[dethsrider]

I'm pretty new to the beamer world, and I live in a snow state. I bought my bmw in the early summer not thinking about the winter time and my subi is going out of commission. I'm wondering if I can buy a 3 series Xi transmission and driveshaft and put them in my 328i?

[Suvorovo]

No, to start ,the transmission mounting points on the body are different.

[Cyril Sneer]

If you're at all a competent driver, just put good winter tires on and send it

[Trix215]

I HAVE TO TELL YOU MY WHOLE STORY,SO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M DEALING WITH AND THIS IS MY FIRST BIMMER. 2010 BMW 328i XDRIVE. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT,BUT I'M STARTING TOO.THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH WHEN I GOT IT. I DROVEIT A HALF MILE AND THE CAR MADE A WHIZZING SOUND AND DIED,I THOUGHTIT WAS THE ALT. BECAUSRE IT SOUNDED LIKE AN ALT SOUND.I THOUGHT MAYBE ITS NOT CHARGING THE BATTERY CAUSE WHEN I TRIED TURNING IT AGAIN NOTHING BUT THE LIGHTS AND A CLICK.SO I REPLACED BATTERY ALT AND STILL NOTHINGNOT EVEN A CLICK NOW BUT THE DASH LIT UP,SO I REPLACED THE STARTER.NOW I HAVE CLICK BUT NO CRANK .SO I REMOVEDTHE PLUGS AVD MANUALLY TRY TO TURN THE CRANK ,AT FIRST IT WAS SO HARD TO TURN BUT I GOT A FEW ROTATIONS BUT ITS STILL TOUGH TO TURN. I DID GET A CODE P1774 AND THEN P0000 TALKING EME LIKE 30 DIFFERENT THINGS. IS THIS CAR TOAST OR CAN I HAVE A COMPUTER SPECIALIST OR A STEP BY STEP DIY TO GET THISCAR RUNNING. I REALLY LIKETHE CAR SINCE I;VE BEEN WORKING ON IT ITS VERY CLEAN AND THE BODY IS ALMOST PERFECT. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME . THANK YOU

[jiggz]

Originally Posted by Trix215

I HAVE TO TELL YOU MY WHOLE STORY,SO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M DEALING WITH AND THIS IS MY FIRST BIMMER. 2010 BMW 328i XDRIVE. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT,BUT I'M STARTING TOO.THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH WHEN I GOT IT. I DROVEIT A HALF MILE AND THE CAR MADE A WHIZZING SOUND AND DIED,I THOUGHTIT WAS THE ALT. BECAUSRE IT SOUNDED LIKE AN ALT SOUND.I THOUGHT MAYBE ITS NOT CHARGING THE BATTERY CAUSE WHEN I TRIED TURNING IT AGAIN NOTHING BUT THE LIGHTS AND A CLICK.SO I REPLACED BATTERY ALT AND STILL NOTHINGNOT EVEN A CLICK NOW BUT THE DASH LIT UP,SO I REPLACED THE STARTER.NOW I HAVE CLICK BUT NO CRANK .SO I REMOVEDTHE PLUGS AVD MANUALLY TRY TO TURN THE CRANK ,AT FIRST IT WAS SO HARD TO TURN BUT I GOT A FEW ROTATIONS BUT ITS STILL TOUGH TO TURN. I DID GET A CODE P1774 AND THEN P0000 TALKING EME LIKE 30 DIFFERENT THINGS. IS THIS CAR TOAST OR CAN I HAVE A COMPUTER SPECIALIST OR A STEP BY STEP DIY TO GET THISCAR RUNNING. I REALLY LIKETHE CAR SINCE I;VE BEEN WORKING ON IT ITS VERY CLEAN AND THE BODY IS ALMOST PERFECT. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME . THANK YOU

First off, welcome to the forum and BMW ownership.

Secondly, turn off your caps lock when posting here, no need to yell.

Third, you're not going to get any help posting your issues in someone else's thread. Find the General forum (General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio) and click the 'New Topic' button in the upper left - title your thread appropriately so people will click on it (Don't title it 'Help' or '2010 328i'), and hopefully someone familiar with your issue will reply. If they don't, find a local independent BMW shop to help you sort this out.

And next time you opt to buy a 14 year old BMW with no previous BMW ownership experience, get a PPI (pre-purchase inspection) to save yourself from this sort of mess.