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Originally Posted by Abe_Froman
Yeah, I looked at that one. The guy has a V8. My question pertained to the 6 cyl models. I am enjoying my new car, I just want to be prepared.
I did search. It took me the better part of an hour-and-a-half to read all the threads, and all but two of them involved V8 models.
I'm not "crying" about the information. I'm stunned by the seeming lack of willingness to provide any insight beyond what I've already found by using your search function, and I'm disappointed to see that so many members of this board are quick to assume that I'm some sort of n00b who doesn't know how to do research before asking a question.
Thank you to those who gave me an honest opinion and a reassuring answer. To primetime and those who want to make a new member--a person coming to you for help--feel stupid for asking what you feel are trite and unimportant questions, then I guess I have a lot to learn about how to properly own a BMW. Perhaps you may benefit from looking at the post that's been stickied to the top of the page...
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I guess if you are concerned about the transmission failing prematurly. Most trannies Don't fail early. (the glass is 95% full) There's not a lot of advice we can give you on such a new tranny(26K). They have a life of 100,000 plus, plus, plus...plus miles. There's a guy on here that has posted 250K trouble free miles
. Like someone said its like waiting for an earthquake if you live in California.
I will give you some contraversial advice that many people here would say is not necessary. I change my trans fluid in my BMW using Mobil1 synthetic it exceeds the ETL8072B spec for trans fluid. My theory being that maybe the factory fluid in the trans is supposed to go lifetime but, how can fresh fluid hurt the machinery. I change mine every 30,000 miles with a new trans filter. I believe, and some others do too, that this will help prolong the life of your trans but, there are no gaurantees.
You have 26,000 miles If I were you I'd change it in a few thousand miles then every 30K.
Many will post its not necessary but, what can it hurt... a little "chicken soup" for the BMW soul