From the moment you lay eyes on the 2017 BMW X5, you know you’re looking at quality. It’s the rare intersection of style, comfort and performance that makes this vehicle fun to drive and even more fun to drive home. A bright and stunning cabin. You’ve come to expect serious luxury from BMW, and the 2017 X5 won’t disappoint. Opening the door you’ll recognize the look of a modern BMW. While the BMW of yesteryear may have been marked by a relatively stark and dark look, that’s just not the case with this model. The interior is both bright and clean. You’ve got options for two different interior themes as upgrades, as well. If you don’t want the standard poplar trim with black leatherette, you can switch out to Ivory White Nappa leather and poplar, or Mocha Nappa leather with a darker, more contrasting wood trim. On the xDrive50i model, you’ll get Dakota leather upholstery as standard, and you can choose to switch out for it on other models. A high-performing power plant. Underneath the hood of this vehicle, you’re going to get some seriously sweet performance.
Superior safety. The 2017 X5 gets top marks all around in safety. The federal agency gives it five stars for safety, and it’s earned “Good” ratings from the IIHS. Add in the optional safety equipment, and this vehicle is one of the safest on the road. It will help you stop when you need to, go when you want to and steer when it’s important. Not only that, you’ll get plenty of tools like 360-degree cameras and more, if you want it. Comfort is standard. The 2017 BMW X5 gives you an amazing ride experience. There are few places more comfortable than the driver’s seat, although the passenger seat will give it a good run for its money. You’ll get 14-way adjustable seats as standard, which is nothing to sniff at. You can upgrade to 20-way adjustable seats if you want, or choose deeper sport bucket seats. NO matter your body type, there’s a perfect configuration for you. Add in options cooling seat ventilators, and you’ll be just as comfortable rocking shorts as you will be slacks. The 2017 X5 is one of those rare gems of a vehicle that just has to be experienced to be believed. If you’re considering a luxury SUV, you need to get to BMW of Freeport and try one of these out today. But, be warned: once you get behind the wheel, you may not want to drive anything else ever again.
Oil seals aren't expensive and they don't look very sophisticated but there's more to them than meets the eye. If you toss an old one on the barby and wait for a while you'll be able to examine what's under the rubber. You'll see that most of them start out as a segmented ring of thin sharp steel. Cover that with rubber, tap on it with a hammer and it cuts the rubber as neatly as a knife. So press them in. Or pull them. You can make a dandy puller-presser for your front brake drums (the seals you'll replace most often) using nothing more than a length of all-thread, some washers and three nuts. 1 main bearing seal, although it's easy enough to make one, assuming you have a lathe. Or you may drive them in with a 'seal-seater,' if the seal is small. By distributing the force of the hammer blows uniformly, a seal driver lets you pop the things into place with one or two well placed blows of a hammer.
If you've a lathe, making oil seal drivers is a spare-time sorta thing; all are simple turnings, and aluminum or even hardwood works as well as steel. Big seals are different. Because of their tendency to cock in the bore, large-diameter seals are best installed with a press or fixture. Rear axle seals are especially troublesome due to their deeply recessed position in the seal cover. Because of their proximity to the brakes and the fact that any leak could leave you without brakes, the wiser course is to always press-in rear axle seals. With the exception of the Muir manual, books on maintaining your Volkswagen assume a certain level of competence. Learning to tap a seal into place with a plastic mallet isn't difficult; it's one of the many minor skills acquired during the apprenticeship all mechanics must endure. It is also one of the minor skills many self-taught mechanics never bother to master. Hint: Start with an old seal. And an old engine case. When you can tap the thing in a dozen times in a row without damaging either the case or the seal you're probably ready to try it with a new seal on a good case. But installing a seal with a hammer falls into the category of 'Field Repairs;' things a skilled mechanic must do when the proper tools are not available. Pressing the seal into place is not only safer, it's usually faster. And a pressed-into-place seal is cheap insurance against oil leaks.
