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I used the Zerex G-05 as have several other Bimmer owners I know. I was not trying to imply the BMW cooling issues were caused or even related to the G-48 coolant, just was mentioning them to illustrate the checkered nature of the cooling system in general. BMW's cooling system problems...

Jimbo: Are you the same as the Jimbo323i on RF forums? As for the original question, there are 3 types of coolants: Inorganic (a.k.a. conventional or IOT), Organic (a.k.a OAT or Dexcool et al) and Hybrid Oat (a.k.a HOATs). The G-48 Glysantin product and the G-05 BASF products are VERY similar...

VetteMan: Do you know of any local retail sources for the Molykote? I have seen it mentioned in many manufacturer's factory repair manuals and I am sure it is good stuff. Thanks.

NAPA and Pepboys carry this locally for me.

I just though I would add this little snippet here. The same suction gun is available at Harbor Freight for only $4.99 regular price (and presumably lower sale prices). http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=40828

Good point about the Torque margin but I suspect your figures might not be accurate. I haven't researched it in detail but it is my understanding that BMW's naming convention for trannies includes the torque rating for the tranny in Nm. The spec name for this tranny is A5S 325Z. This mean that...

BlueT: Your figures are a bit off on the drain and fill. 8.9L is the total capacity for a dry fill on a 5HP19. Accounting for the fluid in the Torque Convertor and that in the tranny cooler lines etc, you will get about 6.5-6.9 litres out in a drain and fill operation. You will be more towards...

You have two choices, both of which likely will be the same price, although a whole lot cheaper than your "friendly" neighborhood BMW $stealer. You could either order from a ZF parts distributor such as www.jie.com. They will hook you up for around $12.65 plus $8-12 shipping. No tax. Or you...

Jelly: The best device for tranny/differential applications is what is called a suction gun. It looks like in the picture below and it is available at Pepboys etc for 9.99!! Once you use this kind of pump, you will never go back to any other cheesy homemade solution...

When talking about modern automatic transmissions, "smooth" shifts are not necessarily a good thing. If your definition of smooth means that you don't feel the shift points in the transmission operation, that IS DEFINITELY a bad thing. Most modern A/T's rely heavily on very sophisticated...

I don't know for sure about DC but most modern cars these days have SEALED water pumps so no matter what you put into the cooling fluids, it ain't going to reach the WP bearings. Check to make sure and don't waste your money on funny products such as the WP lube. BTW, great choice on the Zerex...

Thanks, Mickey, you captured my sentiment exactly in a very brief and incisive post. P.S: Thanks to my poor wording, my prior post might have been misconstrued as beating on manufacturers for not releasing fluid specs. That is not what I meant. What I was trying to say was that in a scenario...

It is my understanding that at least Toyota faced this situation with some cars that were under some of their warranties and at least in one other case, they decided to "goodwill" an out-of-warranty repair. In order to maintain their customer goodwill, Toyota fixed the trannies but then their...

To me, Amsoil is just a much larger Redline. Still a botique company with the botique culture that goes with it. I have heard though that Amsoil is more conservative than at least Redline when it comes to recommending their products. By far, the most responsible and dependable company in this...

Specially in light of Honda's recent snafus, I would urge a coolant change at least every 4 years. And in my book, even that is pushing it. The coolant's anti-corrosion properties wear off much sooner than manufacturers like to admit.

Motorbike: I think you are engaging in way too much hyperbole. I doubt that Wal-mart or any other retailer has a payment arrangement with a vendor where they pay "after the last quart is sold". On the other hand, it is industry-standard practice to pay the vendor X number of days after delivery...

Molakule: Yes I have seen you previous posts and most definitely respect your opinion. Actually, during my search on related material for the last few days, I turned up with several accounts (posts) from people who had their Getrag trannies blow up VERY soon after putting in the Redline. I...

Quick update. After a lot of looking around and researching the issue on several BMW and non-BMW forums, I have personally concluded that the risks are just too humungous to use anything other than the ESSO fluid in a BMW tranny that calls for it. There have been no known failures from people...

Molakule: Rick has posted one link. As per my research, Supra forum members discovered that the internal shifting mechanism will quickly malfunction if Red Line MTL was used. NOBODY uses it anymore in the Supra. To the point that if you call Redline today to ask if you should use it in the...

I thought I'll update my own post based on my interactions with Redline and other research I have been able to do in the last few days. I am sure you have heard of all the havoc that Redline's fluids caused in the Getrag transmissions found in Toyota Supras and in some other brands. A lot of...