2010 transmission warning
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 8:07 pm
Hi forum,
I’ve never posted in my life, so forgive if I’m doing it wrong
My wife was away with our whole family (minus me), they had to take my car at the last minute since the rental they ordered wasn’t big enough. Fast forward a week, I get a call saying the car has “broken down”, on questioning the symptoms are;
Clutch slip follows by transmission malfunction warning.
Recovery driver 1 said it will need a whole new transmission and noticed oil on the underside - though I have to question his assessment since his diagnostic machine didnt fit and that only bmw have a diagnostic machine that will fit!! I’m not that daft, I know it’s ODBII (and have a cheap Chinese one myself).
Second recovery driver did have a scanner that fit (sigh), and said the fault code is clutch related.
Another 4 recovery trucks later (they were miles away), it’s now at the bmw garage.
One thing I did notice before the exchange was normally the oil level is full, but it was showing as 1/2 full.
So.. are there 2 problems here? An oil leak and transmission issue at the same time? Seems unlikely - though obviously possible!
It is 2010 e70, 97k Miles.
I like to be prepared with garages, for the obvious reasons. Does anyone have any insights on what the problem might be / how bad it could be..
Thanks in advance
I’ve never posted in my life, so forgive if I’m doing it wrong
My wife was away with our whole family (minus me), they had to take my car at the last minute since the rental they ordered wasn’t big enough. Fast forward a week, I get a call saying the car has “broken down”, on questioning the symptoms are;
Clutch slip follows by transmission malfunction warning.
Recovery driver 1 said it will need a whole new transmission and noticed oil on the underside - though I have to question his assessment since his diagnostic machine didnt fit and that only bmw have a diagnostic machine that will fit!! I’m not that daft, I know it’s ODBII (and have a cheap Chinese one myself).
Second recovery driver did have a scanner that fit (sigh), and said the fault code is clutch related.
Another 4 recovery trucks later (they were miles away), it’s now at the bmw garage.
One thing I did notice before the exchange was normally the oil level is full, but it was showing as 1/2 full.
So.. are there 2 problems here? An oil leak and transmission issue at the same time? Seems unlikely - though obviously possible!
It is 2010 e70, 97k Miles.
I like to be prepared with garages, for the obvious reasons. Does anyone have any insights on what the problem might be / how bad it could be..
Thanks in advance