[Super Detailed Sharing] BMW gearbox gravity oil change

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 July 30, 2024
Change, no change, no change
Three different interpretations
1. BMW manufacturers claim that this gearbox will be maintenance-free for life.
2. Other automobile manufacturers use this gearbox and say it needs maintenance.
3. ZF officials also claimed that it needed maintenance.
Summary: BMW officials only said that the gearbox will be maintenance-free for life, but did not say that it will be repaired for life free
Change, you have to change!

I asked an old master who specializes in German car repair and suggested using gravity to change the oil within 80,000 kilometers. My car is just over 70,000 kilometers away and it’s about to be changed.

Find the ZF public account

Start buying immediately, ensuring that you buy authentic oils and accessories is the key point. Find ZF’s official public account

Find officially authorized online or offline dealers

Find an officially authorized online or offline dealer. We don’t have an offline dealer in our local area. Just find an online dealer on Taobao to buy oil and oil pan.

There are several e-commerce platforms and many stores. Feel free to choose

There are several e-commerce platforms, and there are also many stores you can choose from at will. Choose whichever price is lower. The 6-liter oil and oil pan set I bought cost 1650 yuan including working hours. I won’t tell you which one is specific. Find it yourself, so as not to be suspected of advertising.

Six liters in total

There is an anti-counterfeiting QR code scanning on the back of the oil drums, and can only be checked once and cannot be checked repeatedly

Back QR code

Back QR code

Check all authentic products for three bottles

query interface

The oil pan is also labeled for anti-counterfeiting scanning

oil pan

Choose a local Tmall cooperative store and start changing the oil

Start changing oil

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Original oil pan appearance

Original oil pan appearance

Drain the oil, it looks a little dirty.

oil drain

Remove the oil pan after draining the oil

Remove the oil pan after draining the oil

The oil pan that was replaced doesn’t look too dirty

Replace oil pan

Touch it with your hand, it’s all oily sludge

sludge

Wipe some oil with a tissue and take a look

Wipe a little sludge with a tissue. It’s black.

Prepare to change the oil can by gravity

Key points: The residual oil inside must be cleaned, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable

Wash and blow, this is washing, cutting and blowing

Come on, Wuhan

Come on, China

green

empty bottle

Start refueling

Add it to the oil and spill it out

Key points: Less than 5 liters of oil are added at this time

Key points: You must use a torque wrench because BMW’s oil pan is plastic and if you use too much force, it may damage the oil pan.

torque wrench

Clean the oil pan and check for leaks

Install the oil pan, start the car, and let the gearbox run for one minute

Fill the transmission oil again until it seeps out

6 liters are basically used up

Finally check all screws

Clean the surface, check for leaks, and you’re done