Trans filter kit...Shop says Elring brand is OEM

[JayX5]

My shop is doing the trans flush on my x5 along with a new trans filter. He says there are many brands to choose from but they are all OEM, just like the BMW oil filter is a MANN filter. So does anyone know if Elring is an OEM part?

[JCL]

The only way to know for sure is to buy it from the dealer. Lots of suppliers make parts for manufacturers and also to sell direct, and just because the same supplier made them doesn't mean that the parts have the same specification or quality.

[jcm3]

JAYX5,
Let me know who is doing the flush & fill so I can get it done there as well..how many miles you got?

[jyosh]

pretty sure if the trans is ZF, get a ZF filter. on pelican parts, there are two manufacturers listed as OEM supplier, ZF and IBS. i would go with ZF, the filter kit from them is $74, which i guess is reasonable.

[JCL]

Well, he has a 3.0 according to his profile, so it isn't a ZF transmission but rather a GM one.

Safest way is to get it from the dealer.