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09-15-2005, 07:36 AM
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Auto Trans needs replacing
Has any body here experianced trans issues?? 
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09-15-2005, 08:37 AM
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09-15-2005, 08:49 AM
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I have a 2001 4.4i with 72,000 miles on it, 25,000 of which have pulled an 8,300 pound GVWR 31 foot travel trailer. UNRELATED TO THE TOWING, the "torque converter radial seal" began leaking at 62,000 miles. BMW warranted the $1,300 repair which was non-invasive to the transmission. I had the fluid changed at my expense during their warranty work (Read my thread of several months ago titled "100 Ata-Boys"). The fluid was still serviceable, so the number of miles on the fluid/transmission and severity of service is not necessarily indicative of failure
Your statement that several weeks ago your transmission was "hunting in 5th gear" and now that the oil "was sludgy and contained metal particles" indicates that your 5th gear clutch was "making & breaking" (hunting) either due to its mechanical failure or to a computer programming error causing the clutch to unnecessarily "make & break". The continual "making & breaking" generates tremendous heat which will degrade (oxidize) the oil. With the heat and degraded oil the 5th gear clutch has evidently catastrophically failed throwing wear metal throughout the transmission which would, as the dealer says, necessitate replacement (or overhaul) of the transmission. Hindsight being 20-20 vision, you should have had the “hunting” problem corrected when it first manifested to mitigate transmission damage since if it was caused by a computer error it would be much less expensive to R&R the computer than the transmission. I’d query BMW to see if they have a KNOWN problem with their transmissions failing in this way. No transmission should fail at 97000klms unless it’s been seriously abused.
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09-15-2005, 08:50 AM
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Failed transmissions don't seem to be a common problem, but it can happen. Sorry to hear that it happened on yours. As was referenced, an alternative to putting in a new one is to have yours rebuilt or put in a used one. Not sure what the shipping costs to AU would be, but here's one on eBay - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-...spagenameZWDVW
(note, that seller's feedback isn't perfect and the details don't indicate if that's from a 3.0i or a 4.4i - so do your homework) 
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09-15-2005, 08:53 AM
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09-15-2005, 09:04 AM
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Here is a link for X5 transmission on their site: http://www.data.bmrparts.com/bmwpart...70189765U.html (3.0i) http://www.data.bmrparts.com/bmwpart...70049809U.html (4.4i) They seem like a really good place to buy parts from. They have a dedicated shipping department, and do ship globally  .
Last edited by vinuneuro; 09-15-2005 at 09:10 AM.
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09-15-2005, 12:00 PM
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You should talk to BMW, I once had a clutch that failed at 70-80k/miles(that was well over 10 years ago), my car was out of warranty, but to my biggest surprise, when I came to pick up my car, the service advisor told me that BMW was picking up the bill ( that was a very expensive repair since they had to remove the engine to get to the clutch). The advisor told me that BMW considered that a clutch shouldn't fell at 70k/miles and offer to replace it for free. Of course at the time they were a much smaller company, so they may have tried harder then.
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09-15-2005, 07:50 PM
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Thanks for the great feedback guys...I have since spoken with the dealer and BMW say they will assist to the tune of 50% (AUD$5000). I'm thinking that this is a reasonable deal, however, I agree that the tranny should not fail at this mileage and would really like to know why it has. My problem though maybe that I have only owned this vehicle for less than a year and bought it (Not from a BMW Dealer...yes I know!!!)when it had 70K on it. All my previous BMW purchases have been from a dealer and all had warranty and I have never had a previous claim? Unlucky I guess. If I can get the bill down to around AUD$4000 ($US2500), do you guys think this is acceptable???
Looking forward to your response.
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