Re: 94 740il Tranny whines when cold (archive)

I just bought a 94 740il yesterday from of all places e-bay. My first time buying a car online. I did my research and found one with an Alusil motor (only 40k miles old. When I picked up the car it had already been warmed up, Off I went 325 miles home. Today I went out for a drive and 2 things happened.
1. Check engine light was on when cold
2. Tranny whines until warmed up
Both of these problems stop after I came back out of the store and started the now warm car. This is my 8th BMW of various types and my first V-8. I love the car but seem to have a few gremlins to hunt. Any help would appreciated.

Thanks for the info, it's as I thought. My next stop is the dealer for a check out. I have a 1 month/ 1000 mile warranty from One source warranty through E-bay. It has a $500 deductible but if I can get the tranny replaced for that, I'm there. As for how it drives it seems to shift with some hesitation in the economy mode, and Reverse takes a moment to engage. I'm finding more and more small problems as I drive it for the first few days. Minor fluid leaks (power steering & coolant) I have a slight clunk in the front end, which is probably the control arms. It could also use front struts. For a car the dealer who sold it to me as "All mechanicals seem to function as designed." It seems to me that is more than a bit of a stretch. His feedback on e-bay is not going to be very positive.

For any one interested here is the Auction listing

My e-bay auction listing

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