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My 1998 328i auto tranny decided to hi-rev-it at 109K km. S-mode very seldom used, seldom redlined or burn trafiklites. Signs were the higher revs the gears changed and sometimes up to 5500 rpm changes! Only once did the 'exclamation gear' amber warning icon appear. Got mech to wire up to diagnostics - nothing wrong! Still hi-rev changing persisted until last Sunday when any trace of changing vanished.... stuck in 2nd all night.... had to limp home in the wee hours!Got mechanic to drive car to w/shop and operate the GM auto-tranny just 2 days ago. Lightly seared clutch rings were evident, wear'n'tear was the diagnosis. The w/shop was kind enough to allow me to buy the parts myself and quoted RM900 for overhaul labour. So far I have spent around RM1750 for parts and there will be a bill for the fluids to be used in the fill-up.So as you can see, the mileage does not matter.... it's all luck of the draw. The car was pampered, serviced according to schedule and garaged 80% of the time. I read on a thread recently that the trouble time for BMW autoboxes is around 150K km, maybe it’s the weather here that accelerated the wear’n’tear or someone used the wrong ATF.... who can tell? Bad joss just cost me my Xmas hols in AussieLand!
My 1998 328i auto tranny decided to hi-rev-it at 109K km. S-mode very seldom used, seldom redlined or burn trafiklites. Signs were the higher revs the gears changed and sometimes up to 5500 rpm changes! Only once did the 'exclamation gear' amber warning icon appear. Got mech to wire up to diagnostics - nothing wrong! Still hi-rev changing persisted until last Sunday when any trace of changing vanished.... stuck in 2nd all night.... had to limp home in the wee hours!
Got mechanic to drive car to w/shop and operate the GM auto-tranny just 2 days ago. Lightly seared clutch rings were evident, wear'n'tear was the diagnosis. The w/shop was kind enough to allow me to buy the parts myself and quoted RM900 for overhaul labour. So far I have spent around RM1750 for parts and there will be a bill for the fluids to be used in the fill-up.
So as you can see, the mileage does not matter.... it's all luck of the draw. The car was pampered, serviced according to schedule and garaged 80% of the time. I read on a thread recently that the trouble time for BMW autoboxes is around 150K km, maybe it’s the weather here that accelerated the wear’n’tear or someone used the wrong ATF.... who can tell? Bad joss just cost me my Xmas hols in AussieLand!
