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says on real oem that it is no longer available.....

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpar ... 2217788327

left me in a bit of a muddle as i really need to get mine changed along with the glow plugs.

anybody know of any good after market ones?

saw this on ebay..........thoughts

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FOR-BMW-X3-E8 ... SwMNxXaTzB

When it says ended, it means that part number is no longer used, see the part number underneath, also listed as #2 glow plug controller.
This is the current part number that supersedes the origin part number.

[quote="Horizon"]
When it says ended, it means that part number is no longer used, see the part number underneath, also listed as #2 glow plug controller.
This is the current part number that supersedes the origin part number.

When you click on it it states that it supersedes part number ending 327, which is the one that says ended.

[quote="Horizon"]
When you click on it it states that it supersedes part number ending 327, which is the one hat says ended.

That was answered quite recently as I recall. Do a search. Plugs are about£15 each. Due to the labour cost it is (probably) better to do all of them rather than 3 now and 3 in two months time but depends on cash flow obviously. The control unit is circa £80. Labour is circa £250 depending on where you go

[quote="Smeeagain"]
That was answered quite recently as I recall. Do a search. Plugs are about£15 each. Due to the labour cost it is (probably) better to do all of them rather than 3 now and 3 in two months time but depends on cash flow obviously. The control unit is circa £80. Labour is circa £250 depending on where you go
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yeah i will deffo get all 6 done. my indy charges £50 per hour and they have done alot on my x5 (rear brake pipes/exhaust manifold/full service inc transfer and diff oils) so im pretty confident they will be ok with the job.

seems a never ending list at the minute  >:(

eBay item number:390743304918

Although the full list, the data on REALOEM is USD as the data is hosted there and mainly for the US market so we just get the advantage of being able to get parts data from it. 

Frequently parts not used in the US market don't have a price offered.  A search on this side of the pond against a part number should (if life has any fairness) get you some sort of price to work from 

Shreksta,.... I just recently did my glow plugs and control unit myself,..it wasn't a big job ( and I'm not a mechanic )..
It does involve taking the inlet manifold off and a small part of the bulk-head (air -vents) for access but there's no hellish difficult parts to remove.
I just have a fairly basic set of spanners and a good socket set.
Once the inlet manifold is off its so easy to locate the parts to remove,..but I would say to take readings (multimeter) from each power lead going to your glow plugs before you replace them incase its only the control unit thats faulty as mines was. ( the readings from a Bosche diagnostic machine showed 1,2,3 and 4 glow plugs faulty but it was infact the control unit itself that was buggered. All my glow plugs were fine and had already been changed by previous owners.
Took me about an hour an half to remove and replace everything.

jonny

Jonny, did you replace the 6 round and 6 square profile gaskets as well?
11612246945 and 11617790198
Number 2 and 3 on this page

I did my controller and all plugs recently, 100 quid from eBay (or 110) for plugs, controller and plug paste, all genuine beru. Changed the air intake gaskets to, square and round, although old ones were in good nick and didnt need to, but for 9 quid, I did, again another eBay bargain.

119 for the lot diy, just make sure you habe a torque wrench so manifold and plugs can be torqued to spec, don't want to over do them.

Also, if diy, you can use the opportunity to clean the inlet manifold, map sensor, EGR and give her a nice clean intake to breath easier.

[quote="747driver"]
Jonny, did you replace the 6 round and 6 square profile gaskets as well?
11612246945 and 11617790198
Number 2 and 3 on this page
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No I never replaced the gaskets,..they looked ok,... engine is still purring away fine to this day...