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Re: How do I change the gearbox oil?
Be sure to remove the fill plug (number 2 in the picture) BEFORE removing the drain plug. The plugs are very tight from the factory and I needed a breaker bar and a lot of muscle to get mine off. If you remove the drain plug and then can't get the fill plug off, the gearbox will be empty and you'll have what's known as a non-driveable car! I read that the plugs should be torqued to 50 nM (37 ft-lbs.). You will need a hand pump to pump the new fluid in, as there isn't any way to just pour it in.
The consensus seems to be to use OEM LTF-1 or the newer LTF-2 if you're not into taking risks, and to use Royal Purple if you don't mind a bit of risk. No one seems to want to risk using Redline.
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Need4Spd
'01 M5/UUC SSK + Rogue WSR/RE Tranny Mounts+Royal Purple Synchromax/Axxis ULT Pads/StopTech SS Lines/TC Design from BeastPower Anti-roll Bar Brackets/Dinan LtWtFlywheel and Stage 3 suspension/Goodyear F1 Asymmetrics/Vines thrust arms/IATS relocation/10w-60 oil/hardwired Escort 9500i/Euro Armrest/TEC Cupholder/IceLink/PowerChip 91 Gold/TUBIs!/Strong Strut/BSW Stage 1/BT/Angel iBrights 3.0
'05 M3 Imola Cabrio 6MT, Nav, HK
"Is it the sounds that make a BMW a BMW? A BMW is designed to be heard, felt, experienced. So our engines sing. Our steering talks back. And we insist on offering manual transmissions in nearly all our models for drivers who crave them. The result is an almost telepathic oneness with the car. Just as surely as you can hear a BMW, a BMW hears you."
Last edited by Need4Spd; 14th May 2005 at 09:48.
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