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[Sir Tigger KC]

Well it seems Lord Opti's prophecy of my Beemer heading for the cubing machine wasn't too wide of the mark! 

I just nipped into town for some veg for my tea and on the way back I lost all power.  I managed to freewheel into a car park and luckily into a space.

It seems the gear box has given up the ghost as nothing happens in drive, or reverse and it makes a horrible crunching noise when I try to put it in park.

I've had it recovered home now, but the future dosn't look good for my poor old girl! 

Maybe Lord Opti put a hex on it? 

[Doctor Gollum]

I still occasionally miss mine

[Nick W]

I still occasionally miss mine

I don't.


Although I found myself looking at 320 estates the other day until sense set back in.

[STEMO]

Well it seems Lord Opti's prophecy of my Beemer heading for the cubing machine wasn't too wide of the mark! 

I just nipped into town for some veg for my tea and on the way back I lost all power.  I managed to freewheel into a car park and luckily into a space.

It seems the gear box has given up the ghost as nothing happens in drive, or reverse and it makes a horrible crunching noise when I try to put it in park.

I've had it recovered home now, but the future dosn't look good for my poor old girl! 

Maybe Lord Opti put a hex on it? 

Gearbox or a drive shaft?

[Sir Tigger KC]

I assume it's the gearbox, given the nasty noise when I try and put it in park. 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

A couple of hundred quid and a day spannering and swearing should sort that. 

[Kevin Wood]

I assume it's the gearbox, given the nasty noise when I try and put it in park. 

My guess is that the propshaft is spinning due to a loss of drive further back and putting it into park is trying to lock the spinning shaft with a pawl hence the noise.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Just a diff change then ? 

[VXL V6]

Just a diff change then ? 

Tie wraps should be fine. 

[Nick W]

A couple of hundred quid and a day spannering and swearing should sort that. 

For a BMW gearbox? They're a common failure and consequently sought after. Which bumps up the price. And that sort of job on a BMW requires a lot of inventive swearing!


Nobody makes better automatic transmissions than GM, which is why all the small scale, high-end manufacturers used them.

[aaronjb]

Nobody makes better automatic transmissions than GM, which is why all the small scale, high-end manufacturers used them.

I don't think the Americans are quite so fond of GM automatics - I've heard the Corvette box (4L60E) described as "made of chocolate" and "good for nothing" over the other side of the pond..

..then again, they're still quite fond of their 3-speed Torqueflights, so..

P.S. Tig, did you check the road for signs of bits of gearbox left behind?

[Sir Tigger KC]

Yes, no debris or fluids on the road and there were no funny noises or juddering etc either.  I just suddenly lost power. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Fear not, Sir Tig.

The old dowager may rise 'phoenix like' once again with no more than a squirt of WD40.

However, if she is well and truly 'Donald ducked' she should be worth a few bob in scrap.

[aaronjb]

I was just browsing Autotrader, pondering what will/can/should replace the Skoda (something cheaper, but reasonably fun, an estate, large-ish and if it could tow 3.5T that would be a bonus .. ) and spotted an E39 Estate with LPG..

..then I remembered this thread, and quickly moved on

[STEMO]

I was just browsing Autotrader, pondering what will/can/should replace the Skoda (something cheaper, but reasonably fun, an estate, large-ish and if it could tow 3.5T that would be a bonus .. ) and spotted an E39 Estate with LPG..

..then I remembered this thread, and quickly moved on

You can be quite cruel at times, Aaron.