HELP! PLEASE!

[hamoodi_7]

Hello all Bimmer fans!

So i bought an e46 330i with hartge tuning, manual transmission, thing is, while i change gears from 1st to 2nd or from 2nd to 3rd, i get this kind of crunchy feeling while moving the stick shift and putting it into the desire gear, not always though. I was recommended an transmission fluid change. And one more thing, how can i tell if my clutch needs replacement?

Car info:
E46 2003 330i
104,000 kms
Gear oil has not been changed before.

Thanks alot people!! take care and i really appreciate your help.

[eoudeh]

oil and clutch to be changed......:)

[MR.E36I]

Hello all Bimmer fans!

And one more thing, how can i tell if my clutch needs replacement?

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Hello , Fluid is long life, but if its old then you must replace it,

its either your clutch , or bleeding your car pedal

for the QA above, put the Gear in 5 and try to drive it

if it stops then your clutch is good

if still you can drive it then your clutch is a replacable item

again this is not 100% trick but to give you an idea how health is your clutch

Best way to test clutch is to open gear nd see it

Cheers man

[Bruno]

do the gears pop out of it's place?

do you mean grinding? not a good sign

[hamoodi_7]

thanks eoudeh and MR.E36I for the advise. greatly appreciate it.

well, could explain the meaning of pop in this context? and well, its not that theyre grinding, its just that when i put the gear in place, there is a slight hint of friction. thats all. Thanks again guys!!!

[mahmoud_bedewi]

wat bruno meant by "pop out of its place" is that u engage a gear then the car goes to neutral and the stick jumps back to neutral position

from wat u said i think u get crunchy sound in the moment of engagement this means change your oil, if the problem is still there your synchros are bad, but donot panic noisy gearboxes can live for years
lets not jump to results, change your oil and inform us of the status after that

[hamoodi_7]

i see, thanks mahmoud_bedwi, but there is no sound at all when i engage the gears and the gear does not pop out of place by itself, its never happened. Anyway, ill get the oil changed and come back for feedback.
Any idea of the price of oil? and its labor charges? thanks alot ppl!!

[mahmoud_bedewi]

so u get no sound!!!!!!!
this changes the whole story, just change the oil and i am optimistic that it is going to b solved after the oil change, good luck (if it didn't disappear then shift linkage might need greasing)

[hamoodi_7]

thats comforting news! thanks, what about the price, brand, charges of replacing the oil?? approximately?

[Bruno]

its ur clutch

[hamoodi_7]

So its not the oil? And how much does a clutch cost?

[ahmad.alkhalil]

should be around AED 1000 for the whole clutch kit... give or take a little!

[Bruno]

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You have to change the oil first... If it solves it then u are good to go if not, prepare to spend 2500 including labor for everything.

[hamoodi_7]

Hmm, thats quite the money! Anyways, Thanks guys! Really appreciate the help :D:D