ZF Remanufactured Transmission for V8 X5

[X53Jay4.8is]

For those of you that have purchased or had installed ZF remanufactured transmissions where is the best source for purchasing one of these transmissions with regards to price? I know there are rebuilt ones out there but I understand that the remanufactured ones from ZF are more thorough in component inspection and parts replacement than most rebuilt ones.

[upallnight]

There's a ZF rebuilt plant in Vernon Hill, Illinois.

http://www.zf.com/na/content/en/unit..._parts_us.html

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by upallnight

There's a ZF rebuilt plant in Vernon Hill, Illinois.

ZF Friedrichshafen AG | Remanufacturing Process at ZF Services, LLC in Vernon Hills

Yeah I will try calling them on Monday to see who they recommend that I can order a transmission through in the Dallas Fort Worth area. I am obviously looking for vendors other than the dealer.

[AV8R4AA]

Jay,
You are a damn good mechanic. For your transmission to needing replaced,
It must have really died. What happened?

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by AV8R4AA

Jay,
You are a damn good mechanic. For your transmission to needing replaced,
It must have really died. What happened?

No Gregg my X5 4.6is is fine. This is a family members 2003 4.4 X5 that is in really good condition. The code that comes up is a torque converter excessive slip. He just wants to be prepared for the worse. His Tranny shifts fine except it gives a little bit of a grab when you slow down at the lights and eventually it throws the check engine light. Scan it at that point and it gives the torque converter excessive slip. He has maintained this X5 well over the years and would like to get another 5 -7 years out of it. The dealer price on the Tranny as you can imagine was out the roof so he would like to get a ZF but genuine remanufactured.

[RRPhil]

One option, rather than replace the whole transmission, is to just replace the torque converter. The lock-up clutch friction plate may be worn to the extent that the control system is unable to limit the speed difference across the clutch (to 3%) in ‘continuous slip’ mode.









Of course the downside of going this route is that if it does turn out to be the transmission at fault you’ll end up removing it from the vehicle twice.

Phil

[X53Jay4.8is]

[QUOTE=RRPhil;1054423][FONT="Verdana"]One option, rather than replace the whole transmission, is to just replace the torque converter. The lock-up clutch friction plate may be worn to the extent that the control system is unable to limit the speed difference across the clutch (to 3%) in ‘continuous slip’ mode.

Phil your quite right on just doing the converter. I was giving both scenarios where its just the converter and least expensive and trans replacement being most expensive. Trying to get a feel for how much can he can get the ZF remanufactured trans for aside from the dealer pricing.

[THE VEIN]

What was the dealer price?

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by THE VEIN

What was the dealer price?

$6K for Tranny as he was quoted from his dealer

[David.X5]

I've bought parts from Eriksson Industriesin CT (Eriksson Industries). Nice shop. I asked about whole tranny prices and the rep quickly offered a discount when I didn't bite. So... I would view the distributor prices as negotiable.