X5 rear jacking point (not M)

[ponytuning]

I'm a couple days away from flushing my own brake fluid on the x5 50i and not exactly sure where to jack up the car from the rear. I did find a post about it but it shows an x5m which has a beefier differential.

I have circled the place where i think can be used to lift up the car. Can someone please confirm it's the correct one?

[Neuera09]

https://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1314464

[Qsilver7]

The TIS says you can lift the rear using a trolley jack under the rear diff...but take note of #3...where it warns NOT to place the jack below the rear diff’s cover. You can placed it below the diff...but make sure the jack won’t damage the diff’s cover.

I think many people see that “X” and don’t look close enough and presume it means not to place the jack under the rear diff...but it just mean to clear the cover of the rear diff:

Click this link for more info: https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/f...ral/1VnXeuC7Kb

[ponytuning]

It's not clear to me where this diff cover is located. In the picture I attached I see none.

[turboawd]

Originally Posted by ponytuning

It's not clear to me where this diff cover is located. In the picture I attached I see none.

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[ponytuning]

Originally Posted by turboawd

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Ah ok, so the cover is the section with the drain plug circled in red. Then I can safely lift it using the flat section circled in orange? That is such a short surface

[turboawd]

Originally Posted by ponytuning

Ah ok, so the cover is the section with the drain plug circled in red. Then I can safely lift it using the flat section circled in orange? That is such a short surface

Yes.

[ponytuning]

Originally Posted by turboawd

Yes.

Nice, thank you so much for confirming! I think I'll be using a piece of wood in between anyway since my Arcan trolly jack lift point is not flat

[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by ponytuning

It's not clear to me where this diff cover is located. In the picture I attached I see none.

Using a diagram of the rear diff from one of the online part database sites can reveal the answer...item #1 is the cover...it is located at the rear of the diff:

And if sections #3 in the TIS diagram may still be confusing some...take note that there are TWO arrows pointing toward the rear diff. The one circled in green shows where to lift...the one circled in red shows where NOT to lift.

[ponytuning]

Originally Posted by Qsilver7

Using a diagram of the rear diff from one of the online part database sites can reveal the answer...item #1 is the cove...it is located at the rear of the diff:

And if sections #3 in the TIS diagram may still be confusing some...take note that there are TWO arrows pointing toward the rear diff. The one circled in green shows where to lift...the one circled in red shows where NOT to lift.

Hmm, so that means I should not be lifting from the area I circled in orange then, correct? (But to the left of it)

[skoold2003]

Originally Posted by ponytuning

Hmm, so that means I should not be lifting from the area I circled in orange then, correct? (But to the left of it)

That's what I did. You don't want the jack to touch the diff cover at all.

[ponytuning]

Thank you, glad I asked!

[ponytuning]

Update: i did the brake flush today and jacked up by the diff, not its cover. I was really nervous but worked like a charm.
Brake flush was also successful, used a schwaben brake bleeder and 1.5L of dot 4 ate fluid, no ista since I forgot to hook up my laptop. Regardless, brake feel seems firm/no different than before although I had some micro bubbles in the lines when I was pushing the new fluid through the rear right and left brake pistons, but I made sure to get rid of them. Entire job took me 3 hours.