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1989 530 gearbox... dead or alive?
any comments appreciated
530 se i auto. drives in reverse but nothing in forward gears. answering my own question but want to make sure before i consider scrapping the car - gearbox or something else? i get a trans program warning on the dash. more info/background if anyone's interested. tia mojo |
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forgot to mention it's an auto box (in case it's not obvious)
thanks again mojo "mojohotmail" > wrote in message . uk... > any comments appreciated > > 530 se i auto. drives in reverse but nothing in forward gears. answering my > own question but want to make sure before i consider scrapping the car - > gearbox or something else? i get a trans program warning on the dash. more > info/background if anyone's interested. > > tia > > mojo > > > |
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> 530 se i auto. drives in reverse but nothing in forward gears.
You have fried the A clutch pack, new gearbox time. Been there, done that. -- Who needs a life when you've got Unix? :-) Email: , John G.Burns B.Eng, Bonny Scotland Web : http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk - The Ultimate BMW Homepage! Need Sun or HP Unix kit? http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/unix.html |
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thanks for the confirmation... never mind new gearbox time... new motor
time, i reckon. mojo "John Burns" > wrote in message ... > > 530 se i auto. drives in reverse but nothing in forward gears. > > You have fried the A clutch pack, new gearbox time. Been there, done > that. > > > -- > Who needs a life when you've got Unix? :-) > Email: , John G.Burns B.Eng, Bonny Scotland > Web : http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk - The Ultimate BMW Homepage! > Need Sun or HP Unix kit? http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/unix.html |
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