1. Before changing the oil, the manual transmission must be warmed up to the temperature of the palm, for which drive the car for 15 minutes.
The operation of lifting and placing the vehicle on stands is dangerous! Therefore, before carrying out the operation, read Section Jacking and towing
2. Install the car horizontally on stands and remove the bottom cover of the engine compartment, refer to Section Removal and installation of the bottom cover of an impellent compartment.
3. Remove the oil fill plug -1- in the manual transmission. If some oil is poured out, the oil level is normal and the box is tight. Otherwise, check with your finger if the oil level reaches the bottom edge of the hole.
4. Place a container under the box. Remove the drain plug -2- and drain the oil.
Oil sales points accept a certain amount of used oil free of charge. Therefore, when buying new oil, keep the receipt and the canister so that you can return the used oil! Protect the environment, never throw away used oil or dispose of it with household waste.
5. Screw in a drain stopper the moment specified in Specifications.
6. Fill the box with oil. The type and volume of oil is given in the Specifications.
If there is a yellow or green sticker near the oil filler plug, fill the box with special BMW oil, if there is an orange sticker, fill the box with ATF-Dexron approved by BMW
Gearbox oil has a high viscosity, so do not add too much oil at once. Wait a while and place a container to collect excess oil
7. Tighten the filler cap to the torque specified in the Specifications.
8. Lower the car on wheels. Establish the bottom cover of an impellent compartment.