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Originally Posted by Doru
However, if you attempt to do an ATF change at the dealership, I know of 2 different scenarios: - They don't do it, pure & simple (this was my case - I went there and asked for it)
- Some select dealerships are doing it for a very handsom bill.
The issue why some aren't doing it (and I speculate here), is because if that tranny wasn't serviced on a regular basis, and now a client pulls in for an ATF change, and after the change, the tranny will grenade itself, the dealer is in for a new ZF (or what the case may be) unit. The proof would be that bill of sale, plus every repair made in a BMW dealership is warrantied for 1 year parts and labor (at least it is here, in my neck of woods). |
Two year warranty from the dealer here in Canada. And you are correct IMO on the dealers not wanting to take on the risk. They only have to look at their profit/loss statement to see how much they make doing changes, and how much it costs them in transmissions that subsequently fail. Many shops do that and just decide they don't want the business, it is too much risk for too little reward.
bcredliner commented above that BMW doesn't say not to change the fluid. This is BMW saying that, through their dealer network. They don't say it in the owner's manuals (although the technical workshop manual says to drain the fluid and reinstall it if a dealer needs to drop a transmission pan for a sensor or actuator fix).
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