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Originally Posted by primetime
willgabriel..X5dawg is correct the 4.4 tranny is different it is a ZF tranny. That being said the ZF tranny's have been known to fail also as you can see from above..
Will, the thing is both tranny's have been known to fail at around the 100k miles mark give or take..So really its up to you if you wanna save $ for this eventual problem, or if you wanna cut your losses now and get back to the Landcruiser..
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Primetime and X5dawg, thanks for your helpful replies. The transmission seems to be somewhat of a crapshoot. I am fortunate to be good friends with a Master BMW mechanic who owns his own shop. He hasn't seen anything unusual in my X5 as far as the transmission is concerned, but he suggested I consider a fluid drain and refill. Of course, this does not guarantee anything, and in fact, some think the fluid drain/swap actually increasing the likelihood of a failure. As such, I opted against doing that, and would just save the money for a transmission swap/rebuild if I ever need one - if I keep the X.
Otherwise, the NADA value of my X5 is higher now than it was 4 months ago (24.8k retail, and 20k trade-in). After having the hoses changed tomorrow there should be no more drips according to my friend, and the X is in very good shape all around otherwise. It may be a good time to trade and either upgrade to a newer, under warranty X (can't beat their handling), or go for the Land Cruiser (I've had two in the past).