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Old 03-05-2009, 08:26 PM
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Turns out something within the tranmission is going...something that connects to the vehicles security functions and isn't allowing the x5 to turn on.
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Old 03-06-2009, 01:21 AM
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Oh the fun of everything having to communicate through can bus communication. Sounds like a PT-CAN problem from the EGS to DME... Some lucky tech may be doing pinouts and checking communication, Oh the fun!
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The problem is with the Transmission Range Selector Switch.

A local transmission place thinks it might just be a wire gone and he wants to look at it...
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The problem is with the Transmission Range Selector Switch.

A local transmission place thinks it might just be a wire gone and he wants to look at it...
Whatever happened with the tranny leak?
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nothing, they didn't find any leak....
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Quote:
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This morning we noticed some transmission fluid on the ground while towing it.
I meant from this comment.
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Old 03-06-2009, 05:55 PM
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I hear ya, they said they never found any leak so it might have been coming from something else or it mighta just been droplets of water (the guy who said it was transmission fluid mighta been wrong).

Now to buy the part # 24357532668....anyone know where the best price is? If i'm getting the same product, might as well get the best price.

Local transmission guy said he might be able to fix it though without replacing the unit.
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Old 03-06-2009, 06:00 PM
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Contact Craig Hacker at BMW of Bloomfield, NJ [email protected].
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Update: Took it to mechanics, they setup a thing to bypass the switch and it started shifting really hard. They said to get the switch put on i'd need to take it to BMW since they don't have the tools. Friend said a tranmission service in town can remove and fix it. Took it to that transmission mechanic, he put range selector switch on but it is still hard shifting.

Transmission guy didn't charge me a cent but I guess I'm going for a trip to the closest dealer...good news is, the transmission guy removed the jimmy rigged thing and now has the range selector switch on
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When the first mechanics got the car working, they put in a wire that bypassed the range selector switch's security function which wasn't allowing the car to start.

They didn't open the transmission but set that up someplace so it would start. The transmission guy didn't remove this connection and I think thats whats wrong with it. Anyone know where this would be connected too?

Due to me breaking up with the daughter of one of the main guys lately, im not exactly going to call him up and ask for help on this
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