The BMW X5 E70 is the second generation of the popular BMW crossover. In the secondary market, this car is now the leader among luxury crossovers in Russia. Although the price of the car is quite high. The cost of maintaining such a car is high, but what comfort, driving emotions, excellent dynamics, handling and brand. All this is worth the money spent.

BMW X5 E70 continued the success of its predecessor E53. E70 has become much better: comfort has improved and the appearance has changed significantly. Also, the car began to save fuel. Diesel equipment in the city eat only 10-11 liters, and 8 on the highway. This is a big crossover with serious power and excellent dynamics. Many dream of this car, regardless of age and gender. But the car has some nuances that it is desirable to take into account before buying such a car. BMW X5 E70 experienced a restyling, so the cars before restyling and after it really differ.

Dorestaylingovy car

В плане конструкции машина осталась такая же, как и в Е53 последних годов выпуска. Motors остались такими же, полный привод и ходовые качества не изменились.

The main changes were the body and interior, inside there was more space, you can find a complete set with the third row of seats. The dimensions of the car have become a bit bigger and the exterior design has become more stylish and modern. But in technical terms, nothing new at all, and after restyling, when turbo engines appeared, the technical characteristics began to change. Handling improved. If the E53 and so in the management was good, then the E70 is even better.

The E70 is operated in much the same way as the BMW 5-series, it was not even prevented by a high center of gravity and a large mass. Of course, the banks are bigger than in the top five, and the suspension is stiffer. Off-road qualities of the car is not particularly left, because the low bumper, so on the roads it is better not to drive, why destroy an expensive car. Although the clearance is quite large - 220 mm. There is a hard clutch lock on the front axle. But, since usually these cars are 18 or 19-inch wheels with road tires, then on serious dirt, this tire quickly zamylytsya and the wheels will just slip.

Salon

The most happy in the car interior, it is very comfortable, there is a new, for those times, multimedia system with a puck «iDrive». The car is very spacious, you can put a lot of cargo in it, or put 7 people. You can go in the 5th with comfort, and load the trunk things.

Post-styled car

The restyling was done in 2010, turbocharged engines were installed under the hood, and after 2011, a new automatic transmission box of 8 stages was put into gasoline equipment.

The car has become much faster, if for comparisons to take a 3-liter turbo engine, then its dynamics became the same as that of the dorestayling 4.8-liter V8. And the new V8 engines with a steel turbine will accelerate in six seconds to a hundred. And the top version of the X5M E70 accelerates to a hundred in 5 seconds. Gasoline versions still consume a lot of gasoline, but less than dorestaylingovye cars. For example, BMW X5 xDrive50i with 4.4 engine and 407 liters capacity. with. the city consumes 17.5, and on the highway 9.5 liters per 100 km.

Weak places in the car

After 5 years of operation, cars of the early years of production began to cause problems to their owners: many nodes began to fail, and this leads to high costs during maintenance. Cars with simple aspirated after 5 years begin to eat butter.

After 5 years of operation, owners usually sell the car and buy a post-styled turbo engine. And all the serious problems already fall on the future owners of these cars. Usually, while the car is under warranty, nothing happens to it, and the problems start after 5 years of operation. And since the construction is complicated, then the repair is expensive.

Dealers are trying to find a non-warranty case in each of the failures, that the car eats oil, they say that these are the design features of the BMW motors, and when jerks appear in the automatic box, they update the software of the control box.

Therefore, those who buy the E70 of the last years of release may not worry too much, it still has some time to train without problems. But those who decided to buy an older car, and even inexpensive, it is worth a good deal to think whether to do it. Now we will talk about the most common sores of these cars.

Body

Body крепкий, но ремонтировать его дорого. В кузове используется немалое количество декоративных элементов, панели подогнаны четко, красивые передние крылья, которые переходят в бампер. Все эти дизайнерские ходы увеличивают цену ремонта, если случится какое-то столкновение с чем-то либо, но это все ерунда, будем считать, что столкновений не будет.

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In the lower part of the car there is a lot of plastic, which will immediately begin to break off if you drive off-road or over curbs. But the most important thing is that there is no rust in these cars yet, as in E70 there is an excellent anti-corrosion protection for the body.

Even on cars after an accident there are no traces (bloated paint) of poor-quality body repair, a front bumper and plastic wings. In the market in general, there are broken cars, despite the fact that there is a parking assist and a system of all-round visibility. The car provokes inexperienced drivers to drive fast, and there are various safety systems that add extra confidence to the driver. But battered car is always easy to determine when buying.

After some years of operation, the plum from the windshield may be clogged, they need to be cleaned periodically, on the right side there is an electronic control unit under the windshield drain, therefore it is not very convenient to clean it. Also, over time, bonnet seals may leak, causing water to get under the hood. The drain of the hatch can still be clogged, but this is not a careful operation, when the machine is standing for a long time and leaves fall on it. If it is normal to drive and keep it in the garage, then nothing will happen to it.

There may still be a lot of little things to know about, for example, the taillights can lose tightness, after which the silver inserts will begin to oxidize and the electronics of the taillights will start to fail.

It also happens that the hood cables are torn, if there is not enough lubrication and the mechanism sticks. But on the other hand, the car has excellent passive safety, if an accident happens, all passengers have great chances that they will survive. Well, it is better not to fall into an accident, because then it will be expensive to restore the car, more than 10 airbags if they work, then all the panels will have to be changed, not to mention the body repair. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor that the car was not a bit and not beautiful, because it is very expensive to recover the car after the accident.

Questions about the cabin

The more years the car, the more often minor troubles begin to appear: wooden inserts can peel off, especially on dorestaylingovyh cars this often happens. Door handles are quite soft, so they are easily scratched. But the steering wheel and seats will last a long time in good condition.

If the windows are often opened, then after many years they will begin to tap, which means that the rollers need to be changed. You also need to check the condition of the hose, through which fluid passes to the rear window, if a leak appears in the hose, the driver’s mat will become wet, this moisture will also get on the contacts in the electrics, so you should ensure that moisture does not accumulate anywhere.

There are cases that the FRM unit responsible for car lighting fails to fix this, you can try to reflash or repair the unit, if it does not help, then you have to buy a new one. Climate control fan may break down after about 5 years of operation. Janitors can refuse, because they have a rather weak motor and can cut gears. There may still be glitches in the multimedia system, you have to frequently update iDrive.

Electrician

Over time, there are more failures with the electrician. Stabilizers are adjustable here, there is also active steering, adaptive headlights. In general, there are a lot of electricians, and there are electric valves everywhere, gearboxes, electric motors, which over time require repair or replacement. Also, due to salts and other nasty things, wiring under the bottom or under bumpers may deteriorate. Also, revisions require light sensors, headlights, brakes. Everything at the same time fails, then one thing will break, then something else. In general, the usual situation for cars with a solid age and mileage.

Brakes

The braking system in the BMW X5 E70 is just great, it has a good resource, the pads are kept around 40,000 km, and the discs are 80,000 km. Problems with ABS and rust pipes have not been identified, if something happens to the brake system, it can be easily and inexpensively fixed.

Suspension

What is the front, that the rear suspension serve for quite a long time, especially if you do not drive the car specifically over the pits and other off-road. Most cars with adaptive suspension, air suspension on the rear axle and electronically controlled shock absorbers. Sometimes you can find a car with a sports suspension, there is no electronics in it. Levers and silent blocks are strong and replacing them will not cost a lot of money. 100,000 km Easy to serve front and rear suspension.

But electronics and pneumatics are rather expensive to maintain, but thanks to these new technologies, the 2-ton car drives almost like a sports car. But over time, when the standard suspension with its electronics fails, you can put a regular suspension, it will be easier and cheaper.

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Steering

In the car there are 2 types of steering:

• The usual rack mechanism - it is simple and reliable, with a spool that is adjustable. Serves for a long time, rarely flows, it starts knocking after many years, electronics here also serves for a long time.
• Adaptive management is a more complex mechanism, so problems here appear faster. The rail itself here is expensive, and also its servo drive fails with time, and the sensors also fail. But while driving, the car has a sharp steering wheel, and also, it is easy to park with such steering.

Many failures can be fixed by flashing, but it happens that you have to change all the nodes. Therefore, it is desirable to install the latest version of software for the control unit, and also, the steering should be serviced only on quality service.

Transmission

With the transmissions in the E70, everything is in order; nothing unexpected should happen. Sometimes the gearmotor that connects the front axle can break. But with the automatic gearbox there may also be some problems after 200,000 km. run Cardan shafts serve for a long time, but you need to follow them, sometimes you can change the oil in them.

There are cases that on vehicles with diesel engines of low power, the gearbox may fail, especially if chip tuning is done before this. Also with some gasoline supercharged V6 this can happen. But in more powerful trim levels there is an enhanced gearbox, so it rarely fails.

Также перед покупкой надо проверить в каком состоянии шарниры приводов, если в них будет мало смазки, то в приводах начнут появляться стуки. Коробки передач в БМВ X5 E70 – 6-ти ступенчатые ZF 6HP26/6HP28, которые служат долго, если менять масло и резко не трогаться с места, также надо иногда менять накладки ГДТ.

At the time of purchase, the box can be checked as follows: if during acceleration there are jerks or twitches, and there are no transmission errors, this means that the engine-state cylinder block will soon break, and the automatic transmission itself is still normal, but if the car jerks when switching, It means that soon the automatic box will need repair.

Perhaps it’s all a matter of wear or there is a leak in the pan and the oil level has gone down. If the box has already worn out the sleeve and there was dirt in the hydraulic unit, then even if you add oil, it will not save. Therefore, it is desirable in the box to prevent such minor problems, which then lead to major problems. There are also new eight-speed automatic transmissions, they appear quite rarely on services, sometimes it happens that on a run of 100,000 km. the friction clutches are already worn out and the mechatronic unit is clogged.

Motors

In new engines from BMW, plastic is used in very important places. Also, the motors, as usual, do not like overheating, they have a complicated control system, and the sensors must be all right. The hassle with the motor will suffice, especially if you do not clean the radiator and count on the warranty. A BMW is a car that you need to keep an eye on, and periodically invest in it.

The 3-liter 6-cylinder N52V30 engine is a fairly good engine, but it works at high temperatures, and according to the rules, the maintenance interval is quite large. Yes, and the oil here is Castrol according to the regulations, it is not of high quality, therefore piston rings are deposited after 3 years of active operation, and therefore the oil consumption appears. To avoid such nonsense, it is better to fill in a higher quality oil such as Motul or Mobil and change it every 10,000, or better, every 7,000 km.

If the oil consumption has already begun, then you can get rid of it only by sorting out the engine or somehow make a decarbonizer. Some BMW owners install cooler thermostats on the car, and also improve the fan control system. Such upgrades may prevent oil consumption.

In addition, there are other problem nodes - Valvetronic throttle-free inlet, VANOS phase shifters, oil pump chains. Timing chain with a fairly large resource, but it varies from 120 to 250 thousand km. Therefore, we must follow them so that they do not stretch out at the wrong moment. There is a more powerful V8 engine with a volume of 4.8 liters - the N62B48, it is also successful, but still, it has the same weak points as on the V6, only the V8 heats up even more and it has 8 cylinders, therefore in breakage will be more expensive.

And besides, the construction of the timing is not so successful here - instead of a roller in the center, there is a long damper. Therefore, the timing chain resource here is about 100,000 km. And also, the working temperature should not exceed the norm. Here, too, it is better to come up with solutions in order to lower the operating temperature of the motor. And pour a higher quality oil.

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After the restyling of cars appeared engines with direct injection and turbocharging. All the problems of motors N-series remained, but still there were new ones. It's not so simple with the injectors, it happens that they refuse. Before buying, be sure to check the nozzles, because they are expensive, especially on V8 engines, they are difficult to change.

Bosch fuel pump can also cause problems. So, with direct injection more problems. But there are also advantages to direct injection engines - they have less sensitivity to detonation, lower fuel consumption. But there is still a turbine, which also often fails.

M-version

The S63B44 motor, which is based on the N63B44, is installed in the most charged X5M equipment. This is an engine with a volume of 4.4, the turbines are located here in a special way - in the collapse of the cylinder block. This arrangement gave a quick warm-up of the catalysts and access to the turbines became better. The main motor is not to overheat, because then there will be a lot of problems.

From the high temperature, plastic parts quickly fail after 3 years of driving. Often fail parts of the cooling system and wiring. This concerned the N63B44 engine, but the M-motor already has fewer problems, because its operating temperature is lower. Oil scraper caps hold the oil better, the catalyst lasts longer.

But since the motor has high technical characteristics, the turbines may break down, the control systems fail, and the intake manifolds do not withstand plastic. Direct injection nozzles here are more - 8 pieces. The timing is quite thin chains, they can easily stretch or tear when worn. This all must be monitored.

In general, gasoline engines are not as good as we would like, the working temperature is high and there is a lot of plastic in the design, it is necessary to somehow correct this situation - to reduce the working temperature.

Diesel engines

But much better made diesel engines for the X5 E70. Even on dorestaylingovyh cars is a reliable motor M57, in recent years, this engine is considered one of the best. Timing chains serve from 160 to 250 thousand km. depending on the operation. On cars with 2 turbines, it often happens that oil flows from the tubes that fit the turbines.

Still can cause difficulties the diesel particulate filter, it is not cheap and get it out of the car is not easy. But the diesel engine does not have oil, the piston serves for a long time, there are also no problems with vanos and "Velvtronic". He has a good one, you can even make chip tuning and the power will actually increase.

Мощность дизельных моторов бывает разной: от 235 до 286 л. с. Motors с 2-мя турбинами более сложные, но по сравнению с бензиновыми моторами, дизели меньше потребуют денег на обслуживание. Главное заливать качественное топливо и вовремя менять масло с фильтрами. После рестайлинга стали устанавливать новые дизельные моторы N57, но в плане надежности они хуже не стали.

Which BMW X5 to choose?

BMW X5 in the back of the E70 can still be found in good condition, especially if the previous owner did not specifically kill the car and took care of it better than according to the regulations, you can take cars with N52, N55, M62 engines, but it is best to take cars with diesel engines , their condition is usually better, and they will require less in the future. Costs for suspension and electrics are also possible, but any work on the car is best done in a specialized service.

The main thing is not to buy a car with a motor N63, but it is powerful and gives excellent dynamics, but there is a lot of trouble with it. You also need to forget about the regulated interval MOT, it will save the car from damage. Change the oil is necessary every 7 000 - 10,000 km. Add high-quality synthetic oil, and not the low-viscosity oil that the manufacturer recommends. In the box, the oil must be changed every 30,000 km, and every time on THAT watch the status of the suspension. And then the car still trains.