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Re: 88'735i Trans Switch (archive)
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Posted by tam on October 05, 2000 at 09:27:10:

In Reply to: Re: 88'735i Trans Switch posted by Scott Wilson on October 02, 2000 at 13:00:42:

My 88 735i trans when cold will not shift into drive. In fact when I reach 40 MPH in economy it will shift into neutral, but if I put it in 3rd I can go. Once the engine comes up to temp. it will shift into drive and everything appears to be fine. Any suggestions?

Trans only stays in ecomony mode,great for gas milage not so great for performance. Any suggestions what may be the problem? Is it an easy fix? Is the switch easy to remove?


Like the above post most likely Coke or something has goobed it up. Now for the BAD news. The tranny on your '88 735i is NOT the best they manufactured. The output clutch is of bad design. There was/is a technical service issued to fix it. Some never got fixed properly. (mine went out at 100k miles and that's when I became soo educated as to it. My recomendation is to not
run it in "sport" mode so as to prolong life.




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