Friday, January 8, 2010

How do i check and add gear box oil in a bmw 328i?

i have a '96 bmw 328i and it is running really rough at the moment. it is idoling quite rough and tends to take a while for decent acceleration to kick in. i'm thinking that this is connected to the gear box and want to check the gear box oil but i'm not sure where to look. i'm also open to any other ideas of what may be causing this problem. thankyou to anyone who can help. i need as much as i can!!!!!How do i check and add gear box oil in a bmw 328i?
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You have to put the car on a lift and take the transmission fluid bolt out and the fluid should be up to the hole but not over-flowing. It's a weird thing about this car that there isn't a way to check it easily.





Take it to a BMW shop, autozone can only read codes, BMW shops have equipment to tune the engine through the ECU. They can see all the details of the engine, which cylinders are running lean/rich, voltage, cyclinder effiecientcy, you name it. You might need to have your adaptations reset after they fix the problem.How do i check and add gear box oil in a bmw 328i?
well if you have an automatic trans just pull the dip stick and check it should be the one near the back there is lines on the bottom of the stick and if it is low it is pints not quarts and you have to do this after you drove the auto for a wile it has to be warm to get a proper reading if you have a maual gear box you a dont have to warm it up just look under the car there is a bolt that goes in the trans about half way up un screw it and stick your finger in it you should be able to touch the oil in there but your problemb probley is not the gear box just sounds like you need a tune up thats all or one of your sensors could have gone bad there is a good chance of that hope this helps sincely josh
Your idling problem has nothing to do with your gearbox, have your computer read at autozone or a tuneup shop to have trouble code read, It is most likely a MAP sensor or an exhaust sensor. Autozone will tell you for free the tune up shop will charge you.

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