Yesterday morning my dad drove the e39 from condo carpark. He say the gear have problem engaging, the car have no power, having problem climbing slopes of carpark, and all the gb lights on the panel P,N,D,R is ON. After I got back from work, I drove the car but everything is normal again. Anyone had any similar experience before? Thanks.
Strange gearbox problem?
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Aiyah, don't say like that lah. I am sure your dad had more driving experience than you.Lithium2;703209 said:Brought it to mech today. He say nothing wrong. Maybe my dad is getting old
Anyway why don't you try driving it on a cold morning and with little warming up. If it is still slipping maybe your gearbox need a some of attention.
The other thing to do is to check if you have sufficient transmission oil and check the condition of the oil.
wutty;703278 said:Aiyah, don't say like that lah. I am sure your dad had more driving experience than you.
Anyway why don't you try driving it on a cold morning and with little warming up. If it is still slipping maybe your gearbox need a some of attention.
The other thing to do is to check if you have sufficient transmission oil and check the condition of the oil.
Haha, I'm sure my dad knows what he experienced. He was defending it when I joke with him getting old today.
I have checked the transmission oil condition and level last week, it was still very clean. And I have also inspected the parking floor, no sign of leaking.
Let's see if it happens again. Hope it's not the gearbox man......
Oh, I didn't notice the brand of the oil, I remember it's blue bottle. He is a BMW specialist so I assume he knows what he is doing. But previous owner may have used another type of oil? Hmm... That means a possible mix of different brand or specs. Should I drain out the whole thing again?
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When you don't have the previous service records, it is a good practice to replace
1. ATF oil & filter
2. Engine lubricant oil & filter
3. Power steering oil & reservior cum filter
4. Brake fluid
5. Radiator - flush & replace water coolant
1. ATF oil & filter
2. Engine lubricant oil & filter
3. Power steering oil & reservior cum filter
4. Brake fluid
5. Radiator - flush & replace water coolant
The error message on the cockpit is "Transmission Fail PRDN". It happened again when I start the car yesterday morning. I switched off the engine and restart again, everything back to normal.
Went to my mech, his scanner shows transmission sensor & crank sensor error. He deleted the errors and ask me to come back in a week time. He say he only believes in the scanner message 50%, since the car is still driving ok at the moment.
Went to my mech, his scanner shows transmission sensor & crank sensor error. He deleted the errors and ask me to come back in a week time. He say he only believes in the scanner message 50%, since the car is still driving ok at the moment.
tweiboon;704391 said:
Hi tweiboon, I notice yesterday, all the lights is actually always ON, but the position of your gear will be BOLD. So yesterday when it happened, there are no BOLD letters. So I suspect the sensor fail to detect which gear was engaged at that moment.
