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E36 318i Gear Box Problem
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<blockquote data-quote="abraz" data-source="post: 20238" data-attributes="member: 20015"><p>Hi all, am very fresh here... hope i'm welcome to join the crowd.Just had my auto GB replaced by a mech, after the ori served me for almost 15 yrs (+5 yrs with the ori owner back in 1991) - mine is a UK version, brought back after my studies there.Problem with the new GB (fr potong shop...) is that the gear won't change smoothly, esp fr 3 to 4. I need to rev and reach to around 120kmph for it to shift up. My daily travel along NKVE would normally be around 2.3k rpm, now reaching to 3k to 3.5k rpm at 110kmph; which definitely affect the fuel consumption too!Brought back to mech, and had it replaced w other GB. But problem still persist, after 3rd GB - the mech is also puzzled now, not sure what to do next. According to him, the diagnose detects no problems at all; he had also tried changing the ECU, checked the selector switch etc but to no avail. He is thinking of using the recond & see the difference. Guys, your advise / help / recommendation v v much appreciated. TQ.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="abraz, post: 20238, member: 20015"] Hi all, am very fresh here... hope i'm welcome to join the crowd.Just had my auto GB replaced by a mech, after the ori served me for almost 15 yrs (+5 yrs with the ori owner back in 1991) - mine is a UK version, brought back after my studies there.Problem with the new GB (fr potong shop...) is that the gear won't change smoothly, esp fr 3 to 4. I need to rev and reach to around 120kmph for it to shift up. My daily travel along NKVE would normally be around 2.3k rpm, now reaching to 3k to 3.5k rpm at 110kmph; which definitely affect the fuel consumption too!Brought back to mech, and had it replaced w other GB. But problem still persist, after 3rd GB - the mech is also puzzled now, not sure what to do next. According to him, the diagnose detects no problems at all; he had also tried changing the ECU, checked the selector switch etc but to no avail. He is thinking of using the recond & see the difference. Guys, your advise / help / recommendation v v much appreciated. TQ. [/QUOTE]
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