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Just recently purchased a 2001 X5 3.0 w/ 138k miles that was burning coolant from No.3 and No.4 cylinders. The engine took about 5 hours to pull from the top as this was my 1st time doing a BMW. It's a very straightforward process and actually somewhat of a delight to work on a well engineered vehicle.
All done and running great.
Salvage yard replacement?
04M3 TiAg 69k slick-top 3 pedal
99M3 Cosmos 61k S50B32 euro 6Spd
88M3 AW 43k miles Project FS
WTB: 3.5" Eurosport/Conforti CAI
Yes, I found an 02 motor.
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Engine freshly seated into it's new home.
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Now just waiting on my BMW Scanner 1.4 so I can enable remote window roll up.
How many miles on the replacement engine?
2007 FJ Cruiser (best vehicle to date)
2012 X6 35i Sport
2013 ML350 BT
2019 4Runner
140k miles from a 2002. All the plug wells were dry, runs smooth, quiet and most importantly all the coolant stays put now.
Good to know it can come out from the top!
One thing to note, on the 2002 engine harness there is an extra pigtail with a black wire/red tracer. It has its own single terminal connector, my 2001 did not have a provision for this plug. I left it hanging in the DME compartment, one day I'll find out what it's for.
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I even left the front diff attached to the oil pan when it came out. I wouldn't hesitate to do it this way again. Might be a different story on the V8.
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