» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 09-11-2006, 04:33 PM | #1 | Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NE Wyoming Posts: 36 | *FOUND ONE* Need 5spd Transmission *FOUND ONE* Hi all, I'm looking for a Getrag 250 found in E36 318/323/325's and E46 323/325's. This will be #6 for my ti with the last one losing the syncro's on 1st gear. Thanks, Sheridan __________________ 98 supercharged 318ti Sport "It's better to be blown than stroked" | | | 09-11-2006, 04:44 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 218 | your 6th transmission? | | | 09-11-2006, 05:06 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Plano Texas Posts: 206 | Check ebay I think I saw one there. __________________ K&N Cone Filter with Heat Shield, Racing Dynamics Strut bar, Blisten yellow sport suspension, Clears all around, Angel eyes, Dinan Engine Chip, Infinity BassLink 10" Sub, Lightweight Aluminum Flywheel | | | 09-11-2006, 05:40 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 | http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-3...25998421QQrdZ1 Quote: Originally Posted by adrnln Hi all, I'm looking for a Getrag 250 found in E36 318/323/325's and E46 323/325's. This will be #6 for my ti with the last one losing the syncro's on 1st gear. Thanks, Sheridan | __________________ 1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood | | | 09-11-2006, 08:53 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 121 | I've got one with 144k on it. $550 shipped to Omaha. How the hell did you kill five trannys? | | | 09-11-2006, 09:12 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 | Hmm. German transmitions are not designed to drag race? Get a jerico if you have to speed shift... Dave __________________ Dave - PDX 1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan. 2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | 09-13-2006, 04:48 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Thousand Oaks, California Posts: 343 | Would you buy that one on ebay? I need a new one too, and i was thinkin about gettin that one but how do i know it actually has 85k on it and not 185k??? Any advice???? I need one pretty quick! __________________ 1993 325is Hellrot Tribute to: 97 318ti Montreal Blue R.I.P 96 318ti Schwartz II | | | 09-14-2006, 03:24 PM | #8 | Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NE Wyoming Posts: 36 | Sorry, I don't do EBay...too many people having too many problems. Besides, I'd rather help out a fellow club member or club vendor. dkblu318ti, that's why I'll buy from a recycler or fellow club member. Yep, the 6th one and NO I DON'T DRAG RACE. My research has led me to find that the Getrag 250 is the biggest POS that BMW ever put in a car (transmission wise). In fact most people won't repair them because they just don't last. Add to the fact that I track my ti (10+ weekends a year), tow a trailer and the car is supercharged. Most techs aren't surprised I go through transmissions like brake pads. Let's see...one was 4th gear, one was 3 gear, two of them had 2nd gear issues, this one 1st gear and one had broken mounting tabs for the transmission mounts. Cheers, Sheridan __________________ 98 supercharged 318ti Sport "It's better to be blown than stroked" | | | 09-20-2006, 04:05 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 885 | maybe you have a bad ngine mount supports, i know that cause the broke on the tranny mounts __________________ BMW...MY NEW TOY Mods: Some plastic parts, ///M Wheels and me | | | 09-20-2006, 02:01 PM | #10 | Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NE Wyoming Posts: 36 | Thanks Dad (I mean, Father) :-) Seriously, I installed Ireland poly engine and tranny mounts when I installed the last transmission 2 years ago. Obviously I'll be checking everything out again when I crawl under there to do the next R-n-R. S __________________ 98 supercharged 318ti Sport "It's better to be blown than stroked" | | | 09-20-2006, 03:28 PM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 | Ahhh so if your doing track days, Your working the tranny hard.... ITs funny because getrags usually arn't that bad in other cars. Wonder if BMW is spec'ing the right lube in the tranny. MIght be too heavy for track use.... What weight lube are you running in them? Have you considered just switching up to a bigger transmition? Dave __________________ Dave - PDX 1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan. 2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | 09-20-2006, 06:49 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 890 | I agree, I think you need a ZF. __________________ SOLD!!! 1999 332ti //M Sport Titanium Silver M3 S52 3.2 I-6 Engine, M3 Clutch w/ ti Getrag Trans, Z3 3.15 LSD medium case diff and half shafts, OEM Hatch Spoiler, Eurosport HP Underdrive Pulleys, FDM, 17" DS1 rims, M3 Front Struts & Springs, M3 Instrument Cluster, 3-spoke //M steering wheel with tri-color stitching, SSK, CCFL Angels in Depo projectors with 5k HIDs | | | 09-20-2006, 06:58 PM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 885 | i not understand, i very hard to broke 6 transmition, how you do that, i go to the race way every monday and my tranny are ok, in tha past all my car are manual and i only broke one because i use the tranny to stop on an emergency __________________ BMW...MY NEW TOY Mods: Some plastic parts, ///M Wheels and me | | | 09-21-2006, 05:18 PM | #14 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6 | Don't buy one machined before 4/98 if possible. read below. Why buy a '96 tranny with 80k+ miles on it, when it likely will have the same problem 10K+ miles down the road. Good luck with the tranny, DrkBlue. If you haven't yet found a reputable BMW mech, I can recommend a couple independent mechanics in the area that I found recently in my search for a new car (still searching) - they are highly recommended in the bimmerforums. This is service bulletin 23 02 99 SUBJECT: Transmission Jumps Out of 1st or 2nd Gear Under Load MODEL: E36 with S5D-250G (Getrag manual transmission) and M42, M44, M50 or M52 engines. Situation: The transmission may jump out of 1st or 2nd gear with engine load. Cause: The guide sleeve for 1st and 2nd gear may have been incorrectly machined on Getrag S5D-250G transmissions installed on E36 vehicles with the above listed engines produced up to 4/98. A new machining process for the 1st and 2nd gear guide sleeve which eliminates the above situation on all S5D-250G transmissions was introduced in production on vehicles produced from 4/98. Correction: If a customer complaint is received, first verify that the external gear shift linkage and clutch system are operating properly. If the external gear shift linkage and the clutch system are functioning correctly and the problem of 1st or 2nd gear jumping out is still present, the transmission should be replaced. | | | 09-23-2006, 04:50 AM | #15 | Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NE Wyoming Posts: 36 | Thanks Smiles, Yep, I'm aware of the 1st and 2nd gear problem. My first 5 were post 98 but the last one was out of a earlier car. My problem now is the syncros grinding on 1st, not popping out. Besides, by now most of the cars with transmission problems have been replaced (I would think). 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