1.) Apologies. New to this. Had to get teenage son to help. If you notice question came from two different accounts. One from me and one from him that I didn't realise he had posted.
2.) Whether or not the manual says I should or shouldn't have a particular box is irrelevant. The fact is the box in the vehicle is a
5HP18 and that is the part number my mechanic has requested. As he is not a BMW specialist garage he is not sure if the 5HP19 will fit.If you visit
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they show schematics ofthe gearboxes in question which look very similar with almost identaclespecs.I was merely asking if anyone had had any experience similar tomine who could help. Thanks fro not a lot.