We had this X5 M come in yesterday for some troubleshooting and fault finding.
Customer said that he experiences a knocking sound from the front left side when driving around 60km. He suspects it was the front diff and purchased a replacement unit as well. So we asked him to drop it off in order for us to check it out and advise.
So yesterday morning the vehicle is delivered
Got the car in the air and began inspecting
Sump tray removed
Some Oil leaks
Using a stethoscope, we checked the diff and transfer case for any unusual sounds
Prop has also seen some action before
We identified the sounds that the owner was experiencing to be a result of the following:
Lots of play on the front prop shaft and strange sounds around the output shaft on the transfer case . Not the front diff so hopefully he will be able to return it and get his cash back.
We checked the rest of the vehicle and advised the customer that he needed to get the vehicle to ZF as they manufacture that drive train for bmw and should be able to assist with the repairs..
BMW X5 M
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BMW X5 M
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Current: 2019 Fortuner 4x4
Ex: 2005 E55 AMG
Ex: 1998 BMW M3
Ex: 2011 REVO 2 Focus ST - 208wkw & 465nm's (FRnR)
Ex: 1994 E36 328i Track Car (Budler Motorsport built)
Ex: 2011 REVO 2 Mk6 GTI DSG - 200wkw & 452nm's (KAR)
Ex: 2007 REVO 2+ S3 - 12.7s @ 176km/h (Tarlton 2010) and 224km's on 1km (ODI)
Ex: 2006 Velo 1.6i | 2008 Velo 1.6i | 2005 Velo 1.4i | 2006 Polo 1.6i | 2012 Polo TDI | 2004 W203 C200K
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Re: BMW X5 M
What a car.
Great work guys.
Great work guys.
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