I just noticed that ZF switched from Filtran to Hengst for the GA8HP45Z GA8HP70Z Oil Pan and Filter Kit. The difference is Hengst uses a white filter now. If you have black you have the older version. I still have not installed mine so I am returning it, and ordering the new version. Just wanted...

Hello, I have been having a weird transmission problem since I've bought the car (1.5 year ago). The RPM (tachometer) shifts up (1st and 2nd) before the car actually shifts up to the second gear (1st to 2nd). There seems to be synchronization problem (the car itself actually shift 1-2 seconds...

Hi, when I park the car for several hours, or after overnight park, then I start the car, its giving me the transmission fault message and goes into gearbox safty lock mode, and after some few minutes of driving I switch off the car then on and it drives ok. Any idea or suggestions please thanks

Hi, so i have a 2008 328xi my car currently starts normally but when i go to shift to drive or reverse theres a delay and then it engages in limp mode. The most recent repairs were the alternator a month ago, and the radiator was replaced earlier in the week. My first thought was to add more...

Hello everyone, I'm sorry if this isn't the right place or way to post this. But I just bought my first BMW--2011 335d. And I love it like crazy. But quick question. In the desire to save money, I decided to do the oil and transmission fluid myself right away so I'd have a record of it. The oil...

The message transmission fault kept coming over the screen on my 2006 750 I. I’ve read something about this, so I just shut the car off they said and turn it back on, and everything was fine. Then just tonight, it happen again. So I did what I did before, but the thing wouldn’t go off. So it...

i need help on what to do with my transmission if the engine is perfectly fine but when i shift my transmission into Reverse or Drive and it doesn’t move at all, just revs. need help in what to do.

270k miles, runs great.... but stuck in Trans. Fails. Prog. Speedo doesn't work when in trans fails. It randomly waits to come on until I stop and then it will come on. It is predominently on though. I have checked all fuses, and researched like a mad man... I still can't figure this out...

Hi all, I’m on a tight budget and hoping someone can help... I have a 2009 335i xdrive coupe. My uncles been trying to help me fix for the past 2 years since the mechanic that was working on it died. At first, it was smoking when I first started the car in the morning with a lots of smoke, so he...

I have a 2004 X5 4.4i. My brake light and ABS light are always on, but whenever the brake light turns red (seemingly random while driving), the TRANSMISSION FAILSAFE PROG. message displays. When this happens the radio cuts in and out, as well as the speedometer turning off and on. The dealer...

I have had this car for about a month. A very clean vehicle. I have maintenance records from the previous (2nd) owner. But I have noticed twice that when I have been accelerating, say going up a hill, pause, then re-accelerate, the transmission seems to lose track of where it is, and it feels...

My 2012 X5 35i xDrive is giving me several errors and I'm not sure why. It's in the BMW garage now and they have it connected to their diagnostic system and cannot figure out what's wrong. I'm getting the following errors: Braking/chassis stabilization malfunction ABS 4x4 Parking brake...

The noise I'm having is a ticking noise coming from under the car. My mechanic is 93% positive its the throw-out bearing. When my foot is off the clutch, there is the ticking noise. It seems random because I cant hear it all the time, sometimes its quiet, mostly when the car is cold. but once...

Hello, I have a couple of issues with my transmission on my AT '06 530xi (6hp19). The transmission fluid was brown, sparkly (small metal shavings), and had an odor to it the last time it was checked. I have never had any fault codes relating to the TCM/transmission. Issues are listed below: 1...

Hey all! My first time posting here, but my name is Tyrone and I have a 2005 bmw 325i with 129k miles that I bought about 1/2 months ago. The only issue when I bought it was that the fuel ran too lean, which I got diagnosed and figured out it was because I had a big hole in the air intake hose...

Need to replace a worn out transmission mount and the lower engine torque mount on my 2014 i3 Rex. Any recommendations for a good i3 mechanic that can do this in ORange County Ca? Anybody knows if transmission and or motor need to be dismounted for this? I heard this is a repeated problem and...

HI folks. I got my transmission rebuilt, including torque converter rebuild. Full rebuild, new ATF, the full deal. Problem is, it has sporadic issues that present in one of the following ways: vibrating skipping/sliding into higher revs, then back down to normal, for about ½ to 2 seconds...

Hey Guys, Thank you for taking the time to read this. I have a 2014 BMW M6 GC with 42k miles So I was driving my car and had a drive train malfunction. When I took it to BMW they said replace the clutches. I ended up going with aftermarket clutches and got them done at SSP performance. After...

Hey everybody, so my 1999 e39 540i's transmission has been problematic since I bought it. First of all its a slop box, gears are vague and there is about an inch of play in every direction for every gear ( $400 car it was irresistible ). Anyway so I got the thing running, timing chain done among...