E60 Transmission oil flush?
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This lack of maintenance requirements(as well as PITA to do it) makes me to not to get CPOs anymore unless the mileage is under 25k where the long term affects of lack of maintenance doesn't hurt the car yet. Also get rid of the car at 100k if you haven't done any proper maintenance like other car makers make you do. My 545 will going to be last one to keep above 150k miles since I can still do the proper maintenance without those hassles. Honestly I can't justify close to a $1k in replacing ATF. It's beginning to make sense to me that if you are going to keep the car way beyond 100k miles, don't bother spending close to $1000 at the dealer for ATF wait till around 120k-150k which will cost you somewhere around $4000-$5000(if you replace every 30k) just use that money you saved to replace the whole tranny. It should cost no more than 7k installed at the dealer or a lot cheaper if you go with indy. About same cost as replacing the fluid but you get a whole new tranny/remanufactured.
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I just wish BMW drops their gimmicky 'low-maintenance' and 'free maintenance' programs and start advising people on the proper maintenance intervals like responsible automakers do.
I am stunned that there hasn't been a class-action lawsuit against the company for improper advice causing failures "after" the warranty period. There might be $billions in it for persistent lawyers armed with the right experts. I still wouldn't discount this.
I am stunned that there hasn't been a class-action lawsuit against the company for improper advice causing failures "after" the warranty period. There might be $billions in it for persistent lawyers armed with the right experts. I still wouldn't discount this.
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Originally Posted by 968turboS' post='1038076' date='Oct 22 2009, 08:14 PM
A few pictures..
Transmission has 75k on it. I guess it all depends, what kind of soup you want to run in your car? Eggdrop or HotnSour
More details with a DIY to follow.
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Transmission has 75k on it. I guess it all depends, what kind of soup you want to run in your car? Eggdrop or HotnSour
More details with a DIY to follow.
Regards.
Raj
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Originally Posted by uheenada' post='1038086' date='Oct 22 2009, 09:24 PM
This lack of maintenance requirements(as well as PITA to do it) makes me to not to get CPOs anymore unless the mileage is under 25k where the long term affects of lack of maintenance doesn't hurt the car yet. Also get rid of the car at 100k if you haven't done any proper maintenance like other car makers make you do. My 545 will going to be last one to keep above 150k miles since I can still do the proper maintenance without those hassles. Honestly I can't justify close to a $1k in replacing ATF. It's beginning to make sense to me that if you are going to keep the car way beyond 100k miles, don't bother spending close to $1000 at the dealer for ATF wait till around 120k-150k which will cost you somewhere around $4000-$5000(if you replace every 30k) just use that money you saved to replace the whole tranny. It should cost no more than 7k installed at the dealer or a lot cheaper if you go with indy. About same cost as replacing the fluid but you get a whole new tranny/remanufactured.
I would spend abit less on changing the oil than get a new 1 but that me.
also in HK it only cost $445us to do the job not $1000us but that price is not at the BMWHK dealers
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Originally Posted by pinguhk' post='1038130' date='Oct 22 2009, 10:30 AM
my was not that dark. I say it was about 50% of the darkens
Dark does not always mean that it's bad. That is the nature of fluid.
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='1038145' date='Oct 22 2009, 10:40 AM
My dealer said it would cost around $450.
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='1038145' date='Oct 22 2009, 10:40 PM
My dealer said it would cost around $450.
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Originally Posted by porsche911targa' post='1038090' date='Oct 22 2009, 06:41 AM
I just wish BMW drops their gimmicky 'low-maintenance' and 'free maintenance' programs and start advising people on the proper maintenance intervals like responsible automakers do.
I am stunned that there hasn't been a class-action lawsuit against the company for improper advice causing failures "after" the warranty period. There might be $billions in it for persistent lawyers armed with the right experts. I still wouldn't discount this.
I am stunned that there hasn't been a class-action lawsuit against the company for improper advice causing failures "after" the warranty period. There might be $billions in it for persistent lawyers armed with the right experts. I still wouldn't discount this.
Oh BTW what's Porsche's recommendation on oil change and flushes? Last I read in the manual my 987 shows 20K before the first oil change or 2 years!
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='1038350' date='Oct 22 2009, 02:53 PM
How many failures have there been as a result of this "low/free maintenance" I still see a lot of high mileage E39 and E46s running around and havent heard of that many people blowing out their engine or tranny due to not changing the oil as frequent.
Oh BTW what's Porsche's recommendation on oil change and flushes? Last I read in the manual my 987 shows 20K before the first oil change or 2 years!
Oh BTW what's Porsche's recommendation on oil change and flushes? Last I read in the manual my 987 shows 20K before the first oil change or 2 years!
As far as Porsche's interval, I doubt a single Porsche owner even drives 20k in 2 yrs, let alone leave the same oil in their car .
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