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transmission selector shaft seal oil leak
Hi Everyone
I have a 2007 328i, manual transmission, standard suspension
Miles: 68000
Car driven for 2.5 years
On a recent regular oil change service the dealership told me that I have a transmission selector shaft seal oil leak. The dealership has quoted a price of 610$ for the repair.
Is this a common problem? Has anybody here had this problem and if so how much did you pay to repair it?
Another BMW dealership told me that BMW has 'updated' the design for this seal and they said that they would install the newly updated seal so that this does not happen again. However they are the only dealrship that has heard of this updated design, which is weird...
Also can anyone explain what and where this seal is and if its very urgent to get this repair done? I drive 85 miles everyday.
The dealership told me that the manual transmission models have no sensors to indicate how low the oil is so he told me its very urgent?
I am surprised that such a leak would happen at 68000 miles I thought that the manual transmission is more reliable.anyhow...
Any input would be much appreciated.
Thank you
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