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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fire" data-source="post: 315977" data-attributes="member: 2072"><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><p style="text-align: left">Transmission Identification</p><p></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Light'"><p style="text-align: left">BMW automatic transmission are manufactured by two suppliers for the US market:</p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Light'">• </p><p></span><p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Bold'">Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen: </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Light'">Commonly referred to as ZF. ZF manufactures</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Light'">both manual and automatic transmissions.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Light'">• </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Bold'">GM Powertrain - Hydramatic: </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Light'">Hydramatic is a manufacturing division of General</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Light'">Motors located in Strasbourg France. Hydramatic supplies automatic transmissions</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Light'">to BMW for four and six-cylinder vehicles.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Light'">BMW has developed an internal numbering system for their transmissions for parts ordering,</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Light'">information research and identification. Also each manufacturer uses their own internal</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Light'">identification system. Here is a breakdown of these identification codes:</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Light'">Hydramatic Transmissions have internal designations as well, however there are not used</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Light'">often.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Light'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Light'"></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue-Bold'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><p style="text-align: left"> </p><p></span></span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>

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