Article by: Johan Article applies to: all models with the ZF4HP22 automatic transmission. Problem: The ZF4HP22 gearbox in my car has shifted a bit rough from 3rd to 4th for a while now. But a fluid change, the first time with a new filter, every now and then had prolonged […]

Article by: Johan Problem: Every time I went for a long drive I noticed a burned ATF smell when getting out of the car. I also had to fill the gearbox every 1500 km to keep it shifting smoothly. The underside of my car was completely covered with ATF. When […]

Article by: Eric Crawshaw Article applies to: all BMWs with a Getrag 260/6 manual (5-speed) transmission Part 2: Gear Train  In my BMW E30 Getrag 260 transmission, only the 3rd gear was grinding, so the plan going in was only to replace the 3rd gear synchro. Upon inspection, I found […]

Article by: Eric Crawshaw Article applies to: all BMWs with a Getrag 260/6 manual (5-speed) transmission Part 3: Reassembly  How to reassemble the Getrag 260 in “a few” easy steps! Well it’s done. It’s back together. It was definitely a bit scary at first, but I was able to get […]

Article by: Eric Crawshaw Article applies to: all BMWs with a Getrag 260/6 manual (5-speed) transmission Part 1: Tear down   After installing a ‘new’ transmission in my SpecE30, I quickly discovered that there was an issue with the 3rd gear synchro on this Getrag 260. Every time I downshifted from […]

Article by: Mike Oswald Article applies to: all BMWs with a manual or SMG transmission (and some select automatics – such as e34s).   All BMWs with a manual or SMG transmission (even some select automatics too) have a guibo (also known as a flex disc). This disk is located […]