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Transmission Fluid change 3.0
-Stuart |
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Yes. I bought mine with 143k miles on it. I took it to a shop asap. $110 for fluid, filter, and transfer case oil change. Saved me time and a big mess. Shifts are nice and good. I did wish they were shorter and faster. Sport mode definitely holds RPMs higher between shifts.
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'06 X5 3.0i - bought @143,123 miles (12/26/20) |
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Unless the gasket is leaking, I may use drain and fill and leave the filter alone. Quite often that "filter" is a metal screen. They don't get clogged up, just catch the large particles.
If the screen is full of debris, you got a major transmission problem anyways. -Stuart |
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You can do simple drain/refill.
I wrote some tips in X3 forum (fill by gravity).
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1998 E39 528i 5sp MT 2006 E53 X5 3.0 6sp MT |
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It's a General Motors transmission. It should use a standard brown media to clean the oil. I've done plenty of GM auto trans filters. After finding the shop I recommend, I tell people to take it there. If I do it, I'll end up charging more than the shop due to mess and time. My old '83 and '00 Ram were only $50 each. Worth every penny to save time and avoid the big oil mess removing the pan.
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'06 X5 3.0i - bought @143,123 miles (12/26/20) |
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My 2002 E53 with the GM 5L40-e went 389,000 miles on the original fluid and filter. At that point, the reverse solenoid failed and I sold the vehicle to someone willing to change it out. But he planned on following my recommendation of only changing the filter and returning the original fluid back into the trans. I know that Overboost did a fluid change around 180,000 miles in his 5L40-e and found no evidence of burning fluid with only a slight honey coloration.
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2016 F15 x35i 2014 F32 428i 2004 E46 325i sold at 123,600 miles 2002 E53 3.0 sold at 388,801 miles 2001 E46 325i sold at 66,000 miles 1970 Firebird Under restoration |
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FWIW, my friend bought a 3.0 at 145k miles, did a pan and filter and refilled with fresh fluid. Trans has 203k on it now and seems the same as it ever was. (We actually bought that car and gave it to the in-laws.)
Whatever you do, don't flush it.
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2011 M3 2006 Sierra 2500HD 4WD LBZ/Allison 2004 X5 3.0i 6MT 1995 M3 S50B32 1990 325is 1989 M3 S54B32 Hers: 1989 325iX 1996 911 Turbo |
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Unless the pan is leaking, I believe there's no reason to change the filter. It's a metal screen designed to catch chunks of your transmission from wrecking the rest of the transmission. If you have metal pieces in the screen, its time for a rebuild anyway!
-Stuart |
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Anyway, you can buy a filter kit for a pretty reasonable price at rockauto. There are a couple different types of oil pan gaskets. One is the simple rubber while there seems to be another that is rubberized metal. https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...ic,filter,8600
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2003 BMW X5 3.0i -- MT5, 3.64s final gears, H&R lowering springs, K-Mac bushing kit 2007 BMW X3 3.0Si -- MT6 |
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I misspoke earlier. Other transmissions I've serviced have metal screen that was pretty much a lifetime part. Is the BMW trans filter similar to an oil filter material?
-Stuart |
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