Hello all , I drive a 2002 325i Manual 5-spd.. Was installing new Tranny mounts, my Crossmember broke on one side, during an accident in the process of jacking up the motor for new mounts, I have been searching for a new crossmember across the internet and have not been too successful for a...

We took my brothers 2003 BMW 325i automatic to an indie shop a few years back and they alerted us they couldn't communicate with the transmission. Recently, we have been doing a ton of work on the car by ourselves and I have been using the BMW scanner to help get an idea of what is going on with...

So the car was running perfectly fine. Car was sitting for about 10 minutes, off. Hope in to back out a friends driveway and it goes into limp mode (auto trans). Scan with a simple scan tool and get a P0600 code. Take the care home and scan it on INPA & I get code: 217 (CAN bus error -EGS Signal...

Hello fanatics! I need to test my EDS4(torque converter clutch solenoid) and EDS1(main pressure solenoid) solenoids. What is a good way/are the best ways to do so? Is solenoid failure common? I believe my tranny is not keeping pressure, and jerks with the TC clutch under slow acceleration. It...

Hello! This is my first post on the forum, I'm looking to buy my first e46 and i've been test driving a few different models, and while testing one, it had a bad cluster and wouldn't mark the speed i was going, it would stay at 0mph. Everything else was working perfectly. When test driving after...

Just replaced some sensors and the filter inside my transmission. I'm having trouble connecting the male and female plugs outside the transmission. Here's a picture for reference: There must be a special way this plugs in, but I can't seem to get it right. Any idea how to connect them?

I have a 02 325xi and what i thought was the clutch going out or the pivot pin snapped turned out to be that the pivot pin just fell out of its hole. I bought a stainless steel replacement for my upgraded clutch but it fits just like the oem. i can put it all of the way in then pull it out with...

Hey all, Last October I picked up a used 2003 330i to convert into a track build and have been doing most of the standard preventative track maintenance this winter. One of these items is the shift pin/detent replacement since this car had intermittent 5th gear lean. 5th and reverse went by...

Hello everyone, i'm completely new to this forum, i own an E46 325i and this is my first ever car, i am a fairly new driver, i've been driving for about one year now and i am completely in love with this car, but i have one complain about my car, it's an automatic, my question is, is it worth it...

Hello guys my car is not engaging the first gear when I start it up, when the engine is off it goes in easily, i changed both master and slave cylinders and I bled the system with the right way according to the Bentley manuals and it's still kinda hard to go to 1st, it has 55k miles on it and...

Hello everyone, I have had my 2003 325ci for about five years now. Was told my transmission is done and needs to be rebuilt. I have some trouble believing this and I wonder if replacing TCU would work. Please read on... About 2-3 years ago, I started experiencing the transmission limp mode...

so about 3 months back i was bored during the first stages of covid and decided to buy a 2000 323ci with a blown engine. Shortly after i purchased a m54b30 engine so as you can guess, i did an engine swap. i am going to say that i am completely new to this and wanted to take this opportunity to...

Hi All, Introduction: Are you fed up with a typical boring old automatic transmissions, or just had it with tap dancing on the clutch with a manual using last century's technology? Is not spending your life's savings on transmission fixes keeping you from having something to complain about on a...

Hi all, I have a 2004 E46 convertible with the GM transmission. We have been tracking down a tranny fluid leak and it appears to be coming from the connection between the tranny Oil Cooler and the hose that goes to the Transmission. There are O-Rings in there that are likely the source of...

so i just bought an 03 325xi and the manual tranny has some issues. it’ll get stuck in gear and not able to shift out or into gear at times. sometimes ,but not all, it will grind when it can’t get into gear. sometimes matching rpms to the gear im trying to get to will allow it to shift. all...

Hi, I have BMW 320d, 110kw, automatic. I need to replace transmission. On this picture you can see my exact transmission. The question is what numbers from picture have to be the same on the new one so it works properly when i replace it?

Hi. I have a 2004 325xi. The ABS, transmission, Service Engine and a few other lights came on recently. When I read the codes, I got the following: FB: No CAN identification EGS 3E: No message from EGS control unit 3D: Activation, oxygen-sensor heater behind catalytic, bank 2 4F: Activation...

My car has the GM 5L40E A5S390R automatic Transmission, 2004 zhp sedan. I got it at 172,000 miles, DAILY DRIVER in the city so I prefer this car to be an auto, almost free. Me & a couple different professional mechanics noticed the trans did not like going into 1st every cold start, but...

Hey guys, my pressure plate was going on my 2003 325i and I decided to swap the motor aswell since it was burning 5 quarts 3-4 weeks. I’m 100% over my head and realize that now, but the engine and the trans is in the car, the car turns on and gets up to running temp. I don’t have the driveshaft...

Hey guys I'm hoping some of you can help me out here. I'm swapping a new engine into my car and I get started on removing the transmission. All the bolts are out, the tranny is loose and can turn all the way around. I can pull it about 3 inches from the engine, but that's as far as it goes. No...