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Old 02-22-2019, 10:44 AM
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I think he is saying just turn the gear in the actuator over to the part that's not ground down by the worm gear.
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I dont mean to thread jack, but I have this same thing but with no abs light, I got the stored codes read at my indy he said the dsc is not getting any abs input. Could this be the same problem guys?
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I dont mean to thread jack, but I have this same thing but with no abs light, I got the stored codes read at my indy he said the dsc is not getting any abs input. Could this be the same problem guys?
AFAIK... the gear problem will always throw the trifecta of traction control related lights. It did on mine.
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I got the abs light once in the last 4 months and it went away after i restarted the car.
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You need to find another Indy. The code that says the transfer case oil is "bad" doesn't say that at all. It is an indicator that it is time to change your TC oil. Then the code is reset and will not come again until it's time to change the oil again. The gear change is relatively easy to repair. Your Indy is trying to line his pockets.
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You need to find another Indy. The code that says the transfer case oil is "bad" doesn't say that at all. It is an indicator that it is time to change your TC oil. Then the code is reset and will not come again until it's time to change the oil again. The gear change is relatively easy to repair. Your Indy is trying to line his pockets.
Thank you for that info! I knew my indy's recommendation to change the whole Transfer Case was too ridiculous. I'll be buying a Transfer Case service kit and a liter of Shell TC fluid and do the repair myself one of these weekends.
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Little off subject but jumped on here just to read this thread and I gotta say all of you that engage and provide this valuable information are just amazing!! Just wanted to say thanks to all of you that help us less knowledgeable people to save thousands of dollars!!
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Even if you do have to change the tc, you can buy a used one on copart for like $600.
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Our TCs are light. You can probably get a low mileage one on ebay for less than a grand, I would bet. Definitely not worth 3000 to put a new xfer case into nearly an E53 at this point.
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So today I opened the TC actuator motor to see what the gear looked like before ordering parts and I found that its in relatively good condition. What are your guys' thoughts? I know I didn't take pictures along the gear itself because I didn't want to bombard you all with a ton of photos, but there wasn't any damage or much wear on the teeth like in the youtube videos from other DIYs.

Attached below are the pics of the black gear and the white gear as well. Looks like the white gear is starting to develop a crack so I was planning to purchase the whole Genuine BMW kit from ECS and replace the whole thing. Anybody know a reason why the three lights appeared and then went away?
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