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      09-18-2016, 06:49 AM   #36
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Originally Posted by tranquility
I have no idea why BMW made it such a PITA re transmission fluid maintenance. What a joke.
It's no more a PIA then changing the fluid in any BMW AT. Drain, take off and replace the pan/filter, fill. Transmission fluid expands when hot so doing a cold fill will result in overfilling. You want simple with no mechanical issues? That's called 6MT.
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2016 340i XDrive, EBII/black, 6 MT, M Sport, Track Handling, Cold Weather, Tech, Lighting, Driver Assistance Plus.

2012 Z4 35i, ED 2/24/2012, Melbourne Red Metallic, Black Leather, Carbon Trim, 6MT, M Sport, CW, PP, PS, NAV, CA.
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