Transmission fluid leaking

ec_893 · 01-21-2012, 08:44 AM

Recently discovered some oil stain on my parking spot and it turns out my auto gear box is leaking.

Any brothers have this happened on your E90 before? I searched thru some posts in the technical forum and found quite a few members in the US have this problem due to the failing rubber seal/transmission pan gasket. There's a recall in the US and I called BMWHK but of course they denied about this.

Can you guys recommend a good garage to fix this? Don't want to pay 3x the price to fix this@ BMWHK. BMW also says our transmission fluid is for lifetime which I don't quite believe, have u guys ever change ur gear box oil?

Harriz.c · 01-21-2012, 09:27 AM

I changed mine twice... Once is cuz I passed the 80k and other was cuz of rubber being old...

Harriz.c · 01-21-2012, 09:28 AM

I fixed mine in a garage at chai wan... Gd service

little_croco · 01-21-2012, 11:23 AM

I have mine fixed around 9 mths ago.

MD2007 · 01-21-2012, 07:55 PM

I just got mine done too.

ec_893 · 01-21-2012, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Harriz.c

I fixed mine in a garage at chai wan... Gd service

Hi Harriz.c, can u pm me the chai wan garage info & contact? Thanks

ec_893 · 01-21-2012, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by little_croco

I have mine fixed around 9 mths ago.

Hey Albert, where did u get this fixed? What atf fluid did u use? Thanks

Harriz.c · 01-21-2012, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ec_893

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Originally Posted by Harriz.c

I fixed mine in a garage at chai wan... Gd service

Hi Harriz.c, can u pm me the chai wan garage info & contact? Thanks

The name of the garage is yee tung

Contact terry , 98068330

testdriver · 01-22-2012, 12:21 AM

Not too sure about the different in warranty terms between HK and US... if BMWNA issue a TSB fix on the leaking transmission oil, you can try to print that TSB and bring it to the BMWHK to see what happen.

And if BMWHK refuse to do it and your car is still under warranty, I suggest you contact BMW HQ in Germany to seek advice from them.

BMW claim their transmission fluid is for lifetime, but common sense tell me everything can be wear down.... so make your own judgement on that. As for which oil to use....I say BMW OEM (aka ZF transmission fluid). Good luck.

little_croco · 01-22-2012, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ec_893

Hey Albert, where did u get this fixed? What atf fluid did u use? Thanks

In Kwai Chung. Forgot the name but should be OEM one.

little_croco · 01-22-2012, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by little_croco

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Originally Posted by ec_893

Hey Albert, where did u get this fixed? What atf fluid did u use? Thanks

In Kwai Chung. Forgot the name but should be OEM one.

Checked my record, it was a job of replacing with ZF gearbox oil, the plug and the oil filter.

michaelalex17 · 01-22-2012, 08:56 PM

just had this on my car and got it fixed.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=624714

yysiu · 01-24-2012, 10:51 AM

the common issue of sealing sleave leakage to the back side of the automatic transmission pan and people often mistaken that leakage from the gasket.

01-21-2012, 08:44 AM	#1
ec_893 Enlisted Member 5 Rep 44 Posts Drives: E90 335i Sparkling Graphite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	Transmission fluid leaking Recently discovered some oil stain on my parking spot and it turns out my auto gear box is leaking. Any brothers have this happened on your E90 before? I searched thru some posts in the technical forum and found quite a few members in the US have this problem due to the failing rubber seal/transmission pan gasket. There's a recall in the US and I called BMWHK but of course they denied about this. Can you guys recommend a good garage to fix this? Don't want to pay 3x the price to fix this@ BMWHK. BMW also says our transmission fluid is for lifetime which I don't quite believe, have u guys ever change ur gear box oil?
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01-22-2012, 12:21 AM	#9
testdriver Private First Class 26 Rep 137 Posts Drives: E92 M3 6spd Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: HK iTrader: (0)	Not too sure about the different in warranty terms between HK and US... if BMWNA issue a TSB fix on the leaking transmission oil, you can try to print that TSB and bring it to the BMWHK to see what happen. And if BMWHK refuse to do it and your car is still under warranty, I suggest you contact BMW HQ in Germany to seek advice from them. BMW claim their transmission fluid is for lifetime, but common sense tell me everything can be wear down.... so make your own judgement on that. As for which oil to use....I say BMW OEM (aka ZF transmission fluid). Good luck.
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01-22-2012, 08:56 PM	#12
michaelalex17 Brigadier General 596 Rep 3,386 Posts Drives: Manual Wagon Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: CT iTrader: (4)	just had this on my car and got it fixed. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=624714
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01-24-2012, 10:51 AM	#13
yysiu New Member 0 Rep 8 Posts Drives: e90323i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: hk iTrader: (0)	the common issue of sealing sleave leakage to the back side of the automatic transmission pan and people often mistaken that leakage from the gasket.
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