Is it hard? I need to change mines asap. My car has about 93k miles on it. Will be changed today. Please be detailed about where i can find the input plug and how to drain. Best answer will get 10pts. ThanksHow do you change the transmission fluid on 99%26039; BMW 323i?
honestly you shouldnt change it, most of the times a transmission is serviced after so long it will start slipping to the point you need a new one.
but anyways back to your question. you dont really need the plug just take all bolts of the transmission but two. one on each side then slowly end evenly remove them with a oil pan already inplace to collect the oil, then when the pan is off remove the filter. clean the inside of the tranny. on the oil pan there should be at least one magnet that is used to collect small metal shavings, clean these then replace your filter follwed by the pan with newly installed gasket and bolt it up using only your hands then at the end use a ratchet to finish it off but dont bolt them up to tight or you would warp your new gasket.How do you change the transmission fluid on 99%26039; BMW 323i?
Do not be fooled into believing that there is a universal trans fluid. Go to BMW, and buy only the genuine BMW trans fluid, bottle by bottle. Also, most German automatics have a drain plug on the torque converter, to insure that 90% of the trans fluid is removed. Some of the German automatics use a fluid that is gold in color, based on synthetic mineral oils. BE VERY CAREFUL. If you are in doubt, have the dealership do this job for you. I am assuming that your car is an automatic. Only use genuine BMW trans filters and gaskets. Anything else is a waste of time and money!!! Good Luck!!How do you change the transmission fluid on 99%26039; BMW 323i?
It's easy as 1,2,3 for me anyways. All did on my manual transmission on my 01 330xi was drain and refill check bavauto.com under their newsletter, they have a DIY for it (do it yourself). I filled my with oem fluids that I got from the dealership. For and automatic you would just need to replace the transmission filter, so it's just an extra step. And yeah don't believe what bmw says about lifetime fluids, it should be change at around 70k miles.
