Use this site, type in your last 7 digits of your VIN and get the transmission type. Then use the donor car's VIN and do the same. See if they match.

This will help confirm if you are "in the ball park" with the transmission.

http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi

 

Yes, as long as it's the 5L40E.

 

how would one know it's 5L40E?

 

My 2004 325Cic transmission is a green tag - A5S 390R

Both the green tag and this site showed the same transmission.

What did the VIN # check show for your transmission?

 

Tranny tag



Petemo,
does your green tag actually shows the number A5S 390R???? Mine does not have such a number. What does your tag say as the place the tranny was built and what is the part and serial #? I assume it says GM HYDRAMATIC TRANNY WITH A # AFTER THAT. Assuming also you have an automatic triptronic tranny.

 

When I was looking for a replacement tranny, I found some with identical part numbers.

Do you have a steptronic? What is the manufacturing date of your car?

You can either try to find one with the same number, or you can compare part numbers on realoem.com to find a match.
There was a change in 6/99, I suspect that's when they came out with the steptronic.

It's not as complicated as it seems.
There are two types of 5L40E, pre 6/99 and post 6/99.

 

The site you recommend does not even recognize that the car has a GM tranny and does not have a correct part number and shows the tranny as a BMW tranny.

 

2000 323i Automatic Transmission

I have 2000 323i with an 11/99 production, the car has a metal tag located on the driver's side towards the rear of the transmission case with the following information:
GM Part number 96022831.

 

I have 2000 323i with an 11/99 production, the car has a metal tag located on the driver's side towards the rear of the transmission case with the following information:
GM Part number 96022831.

I SEE YOU ALSO HAVE A GM TRANNY WITH GREEN TAG. Mine says GM part #96042672 and I'm told its equivalent to the A5S-390R OR 5L40-E but nobody can tell me how they bridged from the GM part number to these transmission numbers.

 

The guy is obviously trolling. BMW Gm is a5s360r and 390R in BMW nomenclature. It's been from day one, well documented. What part of all that does he not understand??

 

I found it, but the asterisks are gone.

 

can you post the link?

 

Lol, klix is a bot