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01-12-2012, 05:43 PM | #1 |
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**UPDATE!** Any Interest in an MTF-LT-5 or Pentosin FFL-3 Group Buy (U.S.)?
UPDATE! Look for a new thread tomorrow with more details. I have a BMW dealer who is willing to help out the forum by selling BMW MTF-LT-5 (P/N 83 22 2 239 654) for $24.90 per liter. This is the dealer cost and is 30% below the list price of $35.57. The ordering window will be open for a week. Shipping for up to 3 liters will be $7.95 - this includes Alaska and Hawaii. There are also options for ordering more than 3 liters.
UPDATE! Here is the thread for the MTF-LT-5 group buy: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=650895 Hello All, Since a lot of dealers are putting in the wrong manual transmission fluid and it's a simple DIY job and BMW NA isn't covering this service for our 1,200 mile run-in service, I'm considering organizing a group buy for manual transmission fluid for the 1M. Let me know if you're interested in any of the following:
I think the best deal will be on Pentosin FFL-3, but some people may only want the BMW-labeled product. There's probably not much of a point in going after the Porsche label, since it's likely going to be more expensive than Pentosin FFL-3 and it's still not branded BMW, but I can look into it. Let me know how many liters you'd like (2 liters is enough for 1 MTF service with some left over and 3 liters should be enough for 2 MTF services. I just changed mine and it took about 1.3 liters). Also let me know any thoughts you have on what price ($ price or % off list) would make this attractive to you. If there is enough interest, I'll post an official sign-up thread with the details. You're not committing to anything at this point; I'm just gauging interest. Thanks! Last edited by ///BYU; 02-20-2012 at 01:33 AM.. |
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I was just at the dealership today inquiring the price of the LT-5 gear box oil. At first they showed me LT3 and I told them 1M needs LT5. They found it eventually with me providing them the part number. It costs $53.50 (Canadian) per unit! Can someone tell me how many units do you normally need in a 1M?
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I'll take 2 liters of whatever's least expensive. Pentosin FFL-3 looks to be about $25 a bottle online.
EDIT: I'll take 3 liters. Last edited by robertm; 01-13-2012 at 09:24 AM.. |
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http://www.partsgeek.com/gbproducts/...01104040.html? Total for 2 liters including shipping - $51.69 ($25.84/liter delivered) Total for 3 liters including shipping - $73.06 ($24.35/liter delivered) You should be able to get 2 fluid changes out of 3 liters so if you get 3 liters your cost per MTF service is $36.53. Hopefully with a group buy we can do even better. I'll let this go through the weekend to see if there is enough interest. If ~20 people show interest, I'll go ahead and start working on it! For those who haven't replied yet, don't forget to let me know if you require BMW MTF-LT-5 or if you're okay with Pentosin FFL-3. It's the same thing, just with different labels. |
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Okay. Thanks for the responses. I'll get going on this; I'll look at MTF-LT-5 and Pentosin FFL-3.
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Do we know if there was any long-term effects of driving our cars with the MTF3 fluid inside the transmission case in place of the MTF5 ?
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