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Can any (decent) mechanic change transmission fluid...maybe a European specialist or transmission specialist? i'm sure the ZF transmission is used in other vehicles anyways.
I looked in my area for a ZF transmission specialist and I have nothing near me. So I just called a transmission service location locally and they said the ZF is used in Ford vehicles too. . . and he'd charge ~ $200 for the service if I supply my own oil. . . sound like a good plan or too good to be true?
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Great thread, I'm a new owner and we plan on keeping this car for years to come. We also have an AWD Jaguar X Type and I've been thru all the gear boxes on that. They were all rated 'sealed for life' which only makes sense if 'life' ends at 100K miles or so.
The rear diff uses the same 75w90 synthetic gear oil. The Jag is a manual so I put that in the trans too. I like Royal Purple for those. Friction modifiers anyone? I guess they're good. Eight quarts is a lot of freaking ATF! The manual in my Jag takes 2 quarts, but I guess that's how it goes with automatics. The Beemer is her car, so an auto trans is great esp. this one. I've never had an 8 speed transmission. Learning a lot about the N20/F30 car cuz I'll be turning the wrenches in order to keep it sweet like it is right now. It's really a fun, responsive, powerful car. Looks really cool too. I saw a 2 door version of the 328i today in black What a looker!
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I'm looking at this now, do I have to change the pan too? Or fluid enough? Any part number for the pan?
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Understood, but I'm not buying from the kit since I'm in Canada. Trying to buy locally
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It was under the kit contents of the link I shared
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It's just a delicate process. You must use the right filter and you must use the right fluid and you must fill it the proper amount. It's very specific and if you're wrong slightly you could do damage. Risky business indeed, but not impossible or even especially difficult if you're careful.
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Well, neither is nuclear fission if you don't plan on doing it correctly. Not implying you did it incorrectly, but you it seems you just found it less intimidating to be so precise. Really boils down the ZF8 being notoriously finicky when it comes to it's fluid. That's all.
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I bought my kit few months ago but haven't had time to do it yet.
A couple of the members here did it. Kit costs around $300. You'll need ISTA to keep track of the temp. The ISTA+ "Oil adjustment" procedure following pan/filter replacement is as follows (car initially off and leveled): 1. Fill pan until fluid drips from the fill plug 2. Turn car on, and immediately repeat step 1 3. Get in the car and shift to reverse, then D, then go into the manual shift gate and hold gears 1 & 2 for 10 seconds. 4. Put the car back in park and rev the engine at 2k RPMs for 30 seconds to fill the torque converter. 5. Repeat step 1. Replace fill plug The fluid is supposed to be between 30-40 degrees C before doing step 5. Use Max Axess ratchet with a 8 mm Max Axess Hex Bit Socket for drain plug. |
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I'd like to get it done soon. I'm at 71k miles and assume it has never been done, so I want it done ASAP for sure. I have to go in for an oil change (still getting free oil changes under maintenance plan) soon anyway, so I'm going to see if I can't get this done by the dealer for a reasonable price. Maybe it's covered under my maintenance plan but probably not. I've heard that dealers NEVER do trans fluid under warranty/maintenance plan (unless the trans is having problems) because it's a "lifetime" fluid. Gonna talk with my SA about it, and while I'm there see about getting the diff fluid done as well.
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Im at 62k and very interested in what I should do as well. Personally, Im going to be keeping this car for a long time (100k miles+ on top of what I have now) and want to make the most of it. Quadruple knock on wood. Not going to pay a grand for someone to do it though... not when you can buy a kit a third of that. |
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I just emailed my SA...
We will see what he comes back with for a quote! Im guessing a G wizard. Watch! |
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