mileage on your automatic e30

[eds325ix]

89 4d auto. 280k miles. Runs fine but shifts late to 2nd and reverse slips. I still DD her, haha.

[kamotors]

my auto died at 135k miles simply because I turned up the boost, probably would of lasted a long time but i found its limit.

[robrez]

My vert has 233k on the auto trans. It hangs in first gear when cold, but otherwise it shifts pretty good, and it doesn't leak a drop.

[flyboyx]

my vert had 102,000miles when i pulled the drive train to do an s52 swap. ran like a champ though. i guess had never been through an emissions test.

[stamar]

89 4d auto. 280k miles. Runs fine but shifts late to 2nd and reverse slips. I still DD her, haha.

thats excellent can you describe how you maintain it?

Im asking owners to give me an idea of how long a zf auto lasts, just so I can actually have an educated opinion to give someone who posts in 'should I buy this" threads.

If realisticially the transmission can make it to 300k I could say sure. A camry auto, Id say go for it because I have seen MANY on the used market even up to 400k.

It is very rare for an automatic transmission of ANY make to get to 300k, but toyotas do(and now toyota makes transmissions for other makes like I beleive mercedes.)


For instance a dodge caravan transmission rarely makes it to 200k so Id never tell someone to buy one. An e30 with 200k miles in auto is probably a pretty bad buy... not something Id feel comfortable suggesting someone invest heavy in.

[5Toes]

Mine is JUST getting ready to hit 200,000 miles

But Im engine swapping it for a fresher m20. Mine got a knock

My auto is super smooth though, I believe it has been rebuilt. No slippage at all. Unless it is just started up stone cold and driven in the winter

[stamar]

The one in my 330is car had 333,800 miles when I bought it. I've got all the records, which show over $30k in service, but I don't show a new trans.

It worked fine in the less than a mile that a I drove the car before I pulled the drivetrain and took it to the dump.

Buy, you know, it's not like I can say that it was never worked on with any ertainty.

ok thats great but thats not the same auto transmission in an m20. It might be the same manufacturer.

Im not saying thats not great but Im just trying to get the data from the standard e30 auto transmission. Most e30s are getting to 200k and are way past the point where its worth replacing an auto trans on them.

[unrlmth]

ok thats great but thats not the same auto transmission in an m20. It might be the same manufacturer.

Im not saying thats not great but Im just trying to get the data from the standard e30 auto transmission. Most e30s are getting to 200k and are way past the point where its worth replacing an auto trans on them.

I think he only calls it a 330is because of the engine he swapped in and it was a 325 to begin with.

[stamar]

I think he only calls it a 330is because of the engine he swapped in and it was a 325 to begin with.

oohhh wow he has a m30 it might have a m20 auto transmission but odds are it has a m30 auto transmission.

I dont know on that but its a one off.

I really doubt he has the m20 auto transmission which is not even made for an m30 and then on top of that in has gone 380k miles....

[LivingLegend06]

330 sounds like an s50 to me. m30 would probably be 335 or 334.

[stamar]

Ok
but for some reason the auto trans from the e30 bolts on the s50, and then on top of that makes 380k miles is even one step less likely.

I have heard that m3 auto transmissions are very reliable actually.

[MonkeyMadness]

I have a 87 325 (E) auto blowing past 187K

[5Toes]

I thought the e30 autos dont work on m5x or s5x because they like the tilt???