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Went to do my tranny oil changed today stop dead in my tracks when I can not find the filler plug. I have the same 05 tranny.

If Swissfrank reads this please respond to either my IM or here. I want to make clear the following: And if anyone have any additional information on this or it would sure help.

Swissfrank said the filler plug is at the bottom of the pan and it is recessed in the pan to hold back the fluid until it is at the correct level.. Same filling procedures as pre '03 x5's apply though!

Just to make clear. Is he saying the way this works is when the tyanny fluid is at the right temp with the engine running (how you normally check the tranny fluid level). The tranny fluid is at the correct level where the fluid will just about to spill out of this recessed (circular depression) plug. So if there is to much fluid it will drain. Please let me know if I got this right.

Is he also said if you were doing this yourself

"either match a fitting to your plug or you could actually fit a tube up there around the fill hole, as there is a baffle there as well".

First what does the baffle have to do with anything. Just to make clear again. Are you saying you can get a matching fitting to the depression plug threads and connect a tube to your standard tranny oil hand pump and pump in tranny fluid at the right temp and with the engine running. Over fill it a little and let the rest drain out? And you will be at the correct fluid level?

Or you can do it with out the fitting and just pump it in with the hand pump (with the engine running at the right temp) and because you don't have a fitting (not a good seal) it can be messy?



Thanks in advance any help will be appreciated.