DIY ZF 6HP19Z Transmission Drain & Refill
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FYI some local Napa stores do carry Pentosin ATF1 in stock in quarts
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well....i actually called another BMW dealer and was told they do sell the oil in 1/2 litters. Here is the BMW part number for it: 83220406929
i dont want to change the ATF just need to somehow top it off. I purchased a vehicle from an auction and the cooling system was removed including the trans oil cooler. I have reinstalled the cooling system and have refilled the POWER STEERING fluid (which was completely drained) but the vehicle wont engage into gear and my suspicion is that the ATF is low as well and needs to be filled back up. I am thinking i can just undo one of the pipes going into the trans cooler and fill up from there. I am now going to BMW to buy 1-2 litter of ATF by providing my own container.
i dont want to change the ATF just need to somehow top it off. I purchased a vehicle from an auction and the cooling system was removed including the trans oil cooler. I have reinstalled the cooling system and have refilled the POWER STEERING fluid (which was completely drained) but the vehicle wont engage into gear and my suspicion is that the ATF is low as well and needs to be filled back up. I am thinking i can just undo one of the pipes going into the trans cooler and fill up from there. I am now going to BMW to buy 1-2 litter of ATF by providing my own container.
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Yay finally got the trans service done 3 shops later. Cost me about 270 in labor well worth it since I just got done doing the complete front suspension which saved me enough money so I outsourced this job. Mine actually took 7.5 liters of fluid after drain. It was sitting for a few hours I guess. All in all not to bad. i did use the Mercon SP. The shop offered me there fluid whic was redline dtf 4 which was a little bit better than mine as far as wear protection and service intervals but the Mercon is more fuel efficient just needs to be changes every 2 years or sooner. Oh and pay the extra money for the Mecatronics rubber sleeve(20 bucks) its only assessable when pan is off and it is prone to leak when old.
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Yay finally got the trans service done 3 shops later. Cost me about 270 in labor well worth it since I just got done doing the complete front suspension which saved me enough money so I outsourced this job. Mine actually took 7.5 liters of fluid after drain. It was sitting for a few hours I guess. All in all not to bad. i did use the Mercon SP. The shop offered me there fluid whic was redline dtf 4 which was a little bit better than mine as far as wear protection and service intervals but the Mercon is more fuel efficient just needs to be changes every 2 years or sooner. Oh and pay the extra money for the Mecatronics rubber sleeve(20 bucks) its only assessable when pan is off and it is prone to leak when old.
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I recently did a pan and fluid change for my 6HP26 using the excellent info from this post. I also ordered the mechatronics sleeve, but since it was not leaking, not even a little, I did not replace it. The refill was more difficult than I thought it would be and I ended up spilling about half a liter of the fluid on the floor. A hot exhaust pipe on the V8 runs right by the drain plug and I also got a bit of a burn from it. The car was on jack stands which made the job a lot harder than it would be on a lift. I strongly recommend using a lift for this job if you can borrow one or rent time on one.
Out of curiosity, I broke open the old plastic oil pan to check out the filter. I was surprised at how clean it was, it looked white, like new. Aside from some very fine metal powder on the magnets, the pan & filter were very clean. I drive my car pretty hard at times and expected to see a lot more evidence of it than I did. So, unless you are totally obsessed with tranmission fluid cleanliness, I would suggest that replacing the pan/ filter combo is not terribly important and could probably be skipped.
I also recommend that anyone replacing the pan & filter order at least 5 of the pan bolts. (I think someone else on this board recommended that, but I missed that post until after I had started the job.) I had a few bolts that were a bit corroded, difficult to remove and should have been replaced, but since I doubt I will replace the pan again, I didn't think it was all that important.
Out of curiosity, I broke open the old plastic oil pan to check out the filter. I was surprised at how clean it was, it looked white, like new. Aside from some very fine metal powder on the magnets, the pan & filter were very clean. I drive my car pretty hard at times and expected to see a lot more evidence of it than I did. So, unless you are totally obsessed with tranmission fluid cleanliness, I would suggest that replacing the pan/ filter combo is not terribly important and could probably be skipped.
I also recommend that anyone replacing the pan & filter order at least 5 of the pan bolts. (I think someone else on this board recommended that, but I missed that post until after I had started the job.) I had a few bolts that were a bit corroded, difficult to remove and should have been replaced, but since I doubt I will replace the pan again, I didn't think it was all that important.
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I recently did a pan and fluid change for my 6HP26 using the excellent info from this post. I also ordered the mechatronics sleeve, but since it was not leaking, not even a little, I did not replace it. The refill was more difficult than I thought it would be and I ended up spilling about half a liter of the fluid on the floor. A hot exhaust pipe on the V8 runs right by the drain plug and I also got a bit of a burn from it. The car was on jack stands which made the job a lot harder than it would be on a lift. I strongly recommend using a lift for this job if you can borrow one or rent time on one.
Out of curiosity, I broke open the old plastic oil pan to check out the filter. I was surprised at how clean it was, it looked white, like new. Aside from some very fine metal powder on the magnets, the pan & filter were very clean. I drive my car pretty hard at times and expected to see a lot more evidence of it than I did. So, unless you are totally obsessed with tranmission fluid cleanliness, I would suggest that replacing the pan/ filter combo is not terribly important and could probably be skipped.
I also recommend that anyone replacing the pan & filter order at least 5 of the pan bolts. (I think someone else on this board recommended that, but I missed that post until after I had started the job.) I had a few bolts that were a bit corroded, difficult to remove and should have been replaced, but since I doubt I will replace the pan again, I didn't think it was all that important.
Out of curiosity, I broke open the old plastic oil pan to check out the filter. I was surprised at how clean it was, it looked white, like new. Aside from some very fine metal powder on the magnets, the pan & filter were very clean. I drive my car pretty hard at times and expected to see a lot more evidence of it than I did. So, unless you are totally obsessed with tranmission fluid cleanliness, I would suggest that replacing the pan/ filter combo is not terribly important and could probably be skipped.
I also recommend that anyone replacing the pan & filter order at least 5 of the pan bolts. (I think someone else on this board recommended that, but I missed that post until after I had started the job.) I had a few bolts that were a bit corroded, difficult to remove and should have been replaced, but since I doubt I will replace the pan again, I didn't think it was all that important.
When I change the pan, I will replace all the bolts not just a few, peace of mind.