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Originally Posted by GX5NY
yes it's a ZF 6sp because I have the 4.8is. My SA said the one they ordered had everything inside being brand new except the casing. You said fluid change? Does that mean BMW doesn't put its lifetime fluid in the reman transmission?
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I read somewhere that there's a TI about the 'lifetime' fluid now being replaced at 60k miles. In my case BMW did not repair/replace the box, a ZF specialist provided by Warranty Direct did the work and they want to make sure all is OK. They always provide a service and oil change as part of their 12 month post replacement warranty process.
BMW GB did not want to know even though the failure was premature (42k miles). If I had not had Warranty Direct they would have replaced the tranny foc (they say), but as I had an extended warranty they walked away refusing a goodwill replacement saying the I had 'not offered them any goodwill by taking up someone elses warranty' - they ignored my comment that they never actually offered me one in the first place!
The ZF specialists aren't at all convinced by 'lifetime' fluids. Given the number of these boxes that they now see from all the car manufacturers that use them, I can understand why. The definition of 'lifetime' seem to be whatever the OEM chooses to interpret it as that suits them - never the owner.
Oddly enough - I do now have a strange rattle from the left rear somewhere which may be a broken exhaust baffle - which was fine before it went in!! Oh, and they scuffed an alloy but are paying to refurb it
