X5M/X6M Have you got this part on your car ?

Alberta · 08-18-2015, 12:33 AM

Have you got this thing under the car ?

UrbanExtant · 08-18-2015, 04:54 AM

Yep, sure do. I may be way off, but I just assumed it was some sort of heat sink to help cool part of the car, and the location would provide plenty of wind to dissipate the heat. Kind of like what you find on a lot of computer processors, but larger.

Alberta · 08-18-2015, 04:59 AM

I so a few X5M on videos that didn't have this part ...

Have you got any idea what this part is needed for ?

fyim · 08-18-2015, 06:51 AM

My guess is that it's for cooling rear diff

wdimagineer · 08-18-2015, 07:39 PM

It's a heatsink, designed to dissipate heat. The diffs on all M cars have them in various sizes.

Alberta · 08-19-2015, 12:52 AM

Thank you guys !

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UrbanExtant Captain 359 Rep 729 Posts Drives: F82 M4 Comp Pack Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Next to The Great Marsh iTrader: (0)	Yep, sure do. I may be way off, but I just assumed it was some sort of heat sink to help cool part of the car, and the location would provide plenty of wind to dissipate the heat. Kind of like what you find on a lot of computer processors, but larger.
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Alberta Lieutenant Colonel 2043 Rep 1,849 Posts Drives: F90 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: somewhere iTrader: (0)	I so a few X5M on videos that didn't have this part ... Have you got any idea what this part is needed for ?
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fyim First Lieutenant 83 Rep 377 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: East iTrader: (0)	My guess is that it's for cooling rear diff
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wdimagineer Major 358 Rep 1,377 Posts Drives: 2015 X5 M Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (0)	It's a heatsink, designed to dissipate heat. The diffs on all M cars have them in various sizes. __________________ Current: 2015 X5 M - Donington Grey/Mugello Red - DINANTRONICS Stage 2 + Free Flow Exhaust - Bimmerpost Featured! Past: Bimmerpost Featured 2014 X5 xDrive50i · 2014 Jeep SRT · 2013 Tesla Model S P85+ · Bimmerpost Featured 2013 F10 M5 · 2012 550 xDrive · 2011 M3 ZCP
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08-19-2015, 12:52 AM	#6
Alberta Lieutenant Colonel 2043 Rep 1,849 Posts Drives: F90 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: somewhere iTrader: (0)	Thank you guys !
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