Hi,has anyone any experience with changing a 2.8 auto to a manual gearbox?
The reason I ask is ,having recently bought a 1997 2.8 Z,im beginning to think it has been converted from auto to manual at some stage-the problem im having is at first I noticed the box to prop doughnut was split,so I got one from gsf and had a chance to fit it tonight.
Anyway when I get to it I also notice the left rear gearbox mount is split also,but it seems way to short,by maybe 10/15 mm-anyway,when changing it (for something similar I found and some washer's !! ) I also notice the rear gearbox crossmember is only held on by two 8mm bolts on the rhs and one on the left ( + two hex head self tappers !! ) -so this makes me think it,s not the correct crossmember......surely it would have two 8mm fixings either side minimum ....?
Then I get the prop off (and find centre carrier bracket broken!! ) and then get the doughnut off only to find it's much larger then the one supplied by gsf,but also its a GM part,complete with GM part number on it !!
And one more thing- (I originally posted on here ),because the reverse lights are inop on this car,but having checked the obvious,I cannot find a reverse light switch on this ZF box (should be on rhs,apparently ) so had a look under gear lever gaiter and found a large yellow switch connected to the loom covered in clear silicone and a cable just lying there, redundant !
So Im thinking,rev switch is the yellow thing under lever and its got the wrong rear crossmember on it,and maybe an auto doughnut on it?
Anyway ,sorry to go on-just a bit confused by it all....
Auto to manual....
Try your vin number here to (hopefully) see original transmission spec.
http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi
If that doesn't work maybe BMW service could tell you.
Dave
http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi
If that doesn't work maybe BMW service could tell you.
Dave
Dave. 1998 Arctic Silver Z3 M44 1.9 Automatic