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Old 10-29-2017, 10:47 AM
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Instead of changing the whole mechatronic unit, I would send it to Gary to have him rebuild the one you have now. He will send the solenoid out for testing and if they are bad he will have them replaced.

Here's a video of him overhauling a ZH6hp26 valve body.

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Dealers in his area send their cars to him to overhaul the trans.
Who is Gary and how do I contact him?
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I suggest that you take it to a well recommended transmission shop that does work on BMW transmissions for a complete diagnosis before doing anything.
I may just do that if my initial stuff doesn't help. The transmission works perfectly 98% of the time which leads me to believe it's nothing too invasive. No error messages on dash and mostly well behaved.
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Who is Gary and how do I contact him?
AAA-1 Transmissions  
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I may just do that if my initial stuff doesn't help. The transmission works perfectly 98% of the time which leads me to believe it's nothing too invasive. No error messages on dash and mostly well behaved.
Have you driven other X5 with this trans? I would suggest you drive another X5 with this trans and see if it drive the same as your.
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Thank you. I am considering driving a 4.4i as they are easier to find.
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Earlier 4.4 X5 had the ZF5HP24 trans, not the same as your.
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Earlier 4.4 X5 had the ZF5HP24 trans, not the same as your.


I know. The one I found is an 05 with the 6 spd auto. Driving mine today it’s been flawless.


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I'm hoping that my issue is the just shrunken seals and old/bad fluid and out of date software. I do not get any transmission fail safe messages or error codes.
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Update to my issue: After changing seals and fluid, trans got worse. Slip shifting ending in a bang and trans fail safe message. Changed valve body and solenoids and transmission is acting as new!
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Update to my issue: After changing seals and fluid, trans got worse. Slip shifting ending in a bang and trans fail safe message. Changed valve body and solenoids and transmission is acting as new!
Thats good news. Did you get a valve body from the suggested vendor Gary?
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