Transmission
GM5L40 common faults.
5-speed automatic, longitudinal (GM 5L40-E / A5S 360R)
automatic
type
5 speed
gears
400 Nm
torque limit
No fault write-up yet.
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Transmission data
What this transmission does
Factory data
- Type
- automatic
- Gears
- 5 speed
- Torque limit
- 400 Nm
- Clutch
- —
- Maker
- GM
- Part number prefixes
5L40-EA5S 360RA5S 325Z
Generations
Which models it is fitted to
7 generations.

BMW
E46
3 Series
Alexander Migl / CC BY-SA 4.0
BMW 3 Series E46
1998–2004
Engine
M47D20M47D20TUM52TUB20M52TUB25M52TUB28M54B22M54B25M54B30M57D30N40B16N42B18N42B20N45B16O1N46B18N46B20
BMW
E60
5 Series
Rudolf Stricker / CC BY-SA 3.0
BMW 5 Series E60
2003–2010
Engine
M47D20TU2M54B22M54B25M54B30M57D25M57D25TUM57D30ULN43B20OLN47D20N52B25OLN52B25ULN52B30N53B25N53B25ULN53B30OLN53B30ULN54B30N62B40
BMW
E63
6 Series
Rudolf Stricker / CC BY-SA 3.0

BMW
E65
7 Series
Matti Blume, MB-one 11:03, 1 May 2006 (UTC) / CC BY-SA 3.0

BMW
E83
X3
Rudolf Stricker / CC BY-SA 3.0

BMW
E53
X5
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration / Public domain

BMW
E85
Z4
M 93 / CC BY-SA 3.0 de
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