BMW X5 G05 Diesel Fuel Filter Change

Have a look at general BMW F/G series videos that show the replacement of this style fuel filter and the procedure is the same for the X5. My video was an afterthought, just so you could see location and fitment detail. Rough Steps (Follow at your own risk) Remove the under tray panel shown, 3 x 10mm plastic nuts and umpteen 8mm self tappers (One hiding in the little recessed bit of the tray). When all screws are removed, it took a trim tool to remove it, as it was quite snug on the protruding 10mm bolts. Remove the 3 x 10mm Securing nuts for the plastic mount. The filter and mount then drops down and you have quite a bit of play. The mount comes apart into two pieces, you can see it has a clip holing it together. Remove the green clip carefully, then the white clip, both are quite delicate. TAKE NOTE OF THE ORIENTATION WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OUT, THEY NEED TO GO BACK THE SAME WAY. Then pull off end pipe - Not much fuel escapes, but it did squirt out, so ensure you wear eye protection and ideally cover with a towel. Then remove the torx screw shown, hold the diesel heater (end part) with one hand and rotate the filter with the other, it only goes one way... The torx screw locks it in place, so move those ends apart. Rotate as far as you can then pull apart, this dumps the most fuel at the point as the filter is full, so be prepared with a tub. New filter fitment is just the reverse, push together, twist until you reach the stops, then screw in the torx to lock in place.