I believe you can just unplug the ECU and lay the wiring on the engine and lift it out as one piece along with transmission, you will need to isolate the AC compressor, alternator and PS pump, trans connector, shifter etc first.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)