Topic: Driveline & Transmission

3.15 Limited Slip Diff Retrofit

Article by: Olin Johnston Article applies to: written for the e31 but applies to the e32, e34, e38, and e38 models as well. The donor car was an early E32 750iL. I bought it already cleaned and drained. It went into my US 1994 840Ci with a stock 2.93 open […]

3.15 Limited Slip Diff Retrofit

Article by: Olin Johnston Article applies to: written for the e31 but applies to the e32, e34, e38, and e38 models as well. The donor car was an early E32 750iL. I bought it already cleaned and drained. It went into my US 1994 840Ci with a stock 2.93 open […]

3.15 Limited Slip Diff Retrofit

Article by: Olin Johnston Article applies to: written for the e31 but applies to the e32, e34, e38, and e38 models as well. The donor car was an early E32 750iL. I bought it already cleaned and drained. It went into my US 1994 840Ci with a stock 2.93 open […]

Gearbox Rear Seal Replacement

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 […]

Getrag 260 Synchro Replacement – Part 3

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 […]

Getrag 260 Synchro Replacement – Part 2

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 […]