3 Grand Master
ATF or The Real Thing?
Coming back from the DIY store today and all of a sudden it feels like somebody else applied the brakes then put their foot back on the gas. Drop it into 2nd and thats fine but 3rd and 4th it does it again. So I'm hoping low ATF but deep down I know it isnt. Drained 3 litres plus and put in about the same. Problem persists and I have a code 100 but no sensor codes. The colour says it all. Last time I changed it, it was red. Havent even looked it up but I reckon 3rd/4th clutches shot. So vote on the options:
1. Polish it up nicely- and throw it in the bin
2. Get a recon tranny for £1K+ - more than the car is worth
3. Do what you did last time and get a used tranny that dies
4. Go manual
5. Limp it to Liverpool in 2nd, leave it for 10 minutes and claim on insurance
This is not a whinge post but a request for a consensus
Big Time Poster
It really depends on if you want to keep the car itself. It seems to have pretty low mileage, so i would personally would put in another used transmission or convert to a manual, which would still cost a pretty high amount. It's mostly about how much you like the car and are willing to spend on it.
1989 11/88, M30B35 175k-miles 535iM
1988 04/87, M20B27 153k-miles 528e
1987 01/87, M30B34 126k-miles L6
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Grand Master
#5... That thing wouldn't last five minutes.
1995 XJR: 4.0L S/charged straight 6 Auto
What... It's not broken??? I can still fix it
Grand Master
Put yer bricks and 'car keys' away!Originally Posted by e34.535i.sport
It's a shame no-one makes a sensor that can detect how burned up fluid is - you'd know about the trouble before it became a major problem and have time to source a new tranny!
Last edited by Ferret; 04-20-2008 at 09:27 PM.
Grand Master
Option #6: Brookside the b*stard
4 Grand Master
Bury it in the new concrete slab.
"The gas pedal wouldn't go to the floor if it weren't meant to be there"
3 Grand Master
Should have included that as option no. 6
3 Grand Master
Option 4 - going manual
Did some research and found an article that said there is a welded bracket on the manual cars (to support the gearshift?) that doesnt appear on the autos. Anyone confirm this - or is it just a 'simple' nuts and bolts job? I also read that the auto diff is much too high ratio for the manual box. Well mine isnt the 4 speed you get in the US so I'm wondering what a 'good' ratio would be and if mine already has it
Big, Big Time Poster
#4.... just because driving is funner that way
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