20 Most Recent 1984 BMW 5 Series Questions & Answers

What should we tell you?No idea what the issues areNeed the vehicle to see,test &resolve

either the dealer or any good parts store... ie.. napa, autozone.. advanced auto parts

On the driver side of the transmission pan there is a fill plug. The car must be in the air and level. With the car running fluid will run out of the plug hole when it is full. This is no fun without a lift.

there is no tranmission fill cap on these models, transmission has to be serviced at a tranny shop.

as the temperature gets colder this tends to happen that is why thinner fluid is always better to prevent this from happening try changing your fluid to a thinner fluid. guaranteed better shifting.

It is located under the vehicle, passenger side, below trunk area, rear of wheel-well, near fram rail, mounted to floor pan in fuel line.

if your transmission has a dipstick you pull the dipstick out and use a small funnel and fill from there but do it slowly....hope this helps....cheers

I am assuming your vehicle is an automatic

if so...can you get the vehicle to shift manually?

when was the last time the trans was flushed?

if you do not know, do this first before seeking assistance from a trans shop

it depends on the tag on the transmission if its black it takes atf d3.if it has a green plate its lifetime oil and shouldnt need changing if you have drained the oil or need a top up you will have to get it from the dealer.hope this helps

Correct me if I'm wrong but does your car have 2 fuel pumps, one in the tank and one in the line? I might be confusing that with a Volvo. Here's a link to an in line fuel pump for a 528e. Scroll down or search for 528e when you go to the website. THis page also has your charcoal cannister. Hope this helps. Good luck!

http://www.bavauto.com/se1.asp?dept_id=50

there should be a stick under the hood that say transmission take a small funnel and thats how you do it be sure not to over fill give these websites a try www.alldatadiy.com and www.autozone.com if you have miss place your owner manual see if you can download one for your car www.edmunds.com wish you the best of luck Michigan Man.

no it has to be pluged in and reset

If you don't know why BMW doesn't have a transmission fluid dipstick you should seriously consider finding a trustworhty BMW mechanic in your area.

Having the battery disconnected for half an hour or so will drain the capacitors in the ECU. Connecting a battery at that point puts the computer into relearn mode automatically.

oh dear, this sounds like bad news,,, it could be the torque converter starting to sezies up on you but at the bmw has whats called a "stepper motor" to ajust its throtol settings there is little you can do to up the tickover speed a bit,,, it should be ticking over at 750--850rpm in gear when hot,, if its not then its ticking over far to slowly and it will keep stalling on you when you try to pull away or are sat at the lights wateing? putting it on a computer is the only way to ajust the tickover