How long for a 5HP30 VB rebuild?

[tim]

Here's a link for the tranny fluid change- should give you a visual.

http://www.e38.org/zf-5hp30-service.html

My $.02 on the VB- It takes kirt maybe an hour, and he has a specialized dyno testing unit with a dedicated torque converter/tranny mount. It's worth the dough.

I bet you could give yourself a vasectomy too, but I wouldn't try it.

[zhandax]

Thanks, guys. I didn't find shogun's link, but cambridge posted one here http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthr...ighlight=5hp30
that looks like what you are talking about. Sounds like that guy spent 3 days and it sounds like he works at about my pace. That puts it in the weekend range. Warm enough weather for me to lay on a concrete floor for 3 days is still a few weeks away which gives me time to think about it.

Tim, does Kirt's setup check the solenoids? I would hate to trade mine, from a woman-driven dealer-maintained vehicle, for some from a car used in a detective movie in Miami. I guess if I finish the sportline conversion on the Mercedes so I had a car to drive I could just send him mine for a rebuild.