2nd Gear blew up... Help

[acidfire52]

Hi guys. Need some help. I have a 1993 525i with a 5 speed.

Went to the bank today, and when I left, shifted into 2nd, and BANG. Nothing.

Pulled over, put it in 1st, goes just fine. 3rd, 4th, reverse all ok. nothing in 2nd.
Am guessing I need to replace the tranny, can you all help with which ones I can out in there. Will one from a 3 series work? It is a Getrag 250 correct?

THanks guys.

[indierthanthou]

sounds like a synchronizer

[DanDombrowski]

one from a 3 series will work as long as its a Getrag. The model is S5d-250G.

If you search my name on here, you'll find lots of posts regarding this, as I've recently had the same thing happen to me.

All in all, I ended up purchasing a reman unit from Vines for $700 + shipping. As for putting it in, well, I'd be interested to see what you get quoted to have the work done. Right now, most places are quoting a good bit higher than I'm willing to pay, so I think I'm going to have to do the work myself.

Where are you located?

And yes, you blew the syncro. Time for new transmission (or sell the car).

[acidfire52]

after doing a bunch of reading, sounds like it. Seems sorta common.

How hard are these things to rebuild? Place to get rebuild kit?

Also, looks like a 325 tranny will fit too... Any thoughts?

[acidfire52]

one from a 3 series will work as long as its a Getrag. The model is S5d-250G.

If you search my name on here, you'll find lots of posts regarding this, as I've recently had the same thing happen to me.

All in all, I ended up purchasing a reman unit from Vines for $700 + shipping. As for putting it in, well, I'd be interested to see what you get quoted to have the work done. Right now, most places are quoting a good bit higher than I'm willing to pay, so I think I'm going to have to do the work myself.

Where are you located?

And yes, you blew the syncro. Time for new transmission (or sell the car).

Lol.. I just finished reading your post on BF.com... $700 does not sound terrible... I would be doing the work myself with assitance from a family member that does this kind of thing for a living. Only sucky part will be no access to a lift. Will be doing this soon, will let you know how it goes.

Oh yeah.. I am in Denver, co

[DanDombrowski]

Yeah, the problem was that most junkyards (that even know what a BEEE- EM - DUB-a-yer was) were quoted like $500 for a trans with 120k miles on it. Granted, they should be much cheaper, but I eventually got tired of looking.

[acidfire52]

Well, just called Vines, their price has gone up to $850....

Am thinking about getting another car with a blown engine now and swaping that... Not sure what to do now.

[Dave M]

Is it a

S5D 250G ?

[colo525i]

Couldn't you also swap in a s5d-310z from the earlier m50 525 or 530i? Or would that have some other incompatibility (driveshaft etc)?. Just trying to provide more options.

[Dave M]

Couldn't you also swap in a s5d-310z from the earlier m50 525 or 530i? Or would that have some other incompatibility (driveshaft etc)?. Just trying to provide more options.

530 uses the 310Z? Good question about compatability, it might make finding one easier. I have a 310 in the 525 and just found one on e-bay, but it was ~$800 ;(