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Originally Posted by zeroboot
On my 2005 x5 4.4, Ive got that newer style trans pan with the one hole to both drain and fill the pan. The dealer says 'only they can fill transmission fluid with a special pump, while the car is running' and that its impossible to do it on your own.
Ive got a tranny leak on that gasket that I need to fix. Is this really something only the dealer can do? Ive got the parts on order, but I dont wanna drop the pan only to find that I cant fill it later...anyone else do a DIY on this one and have any advice?
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This, coming from the same people who tell us to NOT change the tranny fluid ever while transmissions are dropping left and right due to never being serviced 
While I've never done a diesel, there is no reason why you can't do this yourself as long as you can get the truck in the air, level and enough room underneath to pump in more fluid. The engine needs to be running, trans at a certain temp and then it'll start flowing out the hole when it's reached it's capacity. Killcrap replied on the link JCL's posted about where the fill plug is, just make sure that you're using only a BMW replacement filter. You can either reuse your fluid, purchase more BMW fluid or get compatible fluid you can get elsewhere for probably 1/4 the cost if you search around for it on here, Google, etc. Your call on that.
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Last edited by m5james; 10-31-2010 at 05:31 PM.
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