| E39 death @ 124,000 miles?
My E39 523i has done 124,000 miles (200,000km's) and I am having major issues with the gearbox. It keeps going into limp home mode and when I put my foot down it has pretty bad slippage. I have flushed the oil out and topped it back up twice already. The stuff that come out was pretty black, same as I what I seen in other threads when others did it with their transmissions.
The codes were read and it said something about the switching of the box, I forgot exactly what it said because I was looking over the shoulder of the mechanic who said it was screwed, and my motor was screwed.... and oh, by chance he had a used motor and gearbox there to put in!
The engine compression tests 180psi across all cylinders, and it looks like valve stem seals are gone too. I am in Australia without the nikasil problem, however an alloy block will show it's problems in time.
Now I have to either replace the gearbox, or service it... or swap engine and gearbox for something bigger and badder. I am eyeing off a M3 236kW 3.2L and six speed, however my other option may be for a manual box, and programmable engine management.
Any advice? I will spend the whole weekend on google working out what to do =(  | 
04-25-2009, 08:00 AM
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