Spring ok ? Could have lost part of a coil as that sets the height though the top mount can fall apart too if the rubber part separates (not sure if the x5 is that type )but that shouldn't affect the height .
It could also be a result of the rear air suspension level height issues.

Sounds like that will be the only issue , I suppose getting someone to turn the steering wheel while parked as you look in to load the belt would have shown it up straight away , it wasn't showing in the video due to not being under load so wasn't slipping

My slightly earlier 2001 e46 with xenons both headlamp bulbs out in 3 mins , easiest car I ever swapped any on , progress eh ?

Result , rubber wears out and cracks eventually but its lasted well . but there had to be a burning smell too if it was slipping under load , did you notice anything ?

An impact gun would be the easiest if you have the room to get it in there id have though , Id imagine that pully would have parted company soon with predictable results so good find and forgot these do go bad too

On some cars 2 mins take the headlight out which makes changing the bulbs a doddle not these though , it should be mandatory because as you say having a bulb you need to have 4 foot long arms and be as flexible as a yoga teacher to fit is a bit of a joke

Id take one one and confirm its the only way to be sure ,non xenon e70 x5's must be rarer than rocking horse poop, I know its a pain but so is buying the wrong ones

Pulley and tensioners will not be causing your lack of steering assistance at low speeds Imo , the pump is still turning and the belt isn't slipping , it does however need sorted as one tensioner failure will make cause severe damage too the other bits around it . That is why BMW had a recall on a ...

Oh and don't disconnect the battery and close the boot as it wont open again , had to crawl in through back seats and the full width boot board is almost impossible to get an arm around to the post

Yes it was the one right at the back too,will check those part numbers out thanks :thumbsup: I did see the red part sitting on the engine stud when the manifold came off , I never actually seen the metal sleeve and I've put the manifold down in several places as it got in my way so that part may ...

Yes they are quite big one half is plastic, one steel , ive been looking 2 hrs now its vanished .the steel part is about an inch long ,been using a magnet but no joy, has to be so close

Injector in yea , unfortunately one of the metal sleeve bushes that holds the manofold on has dissappeared down the side of the engine somewhere , the gearbox cover and aluminium plate under the enginevare now off but its gone .
The engine runs anyway without the manifold so thats something .
Those ...

Thanks you :thumbsup: ,
"Injector to cylinder head cover" should be it 1, 4 then 9nm for M57T2 basically tighten evenly ,I knew it was surprising low , the lines are 23 nm but there is no way of attaching a torque wrench due to the lines being in the way unless you had "crows feet" wrenches but ...

Has anyone got the tightening torque for the injector clamp as I need to get at this soon , I'm finding various specs online , I think its 10 nm ?

My pas tank was a little low and had been for some time , they do lose a little over a lot of miles ,never made any difference to the steering so id say you have some sort of issue , a failing battery does cause all sorts of wierd issues, a drop in voltage made my autobox hold onto gears when you ...