Leaves debris in engine bay

[mindcontrollerone]

Hello all ,
Is the common? Located a large amount of leaves/debris on the right side of the engine bay. I panicked first and thought it could be a rodents nest, but it does not appear to be and the X5 is garaged 99% of the time.

[Maverik259]

Ya probably from when you parked under a tree once during a storm. They get in through the huge gaps between fender and hood

[kschaff83]

noticed same thing in mine(F16) just vacuumed it out. it's something I'll keep an eye on in the future though

[Mr.47]

The water flows and drains out there so leafs and debries will work it’s way down and ends up in there. It’s a seasonal cleaning to make sure the drains are not occluded

[alphaod]

You can remove the cover on the bottom of the engine bay to help clean some up, but it doesn't seem to be a problem if you don't clean it up.

[sohumpatel]

I bought a 2016 X5 recently that had the drain areas completely clogged. I spent about 4 hours removing the paneling on both sides and the cabin air filter and vacuuming it all out along with inside the fender. My shopvac was about a 1/4 the way full with all the leaves. Since the cabin air filters also are open and exposed to this area and not a closed system I would recommend cleaning any dirt and debris down there.