Tranny Fluid Change
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My car just pass the 50k miles mark. It is time to change the tranny fluid. Has anyone done it and what is the cost of tranny fluid ??
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Hello,
I have an 04 545i with the 6 sp. ZF tranny.
The BMW fluid is like $30 a litre here in canada.
I used Castrol new ATF for imports which is compatible with Shell M1376.4 which is the BMW fluid.
it was about $7 /ltr. i bought 9 litres. you can get 4-5 litres out when u drop the pan.
after that i just started/stopped and drained/refilled the fluid like that.
There was a noticeable change in shifting when cold. My vehicle was close to 120K kms. or 70k miles.
hope that helps.
Ali C.
I have an 04 545i with the 6 sp. ZF tranny.
The BMW fluid is like $30 a litre here in canada.
I used Castrol new ATF for imports which is compatible with Shell M1376.4 which is the BMW fluid.
it was about $7 /ltr. i bought 9 litres. you can get 4-5 litres out when u drop the pan.
after that i just started/stopped and drained/refilled the fluid like that.
There was a noticeable change in shifting when cold. My vehicle was close to 120K kms. or 70k miles.
hope that helps.
Ali C.
Originally Posted by lcc014' post='788678' date='Feb 9 2009, 11:28 AM
My car just pass the 50k miles mark. It is time to change the tranny fluid. Has anyone done it and what is the cost of tranny fluid ??
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Thanks,
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Originally Posted by Rummat81' post='791823' date='Feb 12 2009, 11:18 PM
Hello,
I have an 04 545i with the 6 sp. ZF tranny.
The BMW fluid is like $30 a litre here in canada.
I used Castrol new ATF for imports which is compatible with Shell M1376.4 which is the BMW fluid.
it was about $7 /ltr. i bought 9 litres. you can get 4-5 litres out when u drop the pan.
after that i just started/stopped and drained/refilled the fluid like that.
There was a noticeable change in shifting when cold. My vehicle was close to 120K kms. or 70k miles.
hope that helps.
Ali C.
I have an 04 545i with the 6 sp. ZF tranny.
The BMW fluid is like $30 a litre here in canada.
I used Castrol new ATF for imports which is compatible with Shell M1376.4 which is the BMW fluid.
it was about $7 /ltr. i bought 9 litres. you can get 4-5 litres out when u drop the pan.
after that i just started/stopped and drained/refilled the fluid like that.
There was a noticeable change in shifting when cold. My vehicle was close to 120K kms. or 70k miles.
hope that helps.
Ali C.
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The latest Bavarian Autosport newsletter has a little blurb about changing the fluid. Go to www.bavauto.com, click the "Free Newsletter" link on the left, download the Winter 2008-2009 edition, and look on page 3.
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Originally Posted by beaker' post='792067' date='Feb 13 2009, 09:40 AM
The latest Bavarian Autosport newsletter has a little blurb about changing the fluid. Go to www.bavauto.com, click the "Free Newsletter" link on the left, download the Winter 2008-2009 edition, and look on page 3.
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Originally Posted by beaker' post='792067' date='Feb 13 2009, 09:40 AM
The latest Bavarian Autosport newsletter has a little blurb about changing the fluid. Go to www.bavauto.com, click the "Free Newsletter" link on the left, download the Winter 2008-2009 edition, and look on page 3.
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I see. I will research more and then try to do it myself. It should not be that hard to do.... because we are not doing a flush, just drain and fill.
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Originally Posted by Rummat81' post='791823' date='Feb 12 2009, 11:18 PM
Hello,
I have an 04 545i with the 6 sp. ZF tranny.
The BMW fluid is like $30 a litre here in canada.
I used Castrol new ATF for imports which is compatible with Shell M1376.4 which is the BMW fluid.
it was about $7 /ltr. i bought 9 litres. you can get 4-5 litres out when u drop the pan.
after that i just started/stopped and drained/refilled the fluid like that.
There was a noticeable change in shifting when cold. My vehicle was close to 120K kms. or 70k miles.
hope that helps.
Ali C.
I have an 04 545i with the 6 sp. ZF tranny.
The BMW fluid is like $30 a litre here in canada.
I used Castrol new ATF for imports which is compatible with Shell M1376.4 which is the BMW fluid.
it was about $7 /ltr. i bought 9 litres. you can get 4-5 litres out when u drop the pan.
after that i just started/stopped and drained/refilled the fluid like that.
There was a noticeable change in shifting when cold. My vehicle was close to 120K kms. or 70k miles.
hope that helps.
Ali C.
Did you drop the pan ? How much new tranny fluid did you use to refill ?
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