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03-10-2014, 04:32 PM | #89 |
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Short of a Blackstone or other professional testing, the visual appearance and change of smell will often give you lots of information about the fluid. The more transmission rebuilding experience the observer has helps also.
Looking at a picture of used fluid and no observation of what is in the transmission pan and filter is not conclusive either. Smell-o-vision would help, I hear they are working on that. |
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03-30-2014, 09:40 PM | #90 |
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Does anyone know how to change the gasket on the pan on the side of the transmission? Seems like the upper bolts are almost impossible to get at without dropping the tranny? or am I overlooking something?
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04-22-2014, 05:10 PM | #91 |
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I'm looking at changing the fluid on my DCT soon, I've already purchased some fluid, getting ready to buy the filters when I stumbled on this post.
- Has anyone actually changed the filter (not the suction filter) themselves? It sounds like it's really difficult to get to. - When changing the suction filter, do you have to replace the DCT oil pan gasket? It looks like the gasket is built into the pan so probably requires a new pan to replace. I also found this post: http://e89.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=442369 Sounds like (from that post) BMWNA doesn't suggest changing the DCT fluid and won't do it even on customer request. With my car being almost 100km and I'm unsure if it was changed, I'm debating now if I should even bother. I bought the car back in February and have plans to track it, just don't want to do more damage than good. Last edited by S1RC; 04-23-2014 at 06:52 AM.. |
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04-23-2014, 09:03 AM | #92 | |
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My shop changed the filter. I don't know what they specifically did, but they did have my car for quite a while. BMW claims it is a lifetime fluid and the DCT is a sealed unit, yes. From what we've seen in some analyses of used fluid, the factory-fill Pentosin FFL-4 (aka BMW DCTF-1) is very stout and the transmission itself doesn't create a ton of particulate matter. Even at 50-75k the fluids looked good. If you want peace-of-mind, change it. The fluid is $15-20/L and you'll probably pay about 1.0-1.5 hours of labor. Figure around $200 for your total cost.
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05-03-2014, 01:12 AM | #93 |
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Posted here
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showpos...64&postcount=9 I'm lost. Are we still using Pentosin or SAF-XJ + FM Booster? |
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05-06-2014, 02:25 AM | #95 |
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SAF-XJ + FM Booster is the fill for the differential and absolutely should not be used for the DCT.
Pentosin FFL-4 is the only approved First Fill and Service Fill transmission fluid for the new generation of BMW double clutch gear transmissions (DCT). = correct. |
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05-06-2014, 03:10 AM | #96 | |
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Just found this posted on another forum. The recommended torque for the filler plug is 25 Nm (+/- 3Nm).
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05-07-2014, 07:57 PM | #97 | |
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Whaddafluck is wrong with me... hahaha
WHY am I thinking DCT is a rear differential! DOH Quote:
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05-26-2014, 01:14 PM | #99 |
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I am looking into doing this for my E90 M3 and had a question: After running the engine at 2k rpm for a minute, do you leave the engine running while you top off the fluid? One post states that you do, but the TIS (see below) is not clear.
Topping up transmission oil after a repair: Stand vehicle on a level surface and secure against rolling off. 1. Open fluid adjusting screw (1). If fluid emerges, close screw again immediately If no fluid emerges, top up until fluid emerges and close fluid adjusting screw (1) again Note: If fluid has been replenished here, a further refill must be carried out during the actual fluid adjustment 2. Connect diagnosis system and start service functions (drive). 3. Start engine (drive position N or P) 4. Record transmission temperature using the diagnosis system 5. (Drive position P) 6. Permissible starting temperature ≤ 32 °C 7. Idle speed: maintain at approx. 2000 rpm for 1 minute. 8. Open fluid adjusting screw (1) 9. Fill until oil emerges Max. transmission oil temperature 40 °C 10. Insert screw See this post also: http://e89.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=442369 Thanks for the help. Great write up! |
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07-10-2014, 12:06 AM | #100 |
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OP, thanks for the write-up. Here's my new vs. old at 72K. One thing though, I had 5 1/2 liters come out of mine. I placed a level on top of the car, jacked the car up and placed them on jackstands and got close enough to level as when I started. I replaced the suction filter as well. So, the kit that I bought from ECS was insufficient as I needed one more bottle.
As for the cylindrical transmission filter, has anyone gotten to replace that yet? (You...if you had first-hand experience, not a shop that you left your car with). I was able to move the two heat exchanger lines #12 and #13 on the diagram, by unbolting the one bolt on the drivers side and the three bolts on the passenger side. But I was just inches from clearing the lines from the filter opening. I attempted this after I had replaced the suction filter, re-installed the DCT Tranny oil pan and filled it up with 5 bottles. I think if I left the oil pan off, I could've moved the tubes to clear the opening. |
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07-17-2014, 01:14 PM | #101 |
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Yes.
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07-17-2014, 01:19 PM | #102 |
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Happy to see I wasn't the only one with fluid that looks 'dirty'. I'm planning another flush soon with the left over fluid I have and a filter change, but haven't got around to doing it yet, haven't driven the car much since taking it out of storage.
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07-20-2014, 12:42 AM | #104 | |
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So I had to pull the pan and replace it. I would have replaced the gasket only, but it is not available without purchasing the complete pan and gasket. I purchased the compete DCT service kit from ECS tuning which included both filters and the fluid along with the drain and filler plugs. I also replace the trans oil cooler line o rings. ECS has those as well. I did remove the pan and suction filter first. E90-REP-28-10-000 Replacing suction Filter.pdf I do think this helped make room to move the pressure lines out of the way to remove the pressure filter. E90-REP-28-60-00 Replacing Pressure Filter.pdf If you look at the above TIS, they want you to remove half the car and drop the trans, but I did not find it necessary. On page 2 of the pressure filter instructions above, the #1 bold needs to be removed which allows the lines to be pulled out of the trans. The bracket can be unhooked from the bottom line, which allows the lines to be separated. On the passenger side, the two pressure lines are attached with a bracket with one bolt in the center. Once the bolt (and metal sleeve) is removed, the lines can be moved out of the way. I pushed the top line above the opening to the pressure filter, and the lower line below the opening. I used snap ring pliers to remove the snap ring. I can't imagine how difficult it would have been without the snap ring pliers. There was enough room to pull the cover then the filter. Putting it back together and filling it up took some time, but it looks clean and it went into gear, so I would call it a success. I did try to follow the torque specs as close as possible, but could not is some cases because of space limitations. E90-AZD-28-1-10 Housing with add-on parts.pdf and E90-AZD-28-1-00 Transmission in general.pdf So to answer your question, yes I think it helps to have the trans pan off first, before you take out the pressure filter. Second, I noticed your diagram and notes reference the heat exchanger, but I only had to move the trans oil cooler lines. My fluid looked in between the two samples you have in your photo. I am sending a sample to Blackstone to see what they think and will post the results when I receive them. My car has a little over 66 K on it. I appreciate the original post and comments as they definitely helped me with this project. Last edited by SimiM3; 07-20-2014 at 04:42 PM.. |
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07-22-2014, 12:00 PM | #105 |
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Hey, I'm in Simi too! I'm by Santa Susanna High.
Finally a post on how to remove that filter! Since I don't wanna spend on another 6 quarts, I'll wait another 30K miles before I attempt to follow your instructions and change fluids and suction filter. BTW, were 5 quarts sufficient for you? |
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I ordered an extra liter for a total of 6, but only used 5. I am a little worried that I did not get the level exactly right, so I am looking into having a shop verify it's correct. But it is running fine so far. |
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The oil lines are held in with just one bolt, #1 in the photo below. I used an 8 mm closed end wrench, which worked fine. Anything that is a 12 point, such as a socket or closed end wrench will work. I did not have a 12 point 8 mm socket, so I used a wrench. Once the bolt is out, the clamp moves freely and the lines just pull out of the trans. After the passenger side clamp is removed, there is a lot of play to move the lines out of the way. My third photo from my original post shows the lines out of the way with the pressure filter removed. I hope this helps. Last edited by SimiM3; 07-24-2014 at 05:11 PM.. |
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for the pressure filter did you just pull it straight out? do you have the part number for trans oil cooler line o rings you ordered?
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