Shogun -

Well, the problem is that, according to Bret, the EML on this model (1990 535i) doesn't actually do anything (yes, it doesn't make much sense to me, either). He's convinced that some hard part is seriously destroyed in the trans, causing the no reverse problem. I guess the fluid was burnt and had enough bling in it to make a rapper jealous.

When I walked into his shop, they were swapping an 850CI V12 & 6 speed into a stunning E34 M5 that had previously been powered by a euro S38, so I'm tempted to believe the rumors that he knows what he's talking about

Also - I guess that, when he connected it computer up to his diagnostics, it simply wouldn't work. Hopefully, not a biproduct of the PO's jumping mishap, but who knows. Bret indicated that the only casualty of that battle (thusfar) were the actuators related to the central locking.

Frustrating, indeed.

Lowell