I read the instructions and then followed your instructions (visual) to the T. Worked like a charm. A couple of recommendations: if you do at home (don't have a lift) use the 1L or 1qt bottles, I initially used a 5L bottle and it was a hassle to handle under the car. Don't buy the Harbor Freight click torque, it's a PoS, I cannot stress this enough, it's a PoS; it doesn't click and when it does it's barely audible. I purchased at my local Walmart the Chemical Guys APC + Degreaser, this left my garage floor looking like I never spilled any oil. Thank you FnD, for it being my first time other than making a little bit of a mess it was simple enough, much appreciated👍
No codes or anything I had to reset. I just used MultiECUScan to check the transmission fluid temperature. Thanks for watching from beautiful Montreal Quebec!
Great question! I added 5 quarts total. Quite a bit of fluid ran out at 5 quarts from fill hole before I added the fill plug. The amount added may vary. 6-7 quarts for the project should be safe. Thanks for watching!
Great video as I will have to do this to daughter's Giulia. Two questions I have. What size wood and how much did you purchase for the car stands. Lastly, what procedure did you use to jack the car up? Thank you.
Great questions! For the wheel cradles, sadly, I built them before I started filming my diy’s. I used a bunch of scrap 2x4’s and cut 9, 20inch pieces and 11, 12inch pieces. Then I stacked them like Jenga and secured them together with deck screws. This will make one wheel cradle. You will want to make 4. As for how to lift the Giulia, I posted this video, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iDIFjcQAkh8.htmlsi=FgvccJ_D06Vrds4j Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
If you aren’t experiencing any slippage or shudder from the torque converter clutch, 68k miles should be fine. If you wanted to be safe, drain your old fluid into a clean drain pan. Just in case you needed to add some old fluid back. I did this when I changed the fluid in a BMW 328i with the GM automatic transmission. Luckily, it ran great after the change, but it was just a precaution. Thanks for watching!
So my Stelvio seems like it’s stutter from 1st to 2nd gear when shifting when I’m on low rpm. When I floor it this does not seem to be the case. Just picked it up from the garage after the usual maintenance appointment. Could old transmission fluid be a cause of this problem? Because I’m almost certain they didn’t change the transmission oil. Nevertheless thanks for the vid! Step by step I’m trying to do my own maintenance.
I’m not affiliated with them, but FCP Euro would be able to get you the correct part number for the pan. They also have great videos on changing BMW transmission fluids. Thanks for watching!
For the pan, I got the part number by emailing ZF directly and posted it in the description. I found a new pan on eBay. Make sure the pan includes the bolts and fill plug. As for the fluid pump, I randomly picked one on Amazon. You will notice in the video, it didn’t quite fit, but I was able to make it work. Thanks for watching!
