Re: how long will tranny last? ('96 328ia)

[Henri Baccouche <henrib@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's a French made GM trans. Based on what I have heard.......
100K miles on the low side and 150K  miles on the high side.
Excellent by GM standards.......Depends if the trans oil was changed.
<a not very mechanic friendly procedure, and I believe it's not even
on the maintenance schedule........! >

Henri



Brendon Macaraeg wrote:

> Folks:
>
> Was curious about how long I can expect my automatic transmission
> to last. I own a '96 328ia with just over 70K miles.  My understanding is
> that BMW engines
> are like rocks as long as you change the oil/filter every 3-4K.
> Haven't heard much about automatic transmissions on BMWs though...
>
> Cheers,
> -Brendon
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