Reply With Quotedude! How the hell can you jack it up and check the trans fluid?
'94 530iT won't move - Trans code?
I just got my first BMW six months ago, and now it seems dead (and my dream car as well). HELP!! I have a '94 530iT with 95k, it has run great then Monday morning, it just would not move. It felt like it was slipping into gear but nadda. I jacked it up and checked the trans fluid, it was full, but I replaced with top notch Mobile 1 and still Nadda. The message center reads TRANS, does this mean I need a new transmission. I am desperate and broke!
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dude! How the hell can you jack it up and check the trans fluid?
95 E34 530I V2.37
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LMFAO!!!!Originally Posted by 632 Regal
should be done flat, yes?!
search for trans program and you will see many posts related to this, mine was rebuilt and is great.
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3 Grand Master
Sell the bimmer and buy something more economical? They're not cheap to fix if you can't do it yourself, sorry to say.
If the car has an automatic, which it almost invariably does, it will probably need a valve body rebuild. Plastic check balls on the 5hp variants are a common problem. The issue would have probably manifested itself as a "trans program" message/no reverse situation before everything went, though....unless the driver didn't take no for an answer... Could also be a low fluid or clogged filter situation, both of which might now merit a rebuild.
best, whit
What about a flat battery? Mine always triggers the TRANS PROGRAM warning when the Battery is pancake.
Buckaroody - are you getting a staccato tapping, like a machine gun as well? Is so then it's definately the battery - you have a drain on your electrical system somewhere.
1993 525i SE Auto, with a few subtle modifications......
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I jack mine up with this 2000kg model - keeps things level
'90 535iSE Auto (AE+EAT) 123k miles
'86 F288 69k miles
'06('89)- PGE 2.0DOHC Turbo
'03 A160LE 19k miles
1914 Stellite E2A (no odometer!)
(+ others I daren't mention here)
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Whoa !!! Where do you get one of those ?!??!??!?!
1993 525i SE Auto, with a few subtle modifications......
2 Grand Master
AOL Mode... ME TO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
If it cannot be fixed by the dremel or ducktape.. get out the sledge...
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Got it from 'Machine Mart' in UK (US based company I think).
Mine is single phase electric powered, but a compressed air powered one is slightly cheaper, got it two years ago when I needed to get under my old Maserati 3500GT (no 'sane' dealers in UK at the time), so was the cheapest option really.
It is very useful for the Ferrari now, but incredibly useful for almost any car - seem to use it way too often for the E34 maybe.
Last edited by zygoteer; 10-08-2005 at 12:51 PM.
'90 535iSE Auto (AE+EAT) 123k miles
'86 F288 69k miles
'06('89)- PGE 2.0DOHC Turbo
'03 A160LE 19k miles
1914 Stellite E2A (no odometer!)
(+ others I daren't mention here)
www.pyghtle.com
Thanks for the slam, but I put the car on jack stands so I could crawl under it and check the fluid. And, that was not easy. I know it may be smart to have a closed trans fluid system, but the germans made it tough if something goes wrong.
Any other comments?
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