For sale is my BMW X5 4.8iS (E53) Only for sale due to a change in family circumstances (a baby on the way !) I had to look at alot of these before I found this one when I was looking as it ticks all the boxes and has none of the common but expensive problems ! First of all the mileage is correct - ...

Yea I managed to get it back to English but its now stuck with the speed camera warning on which is slightly annoying as its so out of date

Radiowise is only seems to be in certain places so ill be living with that unless it gets any worse

Tbh asking any mechanic about an engine noise without them hearing it will result in them saying that - no one wants to commit to saying what it is in case they are wrong and then get the blame as you have brought it. Also that ones been for sale for ages in various different places and they didnt s...

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Depends how confident you are on your ability to be 100% that its top end and at the back.

You would need to narrow it down to inlet or exhaust side - id imagine it inlet side tbh

What the rough location of it as ive looked a quite a few this year

Glad to back as a member of the forum at last Purchased a high mileage 2005 4.8is in black sapphire metaillic and black interior :roll: No fancy spec other than standard and a few issues to sort out including : Air suspension fault (see other thread) One rear window wont go down Fuel gauge only read...

You might need a reconditioner more than a charger if its been flat more than once

Under 12v with no load is toast and is going to let you down sooner or later

Your mechanic sounds like he does not know whats wrong with it so is having a guess at your expense ! Like others have said you need someone who knows what they are doing not a guess / parts cannon :wink: Did you buy it knowing about the misfire ? Maybe the previous owner kbew it would be an expenis...

Very true

On a brighter note though there is a tidy 4.4 up the road, lots of history and friend of a friend.

Not a 4.8 though

Anyone reckon that all the arches and wheels are out there for sale these days or just wait on a 4.8 ?

Cheers for the thoughts guys

Guy has now said he don't allow test drives on any of his cars so told him no deal

If it did get to negotiations I dont think the owner will go below £3800 in all honesty. From what else is about thats roughly £1200 - £1600 cheaper than the rest so almost a third off. Main concern if resale which i dont think it would so id have to break it and have no idea what they break for tbh...

Thoughts on this as I'm tempted - heart says everything has been replaced by now but head says it's going to be a money pit

Lots of service stamps but not alot of reciepts.

Nice clean MOTs

Hmmmmmm

Maybe I should just wait for a normal 4.8

Going by that code you need to check the wires and sensor at the rear left.

The other 3 seem to be ok so it cant be something that they all share or they would all be faulty.

Swapping a different sensor to the rear left would eliminate the sensor