Bad Torque Converter Seal

[footsurg]

Well today as I pulled out of the garage I noticed a small puddle of greenish fluid that had the consistency of oil on the garage floor under the right side of the X just below the tranny/torque converter. So I put it up on ramps to inspect the source of fluid to find that it is coming from the seal between the torque converter and the transmission. I am assuming that the fluid on the floor is transmission fluid. I have searched this board and found that 2 other folks had this issue. Both had the problem at about 60,000 miles and BMW warranted the cost even though both vehicles were technically out of warranty. My X has 50,100 miles.

Can anyone provide info as to whether this is a common problem and if BMW is assuming fault for this one across the board? Both guys on this board who had this issue stated that the dealer quoted them $1300 to fix the issue before BMW was called in and decided to warrant it. I just want to get all my facts together before I bring it in next week. I don't think this kind of problem should be happening on any 3 year old vehicle with 50,000 miles regardless of make or price much less than on a $60,000 model.

I have posted a couple of pics of where the trouble is coming from. The pics are not really clear but you can see what I am talking about on the close up. You can see some green residue between the transmission and torque converter housings. I would love to chat with anyone who has any specific info on this issue such as a TSB or inside BMW info.

Thanks for listening to my ranting.

Mark