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Originally Posted by weasel56
In my experience more times than not the torque convertor lockup clutch excessive slipping fault has lead to trans replacement, usually from slipping clutchpacks and seal bypassing leading to lower hydrolic pressure, etc. I believe swissfrank's trans rebuild thread showed pics of the usual culprits and gave some viable info.
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I was afraid so...Forgot about that thread by member swissfrank. I even considered a chilliwilli sponsored swissfrank all expense paid trip to NYC to drill down and repair the root cause of the issue, as one of my options. An indy would even allow me access to their garage and tools. Unfortunately it may be time to part ways with my beloved 4.6is. She seemed perfectly capable of holding-out with me till the second year of the X5 ///M. I'm now heavily leaning towards a trade-in for a 2006 4.8is with very low mileage at a nearby dealer.
I may put up several mods for sale, including OEM hitch, or i may swap onto the 4.8is. I'll keep posted those of you interested.