uheenada

I searched e60 and found the part number though it says hydraulic repair kit. It's is #23427571297 which is the pump for
all non M SMG. According to realoem, it listed as lil over $400 and I emailed Garry this morning for the price with discount and told me
$290 plus shipping So, that just clarify me that I can get the pump and for cheap. Now I can sleep better at night that when the pump fails,
it won't break my wallet

PS Just for the heck of it, I searched realoem for e46 m3 smg pump and firstly, they don't sell the pump only(they sell pump and the accumulator) and it listed as $1900.
Damn M parts

pughmat

Well well well - two months and 2000 miles and everything happened again today.....once again, I had the transmission fail safe warning (restricted to 1-3rd and R) on the way to work followed by the SES light on the way. Parked the car at the office, went out for lunch, no transmission warning, car drives fine (SES light still on). Turning into the office after lunch and transmission fault, stuck in neutral at a stoplight. Hazzards on, people behind me mad....had to restart the car three times, finally went back to normal driving, no transmission warnings (SES light still on). UGH!!!!!!!!! I love this car, butI'm about ready to sell it. It's just not reliable right now.

Back to the shop tomorrow. I sure hope I didn't pay $800 to fix something that wasn't broke. It did work for two months without issue though. I'll follow up again.

uheenada

WOW it happend again?
One thing I'm considering is that, maybe SMG is such a rare that indy shops don't have enough experience with it. There could be small neglegence/mistakes
can end up breakage. Good luck and keep us updated.

Ellicit

damn it's scary... looking forward to your updates

/subscribed

pughmat

Problem found - Slave cylinder has now gone bad too. Now that the pump is actually pumping again (with the correct amount of fluid / pressure), the slave cylinder has apparently failed. In fact, when I was leaving my garage I noticed a large amount of fluid on the floor as well. I've also noticed some shuddering again and it could be that there is a problem with the clutch as well or possibly leaked fluid on the clutch. If that's the case, I could be looking at a repair job there too for over $1000. Fun stuff.

Anyway, for those of us with SMG's the local shop indicated $1100 for parts and $300 for labor on the slave cylinder. Just for grins, the slave cylinder part for a non-smg, about $75.

If anything else turns up, I'll update. Hope the rest of you don't suffer the same trouble. I have about 78,000 now on my 2005 530i SMG.

Ellicit

so you already spent $800, now another $1400?
that does suck man... but i know getting the car back on the road is priceless...
maybe you should also look into getting an aftermarket warranty?

pughmat

Apparently, these kinds of parts are scare for a non-M SMG car, at least according to my non-dealer shop. It took about two weeks to have a part sent from Germany. Car was not drivable during the wait time. The shudder seems to have gone away as a result.

Total cost with install and tax was $1500.

Hope this does not become a regular thing for those of you with SMG cars.

blackfalcon

Who is Garry? That can get parts at such a good discount?

blackfalcon

Figured it out should have searched. Garry at Newport BMW.