Gear Selector Or gearbox being replaced

[M6Havana]

Fingers crossed i get a new gearbox put in. Im told this is the first issue bmw have had relating to the gearbox on a 6series in the U.K

Just looking forward to getting the power back! The 525d feels so underpowered

[Rufus123]

Originally Posted by 640m

Fingers crossed i get a new gearbox put in. Im told this is the first issue bmw have had relating to the gearbox on a 6series in the U.K

Just looking forward to getting the power back! The 525d feels so underpowered

What's happened mate ??

My last car a bmw 2014 730d had a replacement gearbox, and I believe they are the same 8 speed ones as the 6 series, it would occasionally go down to 1000 revs when going up hill and going about 60 mph, then wouldn't shift up unless I flipped the gear stick to switch between sport and normal a few times, occasionally showed a drivetrain fault

Bmw replaced it, bill was 8 grand but covered by warranty, got rid of the car after that tho as it was getting on a bit mileage wise

[M6Havana]

Car had a complete meltdown in lots of ways, took it into stealers.. Been there 10days now they are saying its either new gearbox as its the megatronix unit or gear selector... Hoping for a gearbox

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bummer 640m hope you get ya new gearbox mate.

[M6Havana]

From speaking to experts just shows that the gearbox oil is not sealed for life as suggested by bmw... It does indeed need changing @ 60-80k

[NINJA59]

Never understand why so many manufacturers say this it is one way to kill a box but in many cases it is not the manufacturers problem at these miles!

The MX5's interestingly (manual I know) is a fluid change every 5 (the rear diff being changed every 4).

[M6Havana]

Got a brand new 6 coming monday, hopefully an m6 from BmwUk until mine is fixed 💥

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