[Chapperss]

Hey all,

1st post (maybe 2nd) - Just got a 335i e93 2008/9 84k on the clock and doing my due diligence and swapping all the fluids out. Bloody ball ache finding which fluid is OEM and which filters come with which kits etc.

Anyway, everything is on order and winging its way to me. Whilst I wait, I thought i would share this deal i found for the transmission fluid and pan on ebay - link here

Seems to good to be true, so have a missed something? Is a bolt in a box going to turn up at my door. Don`t seriously think that, the seller has a lot of feedback.

Anyway, look forward to lots of chats on this and other stuff as I inevitably get in to trouble during my DIY endeavors

[rasa bmw]

kit can be had for £200 and deffo genuine,,why risk it for £30.also id get a trusted zf approved specialst to do it and they supply everything,,then it will be warrented,,just had my 640d done and 2 years ago my 335d,and lastly you do know its not just drop old oil and then replace,,there is a set paln for it ie all four wheels off ground while getting to correct temp to refill etc ?

[Chapperss]

Originally Posted by rasa bmw

kit can be had for £200 and deffo genuine,,why risk it for £30.also id get a trusted zf approved specialst to do it and they supply everything,,then it will be warrented,,just had my 640d done and 2 years ago my 335d,and lastly you do know its not just drop old oil and then replace,,there is a set paln for it ie all four wheels off ground while getting to correct temp to refill etc ?

Hey Rasa, yeah done my research, been lurking and reading post for a week now. Plenty of really helpful guides meaning I didn`t need to make a post. Finally thought I had something worth posting about.

Don`t know where you found a kit for £200. Cheapest i`ve found was £250 but no info on if the pan was genuine. BMW quoted me £434.85 for the oil and pan delivered.

[rasa bmw]

Originally Posted by Chapperss

Hey Rasa, yeah done my research, been lurking and reading post for a week now. Plenty of really helpful guides meaning I didn`t need to make a post. Finally thought I had something worth posting about.

Don`t know where you found a kit for £200. Cheapest i`ve found was £250 but no info on if the pan was genuine. BMW quoted me £434.85 for the oil and pan delivered.

find a zf approved gearbox specialist..my 335d was £400 with full kit and my 640d was £475 with full kit fitted,i have invoice of what my 335d kit was,,it was £210 and that was from the bmw specialist using genuine kit,,gallery seals/mech sleeve oil etc

[MrSweet1991]

Originally Posted by rasa bmw

find a zf approved gearbox specialist..my 335d was £400 with full kit and my 640d was £475 with full kit fitted,i have invoice of what my 335d kit was,,it was £210 and that was from the bmw specialist using genuine kit,,gallery seals/mech sleeve oil etc

Originally Posted by Chapperss

Hey

I phoned ZF once in regards to a service and they told me to just buy their kit online

Also, take a look on North American Diesel Owners Facebook page

https://m.facebook.com/groups/NABDOG/?view=group

there's a chap called Rod Sutphin

https://www.facebook.com/rod.sutphin

who does his own tune files and according to the community its much better than xHP's stage 3... He's also posted some detailed info on the transmissions as well about servicing and why you can sometimes develop issues afterwards but I believe that was related to really overdue oil changes

[rasa bmw]

Originally Posted by MrSweet1991

I phoned ZF once in regards to a service and they told me to just buy their kit online

Also, take a look on North American Diesel Owners Facebook page

https://m.facebook.com/groups/NABDOG/?view=group

there's a chap called Rod Sutphin

https://www.facebook.com/rod.sutphin

who does his own tune files and according to the community its much better than xHP's stage 3... He's also posted some detailed info on the transmissions as well about servicing and why you can sometimes develop issues afterwards but I believe that was related to really overdue oil changes

yeh rods trans tune is wellknown all over facebook forums,,you still have to have xhp though,,his is just customised

[Chapperss]

Quick update - it all arrived and as far as i can tell is 100% genuine - Colour of the fluids is correct (not the cheaper zf life 8 stuff) and filter/pan has all the right stamps and imprints on it. Dead chuffed - now just gotta wait for my Mechatronic sleeves and I can get this job done!

[rasa bmw]

mech sleeve comes with full kit

[Tambohamilton]

Nice one OP! Rasa's just pissed because you're getting OE stuff cheaper than he did

[rasa bmw]

Originally Posted by Tambohamilton

Nice one OP! Rasa's just pissed because you're getting OE stuff cheaper than he did

never bought it ..let the specialists do that,,then the warranty is valid