Another Trans Fail Safe E53!

[maxxuk]

Thanks gchristofi and Steamyrotter!

I have in the meantime and after some digging got an offer from idealengines.co.uk to have my gearbox replaced with a reconditioned one, for around £1500.- all-in. They also give a 12 month warranty. I am wondering if anybody has done business with them before? They received good - to - ok reviews and feedback on http://www.freeindex.co.uk/profile(idea ... 330429.htm (you may need to copy/paste the whole URL into your browser) but has anybody got first hand experience with this company based in Barking/Essex?

Thanks again for all feedback and info provided!

[Steamyrotter]

Another thing i was told was to change the oil heat exchanger for new as you will never get the debris out of it.

Good luck with it mate

[maxxuk]

Thanks again Steamyrotter! Will remember it and discuss with whoever I end up picking for the job....

[X5Sport]

Your comment about battery issues is also well known, and most folks here fit something like a Bosch Silver series. Because these cars have so many computers in them, they are sensitive to voltage spikes - no different to any other type of electronic systems really - and this usually manifests itself as odd error messages being thrown up which promptly disappear the next time you start the car.

One piece of guidance I saw was to turn the key to Pos2, wait for all the warning lights to cycle (about 5 seconds) and then start the car. This allows everything to run through its boot up cycle. It certainly seemed to work on mine..

11 years is pretty good for a car battery... Most only last about 6 years, and that gets shortened if the battery is ever allowed to go completely dead. Some of us have bought CTEK Battery conditioner/chargers if any of our cars are little used or only used on short journeys.