Sorry about that wrong forum post ! .

I deleted it, now back to Bimmer engine oddities .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

What? Push in clutch, move gear change lever to neutral. Shouldn't matter if the engine is running, right? This thing isn't automatic is it? It's supposed to be the Ultimate Driving Machine. How can it be the Ultimate Driving Machine and be automatic?

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

It's an automatic.

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Jim

fixed it for you.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

The 8 spd auto is a remarkable transmission, It can double downshift in a blink and still provide lightning fast full torque upshifts.

Its the same unit you see in the crazy Dodge chargers/challengers, Jeep Grand Cherokee etc.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

If properly maintained I feel that ZF builds a good transmission. It is the ones with 250k miles on them and never serviced that seem to be problematic in my opinion.

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Jim

The ZF units are great. I also loved the DCT that I had, wonderful transmission and lightning quick.

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Got it high enough to remove shield and put it in neutral. Drained oil and it looked like it had 20k+ miles on it but was changed ~750 miles ago. Owner came up today and is having it hauled to the BMW dealer (thank goodness). I did not take anything apart but based on how hard it is to turn engine over with 4' cheater bar it ain't gonna be pretty inside the bottom end.

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Jim

So, is it possible this thing hasn't been getting regular hot oil & filter changes ? .

I'm keen to see what the inside of the oil pan looks like .

I resurrect lots of oldies that were neglected to death and it's not unusual for fresh oil to break loose all manner of sludge and crud that's been collecting for 40,000 miles .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

When owner came to shop yesterday evening he did say that BMW Savannah replaced filter housing gasket at around 90k miles. Last oil change was done by one of those quick lube oil change places. I drained all the oil out and it did have 6.5 quarts in it so at least they put oil in it.

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Jim

Maybe find a wreck/burn job/theft recovery and yank the engine out of it ? .

I've overhauled two Mercedes diesel engines and WOW are the internal hard parts $pendy .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I had a coworker come by in a 2015 3 series that he purchased for his daughter and he is getting the "low oil pressure" warning. I told him about the one that was in with the locked up engine. Oil pressure at idle was around 20 psi and about 40 at 3k rpm which, a quick google search, indicates normal. And I thought the neutral thing was the problem. Someone missed their mark on these engines.

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Jim