transmission fluid flush question

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Shaun

Had it done by Adamstown Car Doctors Newcastle, EXCELLENT for fluids & general maintanance service etc...

BMW wanted $980 for the same job

the flush is just a gravity flush about 4 - 5 times as no one seems to have a power flush adapter large enough for the gearbox...
but it went from black sludge to clean fluid and you can't tell me having dirty old transmission fluid is good...

Well been 4 months since the flush & it's smooth as silk, I have a friend with a Ford Ft6 Typhoon SAME gearbox & he could not believe how smooth the gear changes were, in Normal Sport or Manual modes.

Since then had from & rear camber/caster kits fitted & aligned New front castor bushes new front & Rear brake rotors & pads plus a set of NITTO INVO rear tyres, very nice

[frozenwaffles]

wow that sounds amazing! i just had my trasnmission rebuilt...and while its functioning amazing...the shifts are not smooth as silk.I feel a little bit jibbed for $3500 for a complete rebuild.
tell me this Shaun, when you are stopped at lights and in drive...do you have any vibrations from the driveline? i have a small amound with the AC off, but the car shakes alot with the AC on.

[mysweetx5]

when I changed mine last time, after searching alot all over the web, I ended up by using ZF lifeguard 5 fluid which is made exactly by the same transmission manufacture in germany. So I don't see anything wrong doing using this fluid which is rated as: LT 71141 NOTE: Only for "Green Tag" . And my car is a:2001 X5 4.4i E53. Also whatever where I search for ATF fluid for my car, this fluid always stated as: OEM and always much expensive.($22.99/liter)

I bought a case of 6 quarts and it took nearly all 6 bottles because I had a leak
somewhere by the front torque converter. I will post a few pics soon how the job went down. So far so good, transmission shift smoothly just as it was.
I don't use shifting anyway, I simply put my car in Letter "D" and take off.

I strongly believe that a lot of people do not know how to properly use the
shifting method, meaning they dont know that "Each gear:1-2-3-4-5 should be corresponded to certain speed exactly. If not, you're using the risk of crashing your transmission by putting too much compression inside.
Let's say that you're going 50 mil/hour and your selector is still on 2 gear.
Or going over 55mil/hour but suddenly decide to put the gear on 2 or 3, when your gear supposed to be around 4 through 5 @ this speed.

This is where most transmission crashed/failed but blaming on fluid change later, after all they have already caused. (It's like thinking to put a new lock on the gate to secure the house after it has already been vandalized inside)

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by frozenwaffles

wow that sounds amazing! i just had my trasnmission rebuilt...and while its functioning amazing...the shifts are not smooth as silk.I feel a little bit jibbed for $3500 for a complete rebuild.
tell me this Shaun, when you are stopped at lights and in drive...do you have any vibrations from the driveline? i have a small amound with the AC off, but the car shakes alot with the AC on.

My X5 is like a new car, no vibration it's perfect. You forget about all the annoying problems & just drive when everything works as it was designed to.
Love it

[frozenwaffles]

wow, good to hear. guess i will have to get mine looked at again.
there guys did the build: Automatic Transmission Serivce & Repairs to Bmw - Saab - Volvo - Range Rover Transmissions and Valve Body - We offer and Sell Transmission Parts
clearly not very good....
Where did you get your camber and castor kits from?

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by frozenwaffles

wow, good to hear. guess i will have to get mine looked at again.
there guys did the build: Automatic Transmission Serivce & Repairs to Bmw - Saab - Volvo - Range Rover Transmissions and Valve Body - We offer and Sell Transmission Parts
clearly not very good....
Where did you get your camber and castor kits from?

I got my camber/caster kits from Kmac Rockdale
I would definitely get them to instal as the rear are a huge job. Anyone else will mess it up and take days they are so familiar with the kits they can do it in half a day. The front are straight forward the rear are a big install