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Originally Posted by diesaroo
Well that's all fine and dandy, and M1 is a good fluid for many applications, but I don't think the ZF unit in the X5 is one of them. Please do yourself a favor and get the proper ZF Lifeguard fluid for your tranny. Here's where I got mine The CTSC - ZF Parts |
Well Yes and no. My transmission is the GM, I have a 3.0. The fluid used by my dealer is any DEXvi. M1 is Dexvi
Also, I was reading my OEM BMW X5 manual last night. There is an owners manual that talks about owner operation, it said the trans fluid is lifetime fluid. It also has a maintenance BMW OEM manual that describes the maintenance items, It says that the ATF
MUST BE changed every 100,000 miles.
Yes it does. Pg 3 of the Service and Warranty Information book for 2002 X5 3.0i, 4.4i, 4.6is So for the folks that say you are doing possible damage when you change fluid, what do you say to the BMW engineers that say
IT MUST BE changed every 100K.
"The following maintenance elements must be performed at the mileage/time stated(time intervals start from the production date).
-Brake Fluid... 2 years
-Engine Coolant... 4 years
-Oxygen sensor... 100K
-Spark Plugs... 100K
-Automatic TransmissionService: Change ATF every 100,000 miles"
BOOM
so If I cut that interval in half to 50K I'm doing a good thing