome to the Forum X3 have their own section This is a new one though ? You seem to have moved everything you can from the original unit, not something silly like the actual bulb is it? I have read of none OEM LED drivers that are programable never seen or dealt with them though. Never used BMW E-sys are you sure the Halo's are programable? Keep us up to speed with how you get on Dave

Yes just left it, went indoors for tea and a bacon butty. We made sure his battery was fully charged and had a charged one ready to hook up if needed Was your FSC once only ? If it was it could be an issue Dave

hi Noel Only once on my Brother Inlaws 5 series all straight forward (make sure your battery is fully charged) plugged in the USB entered the FSC when asked and waited for it to do its thing Dave

Bit of a Loss here Dan If you had the timing chain changed and in your post you say you had a "Grinding Noise" why on earth keep using the car it should have gone straight back ?? Has the timing been checked ? are the swirl flaps still all there? I fear that as you have tried to fix things yourself whoever did the chain is off the hook. So back to the beginning Carefully check the timing chains and tensioners are all in place and working as they should. There are two timing chains upper and lower were both changed? Or did they simply break into the top chain and wind a new chain in locking it off with a chain joining link? If that was the case then it is very possible that the chain could have slipped? All the ISTA test plans in the world will not fix mechanical issues. Dave

Morning Lukasz Welcome to the Forum Fortunately one of my neighbours speaks a little Polish so hopefully she has translated your post OK 😁 Do you have a sunroof ? Often blocked drain channels or a piece of trim can cause drips. Have you had the windscreen replaced ? I had a similar issue after replacement of my screen. Hope this is Helpful (and correct) Dave Rano Łukasz Witamy na forum Na szczęście jedna z moich sąsiadek mówi trochę po polsku, więc mam nadzieję, że przetłumaczyła Twój post OK 😁 Czy masz szyberdach? Często zablokowane kanały odpływowe lub fragment wykończenia mogą powodować kapanie. Czy wymieniłeś przednią szybę? Miałem podobny problem po wymianie ekranu. Mam nadzieję, że to jest pomocne Dave

Hi Phil I was using a Farady bag with my AMG's in the 90's still drop all our keys in the box though. In the 80's I had a Cosworth Sapphire that was stolen from a secure Hotel car park, the car was fitted with an after market immobiliser and alarm. Police turned up told them what the car was and the cop said "you won;t see that again" I told him about the immobiliser etc and he laughed and said they would have come with a transporter. Got a hire car driving back south on the A1M I passed a transporter with a Merc on the back with all it's hazards going.Makes you wonder/ Plus side for me the Lease company I dealt with couldn't get another Cossie due to Insurance costs so they got me a Lotus Carlton 🤣

Morning J Welcome to the Forum The answer is it depends what was spec'ed at build take a look at BMW Vin Decoder put your Vin into the search box and it will call up the build sheet for your car, you should see a list of codes if you can see S606A (Business) or S609A (Professional) it should have a screen If it was fitted with a basic Business radio set up ? not sure Hope that helps Dave