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mam4.6 (Since you sub'd).
Heres the results of my trip to the Transmission Shop:
My Tranny has 162k - Original with never getting fluid replaced.
- Fluid Checked. Fluid was full, not low. Was definitely dirty, but no particles.
- Mechanic confirmed my issues with the following - shakes/stutters at low speeds in between gears, shaking when going uphills at slow speeds, jumps in RPM "stepping" as increasing speed around 55mph. Also had a weird drone noise at certain speed/rpm that sounded odd every once in a while.
He said it was internal and recommended a rebuild. After considering my options and reading this post, I have decided to go for the rebuild. It makes the most sense with this many miles and I head out to the mountains quite a bit - so its not going to make sense to take a chance.
Ill have the X back in about 1.5 weeks - Ill report the difference when its back. Its going to set me back 3k. To all the die hards who recommend BMW only remans, Ill take my chances here. This shop has done numerous X5 Rebuilds with good reviews. I cant see spending 7-8k on a reman for this old of a car - heck, 3k is pushing it. But I do love this thing still and might have been missing out on the power it once had due to this tranny issue. As I got used to the weirdness in the tranny, I guess I didnt notice losing the power as much as I should have since Ive been driving like this the past 7 months or so.
...we'll see. If it comes out bad, then its my fault and 3k lost - Thats a gamble Im willing to take. Stay tuned.
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01-09-2015, 09:55 PM
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