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Argh! Tranny gone bad
Well, after 12 years of mostly problem-free service, my 2000 323 has
succumbed to the dreaded "no reverse" problem. Damn it. I was hoping to get a few more years out of it. Now I have to decide if a car with a book value of only a few grand, and is starting to show the first signs of rust, is worth getting a new tranny. |
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dizzy > wrote:
>Well, after 12 years of mostly problem-free service, my 2000 323 has >succumbed to the dreaded "no reverse" problem. Damn it. I was hoping >to get a few more years out of it. > >Now I have to decide if a car with a book value of only a few grand, >and is starting to show the first signs of rust, is worth getting a >new tranny. Update: Evidence is pointing to my car having the GM tranny, not the ZF, in which case it's only a selenoid. GM rules! |
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dizzy > wrote:
>Well, after 12 years of mostly problem-free service, my 2000 323 has >succumbed to the dreaded "no reverse" problem. Damn it. I was hoping >to get a few more years out of it. > >Now I have to decide if a car with a book value of only a few grand, >and is starting to show the first signs of rust, is worth getting a >new tranny. Think of this as an opportunity to retrofit a manual in there rather than as a failure. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Scott Dorsey wrote:
>dizzy > wrote: >>Well, after 12 years of mostly problem-free service, my 2000 323 has >>succumbed to the dreaded "no reverse" problem. Damn it. I was hoping >>to get a few more years out of it. >> >>Now I have to decide if a car with a book value of only a few grand, >>and is starting to show the first signs of rust, is worth getting a >>new tranny. > >Think of this as an opportunity to retrofit a manual in there rather >than as a failure. >--scott Ha! Thanks for the advice, but I don't think so. My other car has a manual. It's nice to have both. I tool it out for a drive this morning, and it worked perfectly! This compares with other accounts of read of the GM's solenoid going bad, which, of course, is much better than the ZF's catastrophic, and much more expensive, failure. So, I guess I won't be getting a new car. :/ I've been thinking of the X1, probably the 6-cylinder. Hydraulic steering, and no start-stop! But only a 6-speed auto, instead of the 8-speed that most Bimmers are shipping with. |
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"dizzy" > wrote in message ... > dizzy > wrote: > >>Well, after 12 years of mostly problem-free service, my 2000 323 has >>succumbed to the dreaded "no reverse" problem. Damn it. I was hoping >>to get a few more years out of it. >> >>Now I have to decide if a car with a book value of only a few grand, >>and is starting to show the first signs of rust, is worth getting a >>new tranny. > > Update: Evidence is pointing to my car having the GM tranny, not the > ZF > Well indeed - the fact it broke after only 12 years was primae facie evidence... > , in which case it's only a selenoid. GM rules! |
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"Scott Dorsey" > wrote in message ... > dizzy > wrote: >>Well, after 12 years of mostly problem-free service, my 2000 323 has >>succumbed to the dreaded "no reverse" problem. Damn it. I was hoping >>to get a few more years out of it. >> >>Now I have to decide if a car with a book value of only a few grand, >>and is starting to show the first signs of rust, is worth getting a >>new tranny. > > Think of this as an opportunity to retrofit a manual in there rather > than as a failure. > --scott > Hold your horses. If your car has ther GM5, you can fix the No Reverse problem for the price of a fluid flush and a solenoid that runs about 80 bucks. |
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"R. Mark Clayton" > wrote:
>"dizzy" > wrote: >> >> Update: Evidence is pointing to my car having the GM tranny, not the >> ZF > >Well indeed - the fact it broke after only 12 years was primae facie >evidence... You mean because the ZF doesn't last that long? I've got 140,000 miles. I suppose I'll have to replace it eventually, but the E46 is just perfect for me. I honestly don't like the newer 3-series as much. The E90 is OK, I guess, but even that has a bunch of things I don't like, like run-flats and "push to start". Plus it's bigger than what I like. |
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dizzy > wrote:
> >I suppose I'll have to replace it eventually, but the E46 is just >perfect for me. I honestly don't like the newer 3-series as much. >The E90 is OK, I guess, but even that has a bunch of things I don't >like, like run-flats and "push to start". Plus it's bigger than what >I like. Consider the 1-series. It still has a lot of goofy electronic stuff, but even the 128i is a fun car to drive. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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"dizzy" > wrote in message ... > "R. Mark Clayton" > wrote: > >>"dizzy" > wrote: >>> >>> Update: Evidence is pointing to my car having the GM tranny, not the >>> ZF >> >>Well indeed - the fact it broke after only 12 years was primae facie >>evidence... > > You mean because the ZF doesn't last that long? I've got 140,000 > miles. No exactly the opposite - I would not expect a ZF tranny to fail other than through abuse, whereas the GM one failing early was only to be expected... > > I suppose I'll have to replace it eventually, but the E46 is just > perfect for me. I honestly don't like the newer 3-series as much. > The E90 is OK, I guess, but even that has a bunch of things I don't > like, like run-flats and "push to start". Plus it's bigger than what > I like. > |
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