Transmission Prog...****....

[BFEINZIMER]

Hey,

Well I guess it happens to the best of us, i was drivin from my buddies house this morning to get food and I get to mickkeyd's, and on the way back I couldent get it to shift, It felt like it was in nutral (but the engline was pulling....

So it flashed Transmission Prog, I say ****, and stop the car to check this out on Google from my phone. So I did the only thing I could, limp back to his house (closer than home)...

Now I'm stuck here with my car, I'm only 17 (not mechanically smart), fearing the worst. I've let the car sit for awhile and tried to use it again but its has the same symptons though the cehck control hasent displayed anything.

So I've been reading about ATF fluid and DME and speed relays...I'm totally confused and kinda lost, so really whast the first logical step I should take?

Thanks

Brian

[BFEINZIMER]

ok so i drove it home, with my dad behing me...it was kinda funny cuse i had to go up a hill so i did it in reverse... and i was on the proper side of the road, going the right direction, but the car was facing backwards and a car cmae up "behind me" haha it was funny but f'ed up realizong my car is broken and i havta be a work in about an hour from now, but again not being mechanically smart, im not sure where to start even taking/looking into the car even after reading some forums stuff and the e34 trans program page......

[BFEINZIMER]

well what i did not write is that on the electronic display is shows shifts throught the gears in E and M so the shifter should be clean n all...but it is defenatly in limp mode...but the other weird thing is that trans prog only came on for a minute when this first started, i havent seen it again or anything fo that matter other than the narmal fasten seat belt and such int he check control...so come monday when reapir shops open im kind of lost of who to talk to first...ima call this place first i think

http://www.highlinemotorcars.com/service.htm


anyone, does anyone have ANYTHING to say?????

[Brazilianbimmer]

Start by checking the transmission fluid. (With the car running on idle.)
The dipstick should be on the driver side of the engine near the firewall.

[BFEINZIMER]

Ok, Ill run the car and pull the dip stick, clean it and redip it, after what should i be looking for when I pull it out the second time? Just for fluid?

[Brazilianbimmer]

The oil should be clear red and between the two notches on the tip of the dipstick. Hopefully near the top one. If it is low, find some Transmission fluid (dexron II) and carefully add it through the same opening the dipstick goes into. Use a small funnel and call yourself lucky if this fixes the problem!

[BFEINZIMER]

Ok so I ran the engine to operating temp....pulled and cleaned the stick, then redipped it and this is what I have:




Now you can't see it that well but I can see a bit of ATF on the top bulge so it coveres the area...I repeated this twice, same result, so I shut off the engine, removed, cleaned and redipped, and reread the stick, and it looked perfect with the fluid clearly between the 2 ticks, unlike it was showing with the engine on (even though I only left it in secral seconds before I re-read it...)

Ok, so next please haha

[Jon K]

Call local bmw graveyard. ask for a 5 spd and pedal assembly.

[jonsocal]

These two should be checked to see if you are getting the correct amperage from each. It is important in these cars (or so I have read). Keep us updated on how this turns out....

JSK

[CharlesAFerg]

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