E46: Gearbox Life

[wny2233]

have been driving the three pointed star for so long never had occured to me any gb headache, recently bought a 325i e46 thinking of enjoying the so called 'the ultimate driving pleasure', can any sifu out there explain why the bavarian motor work designd such a wonderful engine i ve ever driven with 'such a gb', sigh

 

[skizofrenia]

my gearbox kaputed few days ago on our way back from kuantan. it jerked and shifted down to 4th and stayed there, with a warning light (a gear wheel with exclamation mark inside)...changing to manual doesnt solve the problem.

it goes away a while if u switch off the ignition,but the gear will 'slip' if the throttle pedal is floored suddenly. it also tend to happened during uphill climbing.

gear oil recently changed.according to spec.but i guess when it comes to 200+k km...........................

has anyone done a full manual gearbox transplant before?

is the manual box reliable...?....say,as reliable as japanese cars?

the 6 cylinders are too hot for the tranny to handle...thats my humble conclusion.........and our weather...

 

[wan syahmi]

musclehedz,, very nice explanation...kat malaysia i think 15k to 20k maximum to change the atf. because malaysia the weather sangat panas and always jam.

 

[tank34]

Hey Taggnas, just wanted to find out if this was your 1st or 2nd oil change??

I did my first at 60,000km. Car now approaching 110,000. Ah-Meng at MSpeed was too scared to change for me. Car is E46 325i. GBox feeling sluggish and I believe an oil change will freshen things up abit....

Changed my ATF (with gasket and filter) using Esso ATF LT 71141 yesterday at M-Speed, USJ and can feel a slight difference in the gear change and the car was smoother. Total cost was RM600.

As I understand it, any thing mechanically design and need the help of lubricants you will always need preventive maintenance programme. Our gear boxes would require an ATF, filter and gasket change.