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Old 11-16-2014, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby View Post
If you keep the fluid changed I don't see why the MT would fail. A lot of the internals I'm sure or shared with others. I've never seen an MT fail unless it was abused.
"It shouldn't ever fail" isn't the answer to my question. I was asking if the MT in the X5 (2001 3.0L 5-sp) matches up to any other BMW transmission in any other vehicle, or is it special in some way such as special case to work with the transfer case or special gearing etc.

I agree that they are robust but everything mechanical wears out.
I didn't buy mine new and I don't know it's maintenance history.
When it is very cold out my X5 grinds just a little when downshifting into 3rd until the fluid warms up. This tells me that the 3rd gear synchro is already a bit worn and probably won't last forever.
The X5 has about 182K on it, so it's been around.

I'm not trying to be a troll or a flamer, I would sincerely just like to know if anyone has the info at hand on the compatibility.
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