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When you post something here expect there will be input or challenge. I am not challenging you.
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I have absolutely no issue with people challenging me or providing input. That, at the end of the day is what a forum is there for.
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Originally Posted by bcredliner
My input is to have the trans diagnosed before speeding $$ doing what seems logical. Minimize your risk of having to spend more $$ later. You made a post that is my input.
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If you had kept up with all my posts regarding transmission temperatures in this very thread you would have noted that I had previously pulled the transmission error codes in an effort to diagnose the issue I was experiencing. I went away and did my research and came back with a solution. Short of pulling the trans and handing it over to someone like RRphil which would have no doubt cost a small fortune even to just strip it down. I instead went with my gut instinct, spent around £150 on parts and just under 30k miles later I'm very happy I did. I have no doubt that at some point in the future I will have to drop the transmission as I'm fully expecting to have issues at some point due to the 5HP24s many and varied high mileage faults that people report. To be honest as that point I'd be more inclined to convert it to manual & possibly even RWD to remove the possibility of further issues in the future rather than fork out £2k+ for a reconditioned auto box.
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Originally Posted by bcredliner
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Yes, I've already seen that thread and read its contents several times. What's interesting to note is that RRPhil actually states in one of this posts
'Clearly the fact that the electric thermostat on the engine operates the engine cooling system at such high temperatures in an attempt to eke out the last bit of fuel economy at part load doesn’t exactly help with the transmission fluid ‘cooling’ (or is that heating?)". Doesn't that suggest that even he doesn't particular agree with BMWs transmission cooling strategy?
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Originally Posted by bcredliner
I give significant weight to posts from members that have been here a long time and have many thousands of posts.
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Quite clearly you do, and what is also quite clear is your poor attitude and lack of respect towards members who may not have thousands of posts on this forum and yet have gained substantial knowledge through the experience of working with cars in general over many many years. As I said earlier I have no issue with people giving input or indeed challenging me. However I do take issue with those users who have obviously been on this board a while and think it's perfectly acceptable to make what they believe is smart and what in actual fact are patronising remarks such as 'suggested response'.