Rebuild gearbox.... :boring:

[cal_vin]

:boring:My e46 need to rebuilt gearbox... anyone mind to share how much it cost... i have quoted RM12k... died lo.... what can i do.....

 

[BMW9700]

:boring:
My e46 need to rebuilt gearbox... anyone mind to share how much it cost... i have quoted RM12k... died lo.... what can i do.....

think shud be around 5k to 6k

 

[pussy]

i want to be his mechanic....

$$$$

 

[cal_vin]

anyone mind to share their experience... really kena kao kao... rm12k... what is the normal price for complete rebuilt gearbox.. e46 fl 325

 

[KelvinTeoh]

rebuit gear box include-clutchplate and oil seal,overall needed around 6K,
If u wanted to know exactly,dropped to ZF Auto(used bavaria senior),workmanship ok,
the main thing is the proffessional consult and gurantee 1 shot finish.
the shop is in penang,behind the island cafe at gurney drive,lorong birth-got bomba Tiang,
turn into the lorong,then u can see the shop.So far he done my bmw so good,1 shot finish,No
more heardaches to look for others workshop,price reasonable!

 

[cal_vin]

rebuit gear box include-clutchplate and oil seal,overall needed around 6K,
If u wanted to know exactly,dropped to ZF Auto(used bavaria senior),workmanship ok,
the main thing is the proffessional consult and gurantee 1 shot finish.
the shop is in penang,behind the island cafe at gurney drive,lorong birth-got bomba Tiang,
turn into the lorong,then u can see the shop.So far he done my bmw so good,1 shot finish,No
more heardaches to look for others workshop,price reasonable!

I am KL...
Hv check on my car.. they hv change clutchplate, oil seal, service valve body, replace oil cooler and service torque converter. And they need 3 days to do... think either today or tomorrow will come out..

They provided 2 years warranty....:top:

 

[jarance]

calvin, what the name of the shop that you have you are repairing the GB.

Normally so be about RM5.5K to RM7.5K with 6 month warranty.

There is one workshop in Batu Caves that do GB rpair and overhaul. I think the shop name is Mscope.

 

[cloudbuster]

Cal_vin, sorry to hear about your gearbox man..RM12k is a lot of money..
What are the symptoms on your gear box that make rebuilding necessary?

 

[jarance]

calvin, what the name of the shop that you have you are repairing the GB.

Normally so be about RM5.5K to RM7.5K with 6 month warranty.

There is one workshop in Batu Caves that do GB rpair and overhaul. I think the shop name is Mscope.

 

[3togo]

did mine E46 328 at Stuttgart at taman mayangfor rm7k for a reconditioned gearbox - it should not be above rm10k at all even incl the electronic circuit if need be changed too (1.8k)

 

[duce9111]

I did mine at M-Scope, Bt Cave. Total cost rm 8.5k with 2 yrs warranty. Took them one whole day to do the job (i was lucky not many cars that day). Very professional, willing to explain when ask what they are doing, even though they are busy. I took a day off and spend the whole day at the workshop, watching them rebuilding the gear box. There are some special tools involve to perform the job, of which, I believe only workshop who solely deal with gear box have it. Mine is GM gb. After changing the ATF at a workshop in Kuchai Entrepreneur Park, when cold, the car does't want to move when shift to D. After much consultation with Mr Tan at M-Scope, I decided to rebuild my gear box, change everything that need to change. Though cost it cost high, at least I've comfort in my mind. The gb is very smooth now, as good as new.

 

[elixir]

I did mine at M-Scope, Bt Cave. Total cost rm 8.5k with 2 yrs warranty. Took them one whole day to do the job (i was lucky not many cars that day). Very professional, willing to explain when ask what they are doing, even though they are busy. I took a day off and spend the whole day at the workshop, watching them rebuilding the gear box. There are some special tools involve to perform the job, of which, I believe only workshop who solely deal with gear box have it. Mine is GM gb. After changing the ATF at a workshop in Kuchai Entrepreneur Park, when cold, the car does't want to move when shift to D. After much consultation with Mr Tan at M-Scope, I decided to rebuild my gear box, change everything that need to change. Though cost it cost high, at least I've comfort in my mind. The gb is very smooth now, as good as new.

Good choice bro, done mine at m-Scope too.
they are not the cheapest in town but for sure, they change all the parts as promise and excellent after sales service.
The owner of the shop was with BMW Australia for 8 years. So, they know what they are doing.:top:

 

[adriangzh]

I did mine at M-Scope, Bt Cave. Total cost rm 8.5k with 2 yrs warranty. Took them one whole day to do the job (i was lucky not many cars that day). Very professional, willing to explain when ask what they are doing, even though they are busy. I took a day off and spend the whole day at the workshop, watching them rebuilding the gear box. There are some special tools involve to perform the job, of which, I believe only workshop who solely deal with gear box have it. Mine is GM gb. After changing the ATF at a workshop in Kuchai Entrepreneur Park, when cold, the car does't want to move when shift to D. After much consultation with Mr Tan at M-Scope, I decided to rebuild my gear box, change everything that need to change. Though cost it cost high, at least I've comfort in my mind. The gb is very smooth now, as good as new.

Glad that you are happy with what we done to your car. :wink:

Good choice bro, done mine at m-Scope too.
they are not the cheapest in town but for sure, they change all the parts as promise and excellent after sales service.
The owner of the shop was with BMW Australia for 8 years. So, they know what they are doing.:top:

Happy to hear you are one of our happy customer too^^

 

[chetz]

hie.. brotha,
advice me pls.. im having a gearbox problem.. sent it to auto bava for check up and the results is... gear monitoring problem.. they advised me to change the whole gearbox for 25k.. wtf~! pls help me on this.. ive ask some frenz.. they said it could be the sensor problem only..

i explain roughly hows my e46 condition..
when shift to D.. after release the brake it doesnt move.. i have to rev the car a bit then only it'll move.. i think the gear it moves with the 3rd gear.. the gbox indicator turns on and off sumtimes.. but i dont wanna take any risk before it became worse.. so pls advice me.....

here are some advice from my beemer friend...
chenge the cam sensor.. gbox oil.. and gasket.. should settle.. (if its the sensor problem..)

does any one here experienced the same here.. and any idea how much it cost for a recond or after market e46 325 gbox.. thank u.....

 

[duce9111]

Prior to that did you change your ATF? when was the last time you change your ATF? what is your car milage now? Any erroe code? I encounter the same problem when I had my ATF change. Car only move after its warm up. Problem when cold only, when hot no problem, but lack power.

 

[adriangzh]

hie.. brotha,
advice me pls.. im having a gearbox problem.. sent it to auto bava for check up and the results is... gear monitoring problem.. they advised me to change the whole gearbox for 25k.. wtf~! pls help me on this.. ive ask some frenz.. they said it could be the sensor problem only..

i explain roughly hows my e46 condition..
when shift to D.. after release the brake it doesnt move.. i have to rev the car a bit then only it'll move.. i think the gear it moves with the 3rd gear.. the gbox indicator turns on and off sumtimes.. but i dont wanna take any risk before it became worse.. so pls advice me.....

here are some advice from my beemer friend...
chenge the cam sensor.. gbox oil.. and gasket.. should settle.. (if its the sensor problem..)

does any one here experienced the same here.. and any idea how much it cost for a recond or after market e46 325 gbox.. thank u.....

chetz, may i know where you stay. If my request is not too much, could you send your car over here to have a check-up with us. Anyway if it shows gear monitoring in the diagnose machine, not 100% but maybe 80% it may be the clutch,piston or O-ring in your gearbox have been worn out.

Anyway which gear monitoring code are you facing? In the diagnose machine, they will mention gear monitoring 1 (1st gear got problem) , gear monitoring 2 (gear 2 got problem) and so on.

And don't worry, the price is not 25k. That is truly very HIGH.

 

[chetz]

chetz, may i know where you stay. If my request is not too much, could you send your car over here to have a check-up with us. Anyway if it shows gear monitoring in the diagnose machine, not 100% but maybe 80% it may be the clutch,piston or O-ring in your gearbox have been worn out.

Anyway which gear monitoring code are you facing? In the diagnose machine, they will mention gear monitoring 1 (1st gear got problem) , gear monitoring 2 (gear 2 got problem) and so on.

And don't worry, the price is not 25k. That is truly very HIGH.

hie mate.. sorry late reply.. im from kajang area.. still thinking should i rebuild the gb or bough a recond one.... not sure which code monitoring prob.. just turun the gbox today.. most prob tommorow can see hows the condition inside..

 

[elixir]

hie.. brotha,
advice me pls.. im having a gearbox problem.. sent it to auto bava for check up and the results is... gear monitoring problem.. they advised me to change the whole gearbox for 25k.. wtf~! pls help me on this.. ive ask some frenz.. they said it could be the sensor problem only..

i explain roughly hows my e46 condition..
when shift to D.. after release the brake it doesnt move.. i have to rev the car a bit then only it'll move.. i think the gear it moves with the 3rd gear.. the gbox indicator turns on and off sumtimes.. but i dont wanna take any risk before it became worse.. so pls advice me.....

here are some advice from my beemer friend...
chenge the cam sensor.. gbox oil.. and gasket.. should settle.. (if its the sensor problem..)

does any one here experienced the same here.. and any idea how much it cost for a recond or after market e46 325 gbox.. thank u.....

Bro chetz, pls keep us posted on what's wrong with your gb. curious to know too. well, 25k sounds crazy to me.
when the gb indicator light up, that's because it went into 'limp home mode'. it only stay in one gear like you said, the 3rd gear. when you restart the engine, it goes off and may come back after a while.
i doubt changing the camshaft sensor would help. camshaft sensor problem usually cause rough idling or shut off during idling. fault code will fall under DME but gearbox fault code is under EGS. its totally a different selection of diagnostic. as for changing the oil, some worked and some didn't. about the gasket, do you see any leaking?? if not, why mess with it.
last thing, after you refurbished the gb or bought a recond one, take the car for a spin and diagnose EGS oil temperature. if the temperature is high, change the oil cooler too. 100deg C to 11+ deg C should be ok.main problem for gb failure is due to heat.
the cost of refurbishing depends on what you change, selector switch, torque converter, pump, gears, clutch plates, seals, bearings, solenoid, valve body, hoses, oil cooler. it rarely exceed 10k, i would say.
if you can get a recond gearbox with 1 year warranty, then it's fine but I doubt so. refurbishing the gearbox will give you a 1 year warranty, some even 2 years. do the math bro.
cheers...

 

[Gerald 5]

adriangzh,
Mine is a E39 530i 2003, mileage clocked is 70k km. Let go back to history, was doing some hard accerelation some time back and the car went into "limp note-trans failsafe". sent the car to my mech and GT1 detected 2 error codes, really can't recalled what was that. Flush gear box and changed gear oil and the car was fine till lately.
Some symptoms crop up recently. As my car is coming to a stop during the 2nd gear to 1st, I can feel a drop gear that is not very smooth, sent it in for GT1 and it said gear slipping, deleted it but the symptom came back, plug in GT1, same error came out. Was advise to drive until the gb kong or to change to 2nd hand gearbox. Frankly, the symptom was very minor to notice even my passagers did not notice anything wrong when asked. Just do not like the feeling.
Question: What will bethe likehood of the problem? If I would have to send my car to you, what are you going to do? how much? Thanks

 

[chetz]

Bro chetz, pls keep us posted on what's wrong with your gb. curious to know too. well, 25k sounds crazy to me.
when the gb indicator light up, that's because it went into 'limp home mode'. it only stay in one gear like you said, the 3rd gear. when you restart the engine, it goes off and may come back after a while.
i doubt changing the camshaft sensor would help. camshaft sensor problem usually cause rough idling or shut off during idling. fault code will fall under DME but gearbox fault code is under EGS. its totally a different selection of diagnostic. as for changing the oil, some worked and some didn't. about the gasket, do you see any leaking?? if not, why mess with it.
last thing, after you refurbished the gb or bought a recond one, take the car for a spin and diagnose EGS oil temperature. if the temperature is high, change the oil cooler too. 100deg C to 11+ deg C should be ok.main problem for gb failure is due to heat.
the cost of refurbishing depends on what you change, selector switch, torque converter, pump, gears, clutch plates, seals, bearings, solenoid, valve body, hoses, oil cooler. it rarely exceed 10k, i would say.
if you can get a recond gearbox with 1 year warranty, then it's fine but I doubt so. refurbishing the gearbox will give you a 1 year warranty, some even 2 years. do the math bro.
cheers...

hie bro elixir...
thank you for ur intrest... i update my gb progress at this link.. bro tenno also facing the same prob..
http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27335

as if i change.... (selector switch, torque converter, pump, gears, clutch plates, seals, bearings, solenoid, valve body, hoses, oil cooler.) as u said.. does it means ive changed everything inside the gb?? from ur experience how much it will cost?