New auto trany time for my 95 525i?

[Russell]

Bill's ebay price is what I would pay for... alot of wholesale tranny builder prices are in that range. See who can install that tranny for you... Usually around $500 for install.

Tiger and Bill,
I appeaciate all the help. I am just do not want to buy an e-bay trany with no warrenty. I also will not even know the company that rebuilt it and then pay to have it installed. Then if it has any problems I am on my own (over long distance) and possibly starting all over again. Not enough security for me. also a lot of agrivation.

I think I have found what I plan to do I will use my local BMW indy who I have used since I bought my second BMW in 1991. This 95 is my third BMW. It will cost me a bunch more but I will have the security of a locally managed 30 month warrenty, new torque convertor and updated trany controller.

[Russell]

Tiger and Bill,
I appeaciate all the help. I am just do not want to buy an e-bay trany with no warrenty. I also will not even know the company that rebuilt it and then pay to have it installed. Then if it has any problems I am on my own (over long distance) and possibly starting all over again. Not enough security for me. also a lot of agrivation.

I think I have found what I plan to do I will use my local BMW indy who I have used since I bought my second BMW in 1991. This 95 is my third BMW. It will cost me a bunch more but I will have the security of a locally managed 30 month warrenty, new torque convertor and updated trany controller.

looks like the trany barely made it to the shop as my rebuilt trany is due to be delivered on the 17th. Been slipping & making whining sounds more and more every day. On the way home it abruptly had trans prog code and went into third. I avoided most of the lights. At last it would not go up a hill locked in slipping third. Pulled over and started the car a few time and trans prog light went out and car would use first and second gears even though slipping. Limped it two more miles and at the shop.

[Ross]

How has it turned out?
I feel your pain BTW as I'm now facing a dead ZF 5 spd autobox myself.

[Russell]

Ross,
It is being installed as I speak. I stopped by yesterday as the the trany was just delivered. It was strapped down in a large blue plastic box. Inside the box was a the trany/torque convertor and returnable cooler trany flush kit, new interlock switch and latest eprom for the controller. I was told it was dynoed before shipping. Total cost was about $3,400 with a 30 month unlimited mileage warrenty.

Link to the the rebuilder in CA. They rebuild only Merc and BMW tranys and only sell to shops. http://www.peius.com/Default.asp

Picked it up late this afternoon. Seems to shift smoother than ever before. However I have only driven it six miles in trafffic, in the rain at night.