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      11-30-2017, 11:10 AM   #7
LevinBR
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Drives: 2013 BMW X1 xDrive 35i
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Colorado

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Originally Posted by mwtrogus View Post
Just did it today! Used ZF fluids and a new pan/filter kit. You need to drop the drive shaft to get access, 4 bolts. Also 4 on the exhaust bracket. Make sure you cycle trans thru gears and get up to temp and add more fluid. I used a Schwaben power fill transfer pump kit and it went very smoothly.
Just a quick heads up:

I just found out that the four bolts for the drive shaft are ONE TIME USE ONLY. They will back out if you reuse them because the threads have already been stretched. Apparently BMW started using these aluminum one-time-use bolts in 2008 for weight reduction due to stricter average MPG requirements.
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