the governor on that transmission has a metal gear drive and is sort of locked in by the secondary pump - unlike the 722.4 that the 2.5 turbo and the E300D has.

the workings are the same though.

And as mentioned - shut down the engine and try to move the shifter, if it moves - you need to get dirty under the car.

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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)