this

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...r-rebuild.html

Thank You im not sure how i missed that search result im must have been tired hahah....ill look into it.

Have to run to work today but ill update tonight when i get back. Ill have to redump the pan again what a joy but again thank you for that idea its the only thing thats possible ...... as the key was the same last week as this and cable is fine the lever feels same no tightness....also the car shows its in R unlike the thread above but you never know i guess it cant hurt to move it abit and see what happens!

Ok time for an update!!!

On my way to work I took my only key ( lost the good one) to the battery plus store and asked the guy if they carried the rechargeable battery and they did for $15 bucks. so I cut the damn key open and right there he desoldered the old battery and reattached a new one for an extra 1 dollar. so 16 bucks total now all i have to do is reprogram it. any how i got home and tried like 20 times to start and voila it started. finally i did not even drop the tranny pan yet to check the sensor for the gears yet. so all in all I think the issue that it comes down to is that my dead (now with new battery) still needs to be reprogrammed no matter what. Since i can not find the good key I am forced to hit the dealer tomorrow morning and order a new key. once that comes it ill use it to code the old key and keep the new one as a spare or alternate once in a while.

so some how the computer mistakenly allows the dead key to start the car even tho it shouldnt and that was my case last week which was why i was so stumped as to why it wouldnt start this week. anyhow thank you guys for the help and maybe this will help some else...thank you!!


PS: tranny feels so damn smooth WOW has not felt like this in ages!!!! I did a total rebuild except for the pistons which looked really good so did not replace them.