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Originally Posted by Skeletor
You could always swap a manual into it. That would solve the problem 
I'm sorry to hear about all of the trouble, I'm not sure what else there is to go wrong on something like this. Does it only do this in the first to second gear shift? or is it impossible to get passed second gear? |
Good day!!
My apologies on the part you mentioned... Once past 2nd gear, it behaves as it should... As a matter of fact, once past third, it will down shift into second (as long as I'm past 1st gear speed range) and take off like it should... And continue to shift like it should... I think there was ONE occasion where it didn't act right going down to 3rd and into 4th... But I'm counting that as a bad Monday morning or something...
I have considered swapping it to a manual for some time... It is just sourcing the parts that is keeping it from happening... I have to steal a 6-speed from a 2004/2005 545i sport... They just don't have many out there... I found one trans in Ohio for cheap, but it has synchro issues and is so bloody far away... I'm not positive I can null out the electronic transfer case either... Although, I haven't tried... So, it might be possible...
I'll try to source some missing parts for the conversion... I think this X5 really wants to be a manual when it grows up...
Thanks for the input!!
Cheers!!