With 112k miles on an '03 330d its constantly at the back of my mind. Worse still, the entire drive of the vehicle passes through this shaft, so when it wears down, the vehicle no longer drives at all—and tends to make a horrendous racket when it tries. I've also included a nice video overview below. The advantages of the dual clutch box are lightening fast shifts with literally no perceptible interruption of power between shifts, though driving around town especially when starting from a standstill can feel a bit. Like all things mechanical, a transmission will not last forever, regardless of how well you take care of it. Additional heat will only further accelerate the failure of the transmission,.
Low or old fluid - filter change or worst case scenario torque converter failure?. At 112'000, you need to get this done now. Buy a 330i instead and you probably can get your mates to fix stuff, I doubt you will be diy coding 6 new injectors on the driveway or spending a quick afternoon swapping the turbo out. Had simular problem years back with a E34 525I, Ended up being low on fluid. These regulators are about £60 new and an hour for a specialist to change. Most owners would be well advised to install an aftermarket transmission cooler on their vehicle to pro-actively fight future overheating issues. A malfunctioning torque converter typically shows itself to the driver via transmission slippage or delayed shifting and shuddering.
Hi All, Been experiencing the 'cattle grid' effect for a few months and from reading on here it was pointing to a Torque Converter failure, well after a drive from the coast to Heathrow, it decided to die before I could get home complete loss of drive. Thanks David If they're doing a full rebuild, then there shouldn't be anything else to worry about as all solenoids and clutches will be replaced as part of the job. This is the oil pressure regulator for the main valve body, and if it fails, oil pressure to the forward clutches drops and the drive clutches burn out. A re-manufactured transmission also comes with a : three years compared to 90 days for a rebuilt transmission. So basically the next gear is always queued up and ready to go. If you already own a vehicle with this transmission, keep the above information in mind and try to catch the problems before they destroy the transmission.
The difference is how the car feels, how the transmission does its thing. How do you know that the old abrasive oil isn't a large part of the cause of those parts failing? So looking at a quoted rebuild cost of £1680 to £2340 now. Others said that I have problem with the coolant system. This does tie in nicely with the next fault, however. A new box with a new torque converter? But the buyer is very happy with it.
The computer handles the engagement of each clutch so that the car can be driven like a traditional automatic. Symptoms are; Started not pulling away and over revving when cold the same as in this video tagged 330d auto problem. Since you're asking the question and since you're talking about a basic 3 Series, I would assume you care less about raw sports car performance and more about daily comfort. Approximately 2L of fluid spilled out. I then looked around here and saw that this is a common problem. The easiest way to check for this problem is to remove the sump and check for debris.
The accumulators work by sitting a small sealed piston on top of a spring so that when the oil is fed into the chamber, it pushes the piston against the spring. Hope you get it sorted. Installing the wrong transmission with the wrong final gear ratio could cause all sorts of headaches. The one silver lining here is that the wear of this shaft is external to the transmission, and will not cause any damage to the rest of the box. These auto boxes are renowed to fail around this mileage so a used one wouldn't be worth the risk for me yeah thats true but a low mileage one would see you for another good five years or so. The result is a weak magnet that does not do the job it was designed to.
The garage say they have changed torque converters but also changed the while box for second hand ones. Sensors could send faulty codes and the computer could respond with error codes. What issues did u have? The car other than this is in very good condition and I want to keep it for a long time. Also I had to change two of the window regulators. As mentioned above, the transmission fluid expands when it heats up. .
These boxes are renowned for problems trust me, I know. Therefore great care should be taken when ordering a re-manufactured transmission. If a decision has to be made to replace the transmission, I highly recommend you consider a as your first choice. It then has started with a rumble between 60 and 75 at certain revs. When fixed, torque converter seal was damaged and new torque converter was required to be installed. When this happens the voltage will no longer pass through the wire and the solenoid will stop working. Well worth doing if you want to avoid a £1500 gearbox rebuild.
Nothing whatsoever to do with the oil. The reason the solonoids fail is because the internal rubber diaphragms split. I'm now like how is it possible to be overfilled?!? The 5L40-E gets around this problem with the use of a number of accumulators which allow the oil to be fed in gradually until the pressure is sufficiently high. He said 400 in labour for this A full rebuild on mine? Been like it since I got the car and have come to assume its just the nature of normal mode? Had the gearbox oil changed at 94,000 as a precaution, but might well get these two valves swapped out if its such a cheap job compared to a rebuild. As such, it is subject to the typical electronic transmission failures. The slipping clutches begin to burn up, further contaminating the oil with debris and, well, you get the picture. Below is a video on replacing the clutch pistons in a 5L40-E.
The oil has nothing to do with this. Unfortunately, a leaking pump seal would require the removal of the transmission to remedy. Been like it since I got the car and have come to assume its just the nature of normal mode? Failure to address this problem once it evolves could lead to the total failure of the transmission. You're in for an expensive time. There is no warning, just an expiring gearbox with no drive. Solenoids, in the simplest description, are nothing more than electric magnets that move a plunger.