Reply With QuoteOriginally Posted by brian_s
1995 525iA trans
does the 1995 525i have 4L30E GM trans?
Big Time Poster
Have the same car - GM Sealed Tranny!
Big, Big Time Poster
Yours has no drain plug? :-)
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2 Grand Master
Mine has no dip stick but has a drain plug
Thanks,
1995 525i Auto, M50TU 2.5L, EAT chip, 1/95 build, USA, 205/65/15 tires, ASC+T, HID, lumbar, EC Mirror, BMW Alpine 5 radio with BMW-Pioneer CD Changer, abt 236k miles, Oxford Green/Parchment
Major Contributor
NOT sealed...service every 30k!!!
my '95 525ia has been serviced every 30k since new...now at 120k and needing it again.
Bill B.
95 525i
A4S310R is in my 95 525ia (build date 10/94)
I just serviced it myself.
New filter kit. I would get the one from BMA. I got one from auto parts store but it did not include the sump pump gasket.
I ended up getting the needed gasket from dealer for 20 something (comes with new bolts).
Luke
95 525ia
Big, Big Time Poster
Then why do you think it is sealed?
It has the exact same transmission as both of my 1991 525i's and they certainly aren't sealed. The only difference is that mine do have a dipstick.
I know that many well meaning BMW people call all of these trannys sealed, but that is really a very bad description. It causes many owners to think that because their trannys are "sealed" they never have to change the fluid, and that is totally wrong. These trannys use a non-synthetic Dexron fluid that needs to be changed every 30,000 miles or so to be safe.
The only E34 auto trannys that I would ever call sealed, and they really aren't, are those in the 540's because they use a special BMW synthetic fluid that is very long lasting. BMW mistakenly calls this fluid "lifetime", which it isn't, but it will last 80,000 miles or so before it needs changing.
There is nothing about the 525i GM trannys that should cause the word sealed to be used to describe them, but so many people still call them that.
Sorry about the rant, this is simply one of the topics about our cars that really tends to set me off. I hear too many owners talk about never needing to change their tranny fluid because they are "sealed".
Dick Schneiders
2 Grand Master
Never said mine is sealed???
Thanks,
1995 525i Auto, M50TU 2.5L, EAT chip, 1/95 build, USA, 205/65/15 tires, ASC+T, HID, lumbar, EC Mirror, BMW Alpine 5 radio with BMW-Pioneer CD Changer, abt 236k miles, Oxford Green/Parchment
Big, Big Time Poster
Oops - Sorry, Russell. I got confused with an earlier post that
did call the GM 525i tranny a sealed one.
My apologies - I guess I was too primed for fighting this battle once again.
Dick Schneiders (2, 1991 525i's)
Thanks to all.......I am working on a 1995 525i. My car is a 91 525i. I just recently had my Trans replaced after the original could not be rebuilt. Mine with the 218358 miles on it, finally cooked. Several hard parts were chewed up and really not worth the hunt for new ones. So I purchased a core out of Florida for $550.00. They guaranteed it rebuild able....so I had it rebuilt by K and W Trans in Dallas for $650.00. The original case had a dip stick/filler tube.....the replacement Trans...Does not. Before I stabbed it in I thought I'd check.....Thanks to ALL!
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