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Jeff Spooner · 08-02-2004, 04:03 AM

To clear up some confussion on tranny fluid. The fluid in all Ti w/ auto says lifetime fill. The fluid is regular dextron 3. The same fluid that used to be changed @ InspII. You have to have the tranny hot and remove the plug (17mm head) on the drivers side up high on the pan. The fliud should trickle out. The special BMW fluid Turbo talks about is only in the 5 and 7 series cars and some M's. Those cars hold 13 - 14 liters at $65 a liter. Yes that is $850 worth of tranny fluid. As a BMW tech we do not change fliud on the ti trannys because it is listed as lifetime fluid, but it could only help. Any other questions just reply. Hope this helps someone.

08-02-2004, 04:03 AM	#11
Jeff Spooner Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Columbia S.C. Posts: 127 iTrader: (0) Photo Gallery	To clear up some confussion on tranny fluid. The fluid in all Ti w/ auto says lifetime fill. The fluid is regular dextron 3. The same fluid that used to be changed @ InspII. You have to have the tranny hot and remove the plug (17mm head) on the drivers side up high on the pan. The fliud should trickle out. The special BMW fluid Turbo talks about is only in the 5 and 7 series cars and some M's. Those cars hold 13 - 14 liters at $65 a liter. Yes that is $850 worth of tranny fluid. As a BMW tech we do not change fliud on the ti trannys because it is listed as lifetime fluid, but it could only help. Any other questions just reply. Hope this helps someone.