Broke my M4 this am!

BwoodBMW · 07-23-2015, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

So the good news!BMW has authorized the replacement of the transmission but it will be 2 weeks before it will arrive from Germany.I have asked them if it can be airfreighted. I am pretty sick of driving the 320 X everyday

My dealer has been great through all this!

Glad they are just replacing it.... doesn't seem to be a common issue so good mojo headed your way that the car will treat you right now.

nicknaz · 07-23-2015, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

In my past life I played with round engines in the Canadian Far North as my job so being nice to cold engines is habit!105C is the number here

I guess you aren't onboard with going for it once the oil temp needle moves off the 160F marking (as per that user manual suggestion that "Normal operating temperature: the pointer is in the middle or in the left half of the temperature display")

Glad to hear you are getting a new gearbox. congrats on that!

Gearhead999s · 07-23-2015, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by nicknaz

I guess you aren't onboard with going for it once the oil temp needle moves off the 160F marking (as per that user manual suggestion that "Normal operating temperature: the pointer is in the middle or in the left half of the temperature display")

Glad to hear you are getting a new gearbox. congrats on that!

Nope fully warmed up at normal temps before full load!The M4 warms up pretty quick in my normal driving even during the winter so no need to thrash it when its cold.

evanescent03 · 07-23-2015, 07:46 PM

i'm glad to hear that you're getting taken care of... bummed you had the issue at all though.

Mike@N54Tuning.com · 07-29-2015, 10:26 AM

Any update?

Mike

Gearhead999s · 07-29-2015, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike@N54Tuning.com

Any update?

Mike

The Transmission is in the country so with a bit of good fortune I should my car back later in the week.I am more excited about this coming for myself though!

.The plan at this point is to keep the M4 as a daily driver and spare track car.

hellrotm · 07-29-2015, 12:54 PM

^

New video from Automobile magazine. Sounds incredible.

Stevens21234 · 07-29-2015, 01:27 PM

BMW reliability at its best. I hope this turns out well for you. Does this impact resale value potentially - hoping it does not?

Gearhead999s · 07-29-2015, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Stevens21234

BMW reliability at its best. I hope this turns out well for you. Does this impact resale value potentially - hoping it does not?

It could have an effect on resale but in my case with 40000+ kms per year at this moment probably less than other people that drive only 15000 kms years.I will declare the history when I sell this car just like every other car that I have tracked and sold.

MaynardZed · 07-29-2015, 02:09 PM

GT350, nice! Any mark up over MSRP?

Gearhead999s · 07-29-2015, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MaynardZed

GT350, nice! Any mark up over MSRP?

Nope List!

nicknaz · 07-29-2015, 05:08 PM

flat plane crank FTW! congrats

CanAutM3 · 07-30-2015, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

The Transmission is in the country so with a bit of good fortune I should my car back later in the week.I am more excited about this coming for myself though!

.The plan at this point is to keep the M4 as a daily driver and spare track car.

That's the engine BMW should have put in the F8X

Gearhead999s · 07-30-2015, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by CanAutM3

That's the engine BMW should have put in the F8X

All the excuses that we get from the Germans that we cannot have high powered normally aspirated engines anymore and the Americans continue to introduce great new engines!You are 100% correct this is the engine that the S65 should have evolved into!

Gearhead999s · 07-31-2015, 08:52 AM

Supposed to get the M4 back today as they got the transmission and the other bits that are needed.

evanescent03 · 07-31-2015, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

Supposed to get the M4 back today as they got the transmission and the other bits that are needed.

I hope he comes back better than new? Looking forward to hearing what they found out when they took it out

Gearhead999s · 08-01-2015, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by evanescent03

I hope he comes back better than new? Looking forward to hearing what they found out when they took it out

Picked up the car this am.No real explanation on the problem except that BMW authorized a new transmission be installed after extensive inspection & testing at the dealer.Everything seems fine with the new one but I will take it easy on it for the 1st few hundred kms to break it in.

fourtailpipes · 08-04-2015, 03:14 PM

glad to hear you're all buttoned up. hope everything works out. which dealer was it? there's so much negativity about so many dealers, why don't we give some positive publicity to one?

Gearhead999s · 08-04-2015, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by fourtailpipes

glad to hear you're all buttoned up. hope everything works out. which dealer was it? there's so much negativity about so many dealers, why don't we give some positive publicity to one?

Parkview BMW who were great!Constant updates by email and somehow they got the transmission 10 days sooner than they thought it would be.The 1st question from the service manager was if I needed it for a track day

. I was at the track but helping out a friend who was racing a TA2 Camaro.

aboulfad · 08-04-2015, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

Parkview BMW who were great!Constant updates by email and somehow they got the transmission 10 days sooner than they thought it would be.The 1st question from the service manager was if I needed it for a track day

. I was at the track but helping out a friend who was racing a TA2 Camaro.

Wow they replaced a transmission for yiu and my dealer can't fix few stupid rattles... I baby my car so far, but curious about your comment abiout driving in manual mode in traffic so the computer doesn't slip the clutch? Can you please explain further? And happy that your car is ok! Looks very nice BTW.

Gearhead999s · 08-04-2015, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by aboulfad

Wow they replaced a transmission for yiu and my dealer can't fix few stupid rattles... I baby my car so far, but curious about your comment abiout driving in manual mode in traffic so the computer doesn't slip the clutch? Can you please explain further? And happy that your car is ok! Looks very nice BTW.

In the auto mode I find that when do not come to a complete it will stay in 2nd and slip the clutch when you try to accelerate.If I am in typical Toronto 401 type traffic I manually select 1st gear to prevent this.Even though it has wet clutches it cannot be a good thing to be happening in the long term.

aboulfad · 08-04-2015, 05:26 PM

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In the auto mode I find that when do not come to a complete it will stay in 2nd and slip the clutch when you try to accelerate.If I am in typical Toronto 401 type traffic I manually select 1st gear to prevent this.Even though it has wet clutches it cannot be a good thing to be happening in the long term.

Isn't that the equivalent of moving a manual car in 2nd gear? I never thought it was bad but good to know. I've been resisting to driving the M4 in manual bcoz I think I am gonna exceed speed limit easily

instead I pretend it's an auto w a torque converter and drive it in D

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