So I bought a new standard plastic pan with integrated filter and the X5M AL with separate gasket and filter
So the rear four bolts of this cover are a PITA... had to make a tool, cut down a T-40 Torx bit was a ball buster on both removal and install.
Also had to cut the rear fins on The AL pan on a 45deg angle to clear the transfer/transmission cross member support.
Bridge seal was shot! And the tube seals were flush with the mating surface... no life left...
Also!
Coincidentally, Blackstone Labs report came in on the old transmission fluid that same day!!
“There's some extra metal compared to the universal averages, but nothing we consider concerning
or surprising considering the longer interval on the oil. And if this is just the first oil change on this
transmission, that explains some of the metal too. The averages in this case are based on just under
35,000-mile intervals. This oil was run almost twice as long. The viscosity was fine and no contamination
turned up. Insolubles measured at just a trace. The particle count was 23/21/17. You could run this oil
longer, but an oil change would help clear metals out.”
Not bad!
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