Im assuming its sorted by now but just for ref for ppl reading this, I had a MAF replacement and I was told by the German car specialist who fitted it the ecu had to be reprogrammed due to the new version of the MAF sensor as its different to the original one BMW used. Its upgraded aparently but I ...

Start with the simple steps first, check the fuse its a 30amp fuse the last one on the right side of the fuse tray i had an issue with my suspension been really rough I checked and it was luckily only a fuse. Hope its same for you.

After all I took it down to my local German car specialist to find out it was actually the MASS AIR FLOW unit/sensor this has now been replaced and she is now back to 90% power as I also have an egr fault as well so that will get sorted on fri. Again thanks to all who replied it was much appreciated

Had another look with covers off and found these two pipes connected to fresh air! One go's back to the gearbox and the other as far as I can see go's down to the front axle and comes up to the what looks like an oil filter? Could either of these be the problem? I also got my wife to rev the car and ...

Thanks all for the reply's, I was told it had just had a gearbox service and the oil flushed through and changed at a garage. The mileage is high 150k but has been maintained fsh. I will check with a local bmw specialist near me and keep you guys informed

Hi all, I recently bought a 2003 X5 D sport and when driving normal all is good, but when it comes to wanting to overtake anything its really slow! The engine revs right up but there is just virtually no speed increase at all. To the point its embarrassing. There is no smoke out the back at all and ...