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Originally Posted by ltemup4650
Hey. Sorry. I didn't see that anyone was responding.
PS, I should've used caps on my user name. It is LTEMUP. I know. lame. It's just something I've used for a long time that references smokin the tires (Light 'em up).
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Good morning LTEMUP.
Too funny on the moniker. My name derives from me learning German (kuhl=cool) at the same time I was playing high school lacrosse (lax). 24 was my jersey number. I've had that username for 20+ years and I still use it to this day, although I'm a 40-year-old dad with two young kids.
To update the group (if anyone cares): I had a mechanic show up on Saturday to assist. He was able to disengage the parking brake, and then we called a tow. Supposedly he left the gear in neutral, but when the tow showed up (tow of shame, hah!), it was in park. The tow guy said that he could tow it from the rear wheels, and that since the car has a limited slip differential, it wouldn't screw up the xDrive. I'm pretty concerned about this b/c I don't know if the car had an LSD, and hope that nothing's wrong with the awd when I get this car back. If there is a problem, I'm going to have to duke it out with the tow guy.
The mechanic was shocked that I decided to take off the tranny oil pan. He said that he would never do this. I said that this is standard operating procedure when replacing the transmission oil, since the filter is built into the pan. He also was unfamiliar with the mechatronic sealing sleeve. Obvious red flags.
He said that he doesn't really enjoy working on the BMWs, and brings in a moonlighting technician from the local dealer when a problem arises with a BMW. That will be the case for me. $130/hr.,
, this is why I began working on my car in the first place.
All in all, I'm less than 50% confident that my car can be fixed. The car won't start and had multiple transmission error codes show up on the scanning tool. I must've done something to the wiring harness connecting pins when I took-out/inserted in the sleeve and wiring harness. I don't know how since I had hardly any room to maneuver and thus could barely apply any force to the stuff (except for the collar that I mangled).
I'll keep you guys abreast of what they find, but I don't expect a call from the mechanic for at least a few days.