I service BMW's and have serviced maybe twenty-five transmissions to date and have not had one fail yet. I do keep in touch with almost all of these...
If you had the key on at anytime the airbag was disconnected then you may have set the light. Before I bought a GT1 system I purchased a Peake...
I had the same problem about a month ago with my 2000 540. After filling up, the gauge read about 1/4 tank. By the time I got to work, about 45...
Well let's see... After your intial drive from vacation does the car drive normal or does it still slip? Have you had any trans problems before the...
The mileage was 124,526. By the way, I worked as a tech at a BMW dealership for a while and I was told that, according to BMW, mileage on a...
In addition to my e39 6 spd, I have two e34's with automatics. One had 145k miles on the original fluid and the other had 125k. I replaced the...
This is true. But in my case when I confronted the sellers they both admitted to what the car fax had reported. I have seen one instance some...
Looks very nice. If not already done, get a car fax or equivelent. Before I bought my present e39 I almost fell for 2 others only to find one was a...
No I don't think their to blame. If the previous shaft in the pump was failing, it's rare, but it's possible that the knock sensor could pick up the...
Did you get thes the same time you got the "Trans" message or was this prior to changing the belts? On the eight, four knock sensors are located on...
It's possible that when the voltage drops below a predetermined level that it can come on. I've heard of people leaving there cars for three to four...
One thing I forgot. Also check the belt. Is it slipping or has it been replaced lately? Maybe you can head in that direction first.
The trans message you got can be set for many different reasons. Anything from low fluid ,faulty temp sensor, the electrical position switch and...
I worked at the dealership here in Atlanta for a while and because of possible risks we would not reccomend this. If you short them together, place a...
My understanding for those cars that are equipped, the red indicator light is the parked-car ventilation system. If you do not have that timer...
I've worked/owned on all 5 series starting with the E12 to the E39. Unfortunately I know little about the E60 steering other than it has active...
Snikwad is right. You can verify the integrity of the seal first. If you need it, the BMW part number should be 32-41-1-128-333.
The ones that normally leak are those connected to the rservoir. You can buy one hose for $23.00 and the other for $25.00 on Pelicanparts.com....
Depends when your car was manufactured. Pelicanparts.com has the front for $87.00 ea. if the car was made before 8/98. From 9/98 on there $62.00....
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