Auto tranny swap

After recently getting my 1991 525 running awesome, with help from here, my wife was hit and spun into a cable barrier by a hit-n-run driver and totaled the car.

I found another with a bad transmission that I could swap. How extensive are the BMW's to swap tranny's? I've done dozens on Chevy trans, but never a Bimmer.

Thanks,

I've never done it, but I can't imagine that it would be anymore difficult than the other ones you have done. Many have swapped the transmission from auto to manual without too much difficulty, so I wouldn't think a straight swap would be too difficult.

Good luck.

Actually... many of these BMW's came with GM (Chevy) transmissions. Nothing complicated at all about the swap. You will have to drop the exhaust system on both cars, which can be a major hassle if badly rusted. Download the Bentley manual and have at it

+1 on easy nut and bolt job. PROVIDING you are swapping identical transmissions. While stuff is out an ideal chance to get the engine bay and surrounds really clean!