charles28 138 Report post Posted April 17, 2013 Where does one find the correct fluid for the box? I love how they say its "Life Time" Oil. On my last E39 I got it changed using normal Tranny Fluid supplied by the mechanic, however it seemed to make the shifting worse the it was with the old fluid. My info says it must be: E39 - Japanese, Malaysian, South Africa 6 cylinder with Jatco (Japanese Transmission Company) autobox = Apolloil ATA-D3 from Idemitsu. Also mentioned here, and about how the Jatco has life time oil, despite it not being written on the gearbox etc. http://www.meeknet.co.uk/E38/E38_ATF_Oil_Types.pdf Why am I asking this? I'm thinking about getting another cheap E39 to use as a daily, the cheap ones tend to have these Jatco boxes, which are $200-$400 on trademe used, but I like to do what I can to prevent failure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
