If I can find an acceptable substitute, I'll use it. This is for a '95 BMW 540i with a ZF 5HP30 tranny. It's just been completely rebuilt, and according to the tranny builder, he claims the updated parts now require the use of special BMW tranny fluid, known as SLF or special lubricant fluid.
This stuff is $26.54 per liter, and I need 13.1 liters of it to fill this tranny from dry! That's roughly $350 worth of tranny fluid!
I was told by several other Bimmer nuts that the tranny builder is correct, and that if regular ATF is used, it will cause the tranny to fail.
Any advice, or do I just have to grab my ankles and buy the fluid from BMW?
This stuff is $26.54 per liter, and I need 13.1 liters of it to fill this tranny from dry! That's roughly $350 worth of tranny fluid!
I was told by several other Bimmer nuts that the tranny builder is correct, and that if regular ATF is used, it will cause the tranny to fail.
Any advice, or do I just have to grab my ankles and buy the fluid from BMW?