It might be in the bearings the pickup but Im not sure on these .

If the lights are on it I doubt the abs is working , definitely an mot fail as they should have spotted no lights coming on and going off on startup.You certainly wouldn't get away with that in Government run mot centres over here in Norn Iron ( I know I tried it in the past after like you finding ...

You mean the suspension airsprings not the actual front airbags yes if it wasnt in place correctly that would give a false reading and a height inbalance .
If the pumps not running it must be happy with the height assuming its on level ground .

I am guessing its just homing on startup to check the motor is ok , all cars before xenon had the little wheel to adjust up or down which is no longer allowed with xenons due to how dazzling they can be :D My 330d had headlamp wash too but no xenons but I added genuine xenon headlamp units when i ...

I found this little video , it would be there on later cars after 2013 apparently like x5sport says but early cars its under the dash drivers side . this video is Lhd so I assume uk cars its on the right side .

i think they all do that headlamp sweep now on startup reguardless ( I could be wrong !) You have whats called in classic circles a "unicorn car" a one of one ever produced in total poverty spec :rofl:
They are all the same now, all have major faults, saw one advertised today with a months mot left ...

Thanks x5sport codes now cleared in telemetrics unit so we shall see was bloody annoying that every startup

Im sure I will be faster the next time , i have a sofa cushion I put on the front brace befind the front panel and surf the engine to get to the back bolts now but as we know you drop anything its gone forever into the abiyss..There is a cable held to the back of the manifold with a male torx that ...

Got this back together today (injector 5 replaced ) after waiting for the bush for the manifold to arrive , the top one arrived quickly but the red rubber one took ages. Done 20 miles tonight and seems ok though only a matter of time till no 6 fails i guess as its out of resistance spec . I also ...

I have the auto dipping /folding side mirrors and a glass for these is like 600 quid from bmw and not available anywhere else . I bought a used mirror just to get the glass saved me 500 ! Not that id ever have paid that anyway..The glass has a faint gold border which made it easier to identify.
As ...

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