E90/E91/E92/E93; M57T2; GS6-53DZ gearbox — BMW

🧭 Before you start

Disconnect the battery and remove the underbody cover. Remove the exhaust pipes, heat shields and particulate filter, then the cross member and propeller shaft with its middle support. Disconnect the gearbox wiring, earth and shift linkage, support the engine and gearbox and remove the attaching bolts before lowering the gearbox out. On refit, check the dowels, grease the input shaft splines and use new gaskets.

Fits: platform codes 330D, XD

Don't miss

• Use safety straps to secure the gearbox on the jack.
• Do not damage the propeller shaft rubber boot while lowering it.
• Check the engine-to-gearbox dowel pins or sleeves are in place before refitting.
• Grease the gearbox input shaft splines before installing.
• Always fit new exhaust gaskets.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📐 26 workshop diagrams for M57D30T2

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

📋 Procedure

1. Disconnect the battery
2. Top up if necessary
3. Check that the dowel pins/sleeves for centering the engine/gearbox are still in place
4. Remove the underbody cover
5. Fit a lifting jack

6. Apply grease to the gearbox input shaft splines
7. Disconnect the exhaust pipes from the manifold
8. Disconnect the rear exhaust mounts
9. Remove the exhaust pipe bracket(s)
10. Remove the exhaust pipes
11. Remove the heat shield(s)
12. Remove the turbocharger/catalytic converter attaching bolts
13. Always use new gaskets
14. Disconnect the oxygen sensor
15. Disconnect the exhaust gas temperature sensor
16. Remove the diesel particulate filter bracket
17. Remove the diesel particulate filter
18. Gearbox support:
19. Steel
20. Cross member:
21. Remove the flywheel inspection cover
22. Remove the engine/gearbox lower attaching bolts
23. Support the gearbox
24. Use a special tool:
25. Caution! Safety straps MUST be used
26. Remove the cross member
27. Disconnect the propeller shaft from the gearbox
28. Remove the propeller shaft middle support
29. Disconnect the propeller bearing
30. Lower the propeller shaft
31. Do not damage the rubber boot
32. Remove the propeller shaft
33. Disconnect the reversing light switch from the gearbox
34. Disconnect the earth cable from the gearbox
35. Unclip the wiring from the gearbox
36. Disconnect the gear-shift rod from the gearbox
37. Remove the gear-shift control at the gearbox
38. Remove the rear gearbox support
39. Use a hoist to support the engine
40. Remove the engine/gearbox attaching bolts
41. Lower the gearbox slightly
42. Remove the gearbox

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