[Rookie83]

While i was at lunch taking a nap in my car today i got this yellow warning light. I was not driving and the car was in park the whole time (idling for about 45mins). At this point i turned the car off and pulled out the fob. When i turned the car back on the light was not there and the check said "OK". After researching for the past hour about this light i never really figured out much. I found a couple threads, one stating that its definately going to need a new transmission and others saying its fluid low (possible leak). I just wanted to check and see if anybody has ever had this light pop up on them and if so what was the fix. Thanks in advance for any help.

[bumere90]

You have to pull the codes.
I doubt that your transmission needs to be replaced.
I've recently done a transmission swap on my E92, if you have any specific questions I may be able to answer them for you.

[Rookie83]

Thanks for the response, im hoping your right. I work at a dealership and i called a buddy of mine that works for a wrecking yard. He said if it ends up crapping out he has a trans out of another 08 with 40k miles on it and will give it to me for $1,000.00 + my core. I dunno, ever since this happened earlier ive been looking at 335's

[MikeS '06 330i]

Sounds a little paranoid to me. If the light went out, and your car drives, assuming your tranny is toast is a little premature. It would warrant checking codes though.

[bumere90]

lol I have a good working tranny for $800 with warranty no core charge.
Before doing anything, get the car scanned by a bmw shop and go from there.