(Cheapo) Rebuild transmission vs. remanufactured vs. new?

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by X53Jay4.8is

I wish RHPhil was over here in the states. His expertise and attention to detail is outstanding when it comes to these ZF tranny's.

You can get a remanufactured from ZF for around the $3500 mark. I would bite the bullet and and move on with your vehicle. By the way more than likely that X5 had the trans problems before you purchased it and is probably one of the reasons it ended up for sale. Escpecially since it had the air suspension woes.

No such thing as a CHEAP BMW. You either pay up front or pay later.

[upallnight]

You can contact Gary Ferraro ([email protected])

He own a transmission shop and is very familiar with ZF trans.

Here his Youtube web page

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWa...-xg/discussion

You can check out some of the trans that he takes apart and put together on his youtube channel.

On high end cars that uses a ZF trans he only use ZF OEM parts, he does not use cheaper after market parts. Look at his video on the teardown of a ZF 5hp24.

[RedsoX5]

Originally Posted by X53Jay4.8is

I wish RHPhil was over here in the states. His expertise and attention to detail is outstanding when it comes to these ZF tranny's.

You can get a remanufactured from ZF for around the $3500 mark. I would bite the bullet and and move on with your vehicle. By the way more than likely that X5 had the trans problems before you purchased it and is probably one of the reasons it ended up for sale. Escpecially since it had the air suspension woes.

I suspect you are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT! The transmission issues are scant and occasional so we kinda MISSED them in the PPI. Silver lining is the vehicle should be well sorted once the transmission is "fixed". At least until something else goes out! Still waiting for old maint. records which should help some...

[RedsoX5]

Originally Posted by upallnight

You can contact Gary Ferraro ([email protected])

He own a transmission shop and is very familiar with ZF trans.

Here his Youtube web page

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWa...-xg/discussion

You can check out some of the trans that he takes apart and put together on his youtube channel.

On high end cars that uses a ZF trans he only use ZF OEM parts, he does not use cheaper after market parts. Look at his video on the teardown of a ZF 5hp24.

THANKS for the referral I may seek his advice etc. And you are right about BMWs they are not CHEAP and they are enigmatic...which really makes it interesting! Amazing machine in motion though...

[4.8isguy]

Is it too late for you to get an extended warranty? Usually your able to within first 2-3 months of purchasing the car.

[RedsoX5]

Good idea but I believe it is too much $$$ and will have to wait a certain time period for service. I will check though THANKS!

[4.8isguy]

I got a quote for myself with car check since my mechanic says he puts in claims with them pretty often and gets good results overall. Roughly 5-5500 for 3 years 36k. they told me I have to wait 1000 miles and I think 30 days before I can put in a claim.

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by RedsoX5

I suspect you are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT! The transmission issues are scant and occasional so we kinda MISSED them in the PPI. Silver lining is the vehicle should be well sorted once the transmission is "fixed". At least until something else goes out! Still waiting for old maint. records which should help some...

Agreed that once you get past the fixes on these X5s they turn out to be really great vehicles. I intend to bring mine back to top shape and make it one of the best 4.6is out there. I love driving my X5 like I love driving my E39 M5. Each drive brings a feeling of pleasure and a smile to my face. Currently all I have left at this time on my X5 are the engine leaks which Ill be doing the vanos seal repairs, coolant system refresh and front suspension refresh. Once this is completed she will be as tight as the day she was new. I had a bad torque converter in my Tranny and a malfunctioning ABS module. Once i fixed this all the tranny woes went away. I too got a X5 that was in very good condition but it had a number of tranny codes and failsafe modes being activated. The previous owner became scared of the codes and off loaded the 4.6is into my hands for a small sum. Even if I had to put a remanufactured transmission in the X5 i would because it was worth it.

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by RRPhil

As the stator bush is the first thing to come out of the transmission (once the Mechatronic unit is removed) are you not tempted to have a go yourself? There’s no need to disturb the rest of the running gear – assuming there are no other issues of course. Leakage in the E-clutch supply circuit caused by this worn bush prevents the transmission selecting 4th, 5th and 6th gears.





http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...-teardown.html

Rear Stator Support Bushing - 95030-01 - Sonnax

Phil

Looks like you can replace them without any special tools after the trans is disassembled.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYxuHPV02gY