94 318is auto tranmission differences

[mnracer550]

hey guys, i just bought a 94 318is from a family friend that has a bad auto trans. I sources a tranmission through car-part.com but its seems there was a trans change after production date 12/93'. but i have not been able to confirm this searching around the forum of anywhere else for that matter. the trans i found was a 93 and my car has a production date of 02/94. thanks in advance.

[por911]

You probably have a GM type auto trans like our 95. Have you considered just having the original gearbox rebuilt? If you buy a used trans, especially with cars of this age, you never know what your going to get.
regards

[por911]

You probably have a GM type auto trans like our 95. Have you considered just having the original gearbox rebuilt? If you buy a used trans, especially with cars of this age, you never know what your going to get.
regards

[mnracer550]

yea id love to have it rebuilt but im on the poor college kid budget. its lookin like i might end up doing a 5 speed swap. a friend has a 94 325is parts car with anything in it. if i were to go this route will i be able to use the back driveshaft coupled with the 325is front 5 speed driveshaft? i understand this would have to be balanced but i am unable to locally source a 318 5 speed driveshaft at the time.