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Old 11-12-2014, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by bcredliner View Post
Air leak- try the soapy water troubleshooting method to locate the leak. If not at the bag trace the system connections back the the pump and go from there.

In some cases a fluid change will correct a transmission issue. It is more likely it will not. Cost of transmission repair obviously varies by shop. I suggest the first step is to go to a well recommended Indy shop that frequently repairs BMW transmissions for diagnosis rather than wade through speculation that will likely make you feel worse.

A 4.8 is a great choice based on what you have had in the past. To find one with only 80k miles and an extended warranty is good luck.

Thanks for the advise. I will try that on the air suspension. I already tried that on the new air bag, and did not notice anything, but it is tough to see and impossible to get the entire bag with it mounted.

I do plan to visit a transmission shop soon. One of my friends knows the owner of a big transmission shop in Nashville that has been in business for many years. I will find out if they have experience with the ZF transmission.
But just out of curiosity, what are most of you paying to have yours rebuilt? And if I take the transmission out myself would I save a lot (I've pulled the transmission before on my B5 S4 and my M5)?

Here are some screen shots of errors I have take from DIS and INPA.

Suspension (not getting an error anymore after I cleared it)

Screenshot 2014-10-17 17.50.50 by MikeandGabby, on Flickr

Transmission:

Screenshot 2014-11-07 23.08.08 by MikeandGabby, on Flickr

Screenshot 2014-11-07 23.14.50 by MikeandGabby, on Flickr

Screenshot 2014-11-07 23.17.29 by MikeandGabby, on Flickr

And one cell phone pic of the red demon.

image by MikeandGabby, on Flickr

this was before I lowered it.
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