 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  12-05-2005, 02:06 AM | #1 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |  Automatic Transmission idiot light...
My auto transmission light came on twice yesterday with the ASC+T and today i took it for a drive around the block and it didn't come on. Now when i touch the gas pedal wheher it's in drive or in park the rpm's drop almost sound like it's going to stall. I haven't driven it on the main rd yet so i don't know what to expect. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
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www.myspace.com/avusblueti |  |  | | 12-05-2005, 02:42 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Delafield, WI Posts: 471 |
Not to familiar with the auto trans but it is processor controlled. Don't know if it is a separate system though. Don't know if it stores fault codes or not. I know others on the board have found service shops that read the codes for free, or in the worse case, see if they'll read it at a dealer. | | | | | 12-05-2005, 03:14 AM | #3 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
Time for a transmission swap, I'll walk you through it. __________________ 
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 12-05-2005, 03:52 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 523 |
Yeah I have been trying to tear mine up for an excuse to get a swap  lol | | | | | 12-05-2005, 03:58 AM | #5 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
Well i guess i'll see what happens on my ride to work tomorrow. Thank god i got AAA incase something really goes wrong. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
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Quote: | Originally Posted by 1rstbmw! Yeah I have been trying to tear mine up for an excuse to get a swap lol | Me too! I WISH I had the idiot light  | | | | | 12-05-2005, 02:37 PM | #7 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
My Auto trans light came on twice this morning,i shutoff my car the 2 times it hapeend and light went off. Once light went off there was no hesitation when touching gas pedal. I was crusing at 60 then at 65 and didn't go past 70. I didn't want to push it further,i'm thinking it's more of the computer not the transmission but what do i know i'm just a boy from new england. Let's see what happens tonight on the ride home. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
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www.myspace.com/avusblueti | | | | | 12-05-2005, 03:40 PM | #8 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
How does the car shift after the light comes on? When mine came on, it SLAMMED into gear, very hard, very bad. I guess that happens when you do full throttle, full boost shifts in 10 degree weather. Opps. Seriously, do the swap. __________________
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 12-05-2005, 04:18 PM | #9 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by DustenT How does the car shift after the light comes on? When mine came on, it SLAMMED into gear, very hard, very bad. I guess that happens when you do full throttle, full boost shifts in 10 degree weather. Opps. Seriously, do the swap. | When the light was on the shifting was a little rough,it didn't slamm into gear. When it was off car runs great,no hesitation or anything. How much did your swap cost you? It's not something i could do myself with no garage and in this weather i'd have to pay someone and it probally isn't cheap. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
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www.myspace.com/avusblueti | | | | | 12-05-2005, 04:31 PM | #10 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
Your right, it's probably too expensive if you have to pay someone to do it. It took me 20+ hours for the complete swap plus the differential. The parts cost around $1500-$2500 depending on where you get them from. I used lots of new parts, so I paid more. Looking back, that the best $2500 I've spent of the car....it's just as enjoyable as the supercharger was. __________________
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 12-06-2005, 06:31 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cary, nc Posts: 2,259 |
did you do an auto to manual swap? or auto to auto or manual to manual?? just curious __________________ 1995 318ti Active
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Quote: | Originally Posted by robcarync did you do an auto to manual swap? or auto to auto or manual to manual?? just curious | auto to manual. That's the only way to do it. __________________
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 12-06-2005, 05:25 PM | #13 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
Well i'm not a happy camper this morning,not since i have to drop 3k into my car if not more. Man i was pissed when i saw the line of problems,there were so many i can't even list them right now. Off the top of my head throtle body sensor,camshaft sensor,belts and one other thing i'm getting done today. So todays bills is about 1k,like $600 for the first to sensors. I need 2 gaskets replaced on the side of the engine $1024,brake lines/flush um oil pan blah blah blah. I will update everyone tomorrow on what went wrong.
So i got a rental car for today,they gave me a Checy Equinox or something an AWD suv. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
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www.myspace.com/avusblueti | | | | | 12-06-2005, 06:04 PM | #14 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by Tyler Well i'm not a happy camper this morning,not since i have to drop 3k into my car if not more. Man i was pissed when i saw the line of problems,there were so many i can't even list them right now. Off the top of my head throtle body sensor,camshaft sensor,belts and one other thing i'm getting done today. So todays bills is about 1k,like $600 for the first to sensors. I need 2 gaskets replaced on the side of the engine $1024,brake lines/flush um oil pan blah blah blah. I will update everyone tomorrow on what went wrong.
So i got a rental car for today,they gave me a Checy Equinox or something an AWD suv. | How are any of those related to your transmission?? Sorry to hear about the big bill, that sucks! __________________
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 12-06-2005, 06:41 PM | #15 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by DustenT How are any of those related to your transmission??
Sorry to hear about the big bill, that sucks! | I told him to check the codes out and i'll go from there. There were 4 codes that came up and everything else they noticed while it was on the lift. The brake lines i'm sketical about cause i never see any fluid on the ground underneath my car. I'm having the 4 things done to it today which he said would make the car operate at 100% or close to it. He wanted the 90,xxx mile check done to it for like $679 which i put off. When they call me tomorrow i'm gonna ask some questions,just gonna jot them down so i don't forget. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
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