Transmission 2004 330Xi

Christy · 09-01-2011, 04:15 PM

Just had a used engine put in my BMW. It ran great for a couple of days, then while driving the car, it suddenly acted like it was in nuetral and wouldn't go into any gear. We rolled the car about 25 feet to get it out of the road. We had it towed on a rollback to the garage that put in the new motor, and they said the rear brake calipers were stuck, but as soon as it was put on the lift, they said they un-stuck. They said the car was driving fine and going into gear fine. My questions: What would cause the car not to go into any gear??? What would cause the rear brake calipers to stick?? We could roll the car before they put it on the rollback. Would putting the car on a rolback cause the calipers to stick? Why did the transmission start working all of a sudden???

elm3 · 09-01-2011, 04:23 PM

Low tranny oil will cause the car not go into gear, also worn out shifting solenoids. Calipers usually do not lock up, unless there is a bind on the cable. Or if the pads just happened to siezed up on the rotors, very rare (they got to be really hot). I would check and make sure that you have suffecient fluid in the tranny, some cars have to have the engine running to properly check the tranny fluid. Let me know if you have any other ???.

Eric

Christy · 09-02-2011, 08:56 AM

Thanks Eric!!!

elm3 · 09-02-2011, 11:52 AM

Sure, you are very welcome.

09-01-2011, 04:15 PM	#1
Christy Registered 2 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 2004 BMW 330Xi Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Transmission 2004 330Xi Just had a used engine put in my BMW. It ran great for a couple of days, then while driving the car, it suddenly acted like it was in nuetral and wouldn't go into any gear. We rolled the car about 25 feet to get it out of the road. We had it towed on a rollback to the garage that put in the new motor, and they said the rear brake calipers were stuck, but as soon as it was put on the lift, they said they un-stuck. They said the car was driving fine and going into gear fine. My questions: What would cause the car not to go into any gear??? What would cause the rear brake calipers to stick?? We could roll the car before they put it on the rollback. Would putting the car on a rolback cause the calipers to stick? Why did the transmission start working all of a sudden???
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Christy Registered 2 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 2004 BMW 330Xi Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Thanks Eric!!!
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elm3 ///M Fan 366 Rep 2,159 Posts Drives: '09 E92 M3 IB/'17 f85 X5M LBB Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Canton, GA. iTrader: (1) Garage List 2017 BMW / X5M [9.00] 2009 E92 M3 [10.00] 2004 Yamaha R1 [10.00]	Sure, you are very welcome. __________________ '09 E92 ///M3 Interlagos Blue,6MT,Silver Novillo Leather,CF Trim,Premium Package,Technology Package,Cold Weather Package,Premium Sound,19"Wheels,Moonroof-Toy/'17 X5M, Long Beach Blue, Executive Package,Technology Package, Lighting Package, Driver Assist, Full Mughello Red Interior, 21" wheels-Toy/'14 535i with M Sport and 19" wheels-Daily
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