new m3 owner

MPIR3 · 03-02-2009, 07:45 PM

I just leased an 2008 m3 sedan 6 speed a little over a week ago AW on fox red. I have pretty much everything except the 19 inch rims (which i didnt want because I live in NY) and premium sound. I had a couple of questions I heard that after the first service they are supposed to unlock something on the car just wanted to find out exactly what that is and if its true also i have some knocking when im on red lights I did read about it on the forums but its just kinda loud and doesnt sound like its normal, any ideas?

ill upload photos latter, there really is no point its just a stock m3 sedan

needspeed · 03-02-2009, 07:57 PM

Congrats on the new car. My understanding (I could be wrong) is that launch control will not be active until the 1200 mile break in is complete. Otherwise nothing has changed on my car since the 1200 mile service though it does feel better/faster as you get some miles on the car and everything settles in.....Steve

gnatty8 · 03-03-2009, 02:30 PM

I have that knocking also, but have been told (had a mechanic ride with me) it was to be expected and not unusual. However, that doesn't mean your knock is the same as my knock, so if it concerns you, I'd get it checked out.

mPlasticDesign · 03-03-2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MPIR3

.... also i have some knocking when im on red lights I did read about it on the forums but its just kinda loud and doesnt sound like its normal, any ideas?

ill upload photos latter, there really is no point its just a stock m3 sedan

Is your clutch pedal depressed or not when you here this knocking? This knocking more than likely is attributed to the lightweight flywheel our cars have and not the engine. Congrats on the new car, I have AW, fox red, and 18's as well.

MPIR3 · 03-03-2009, 04:16 PM

Iam gonna have it checked out at the 1200 mile service I have about 200 more miles to go.

The clutch is depressed when i hear this noise and once I press the clutch the noise kind of fades but there I still hear something, IT BUGS ME OUT!!!

NPTM3 · 03-04-2009, 01:29 PM

knocking or ticking?

likestogofast · 03-04-2009, 01:36 PM

I dont think anything on a 6MT is locked or requires some sort of dealer change after the 1200 mile service. Our M's make alot of noises, If the noise that bothers you changes as you move the clutch pedal... it is normal... the more you think about it, the more noises you will find. It is what makes an M a M.

MPIR3 · 03-05-2009, 12:21 AM

ye the more i pay attention the more i hear im starting to feel like im hearing things now...
and its like right in between ticking and knocking...

So its only the DCT that gets something unlocked?

04S · 03-05-2009, 12:57 AM

The only thing I can think they they might have unlocked is the launch control - but then again I didn't try to launch the car inside 1200 miles so not sure if was activated then or not. They have also been performing some software upgrades on some cars.

03-02-2009, 07:45 PM	#1
MPIR3 ///M Driver 2 Rep 17 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY iTrader: (0)	new m3 owner I just leased an 2008 m3 sedan 6 speed a little over a week ago AW on fox red. I have pretty much everything except the 19 inch rims (which i didnt want because I live in NY) and premium sound. I had a couple of questions I heard that after the first service they are supposed to unlock something on the car just wanted to find out exactly what that is and if its true also i have some knocking when im on red lights I did read about it on the forums but its just kinda loud and doesnt sound like its normal, any ideas? ill upload photos latter, there really is no point its just a stock m3 sedan
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03-02-2009, 07:57 PM	#2
needspeed First Lieutenant 10 Rep 319 Posts Drives: 10 X5 M/05 F430/12 CTS-V Coupe Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Middle of nowhere IOWA iTrader: (0)	Congrats on the new car. My understanding (I could be wrong) is that launch control will not be active until the 1200 mile break in is complete. Otherwise nothing has changed on my car since the 1200 mile service though it does feel better/faster as you get some miles on the car and everything settles in.....Steve __________________ 10 BMW X5 M Silverstone w/Black on Black interior - Loaded 12 CTS-V Coupe Thunder Gray - Loaded 13 Ford GT500 (650HP Priceless!!!!) as soon as can be delivered 05 F430 F1 - Giallo 08 BMW M3 Interlagos Blue Metallic - DCT (Traded)
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03-03-2009, 02:30 PM	#3
gnatty8 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 48 Posts Drives: E90 6MT Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southeast iTrader: (0)	I have that knocking also, but have been told (had a mechanic ride with me) it was to be expected and not unusual. However, that doesn't mean your knock is the same as my knock, so if it concerns you, I'd get it checked out.
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03-03-2009, 04:16 PM	#5
MPIR3 ///M Driver 2 Rep 17 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY iTrader: (0)	Iam gonna have it checked out at the 1200 mile service I have about 200 more miles to go. The clutch is depressed when i hear this noise and once I press the clutch the noise kind of fades but there I still hear something, IT BUGS ME OUT!!! __________________ 2008 E90 M3 AW on fox red - 6speed!
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NPTM3 Private 3 Rep 60 Posts Drives: for fun Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	knocking or ticking? __________________ ________________ 1999 ///M3 Coupe (Cosmos Black/Sand Beige) 2003 Turbo Carrera (Lapis/Dove Gray) 2009 ///M3 E92 (Space Gray/x-Fox Red, CF, 6MT)
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03-04-2009, 01:36 PM	#7
likestogofast Old Fart 1 Rep 123 Posts Drives: e92 M3 6MT... My Beater Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Annapolis, MD iTrader: (0)	I dont think anything on a 6MT is locked or requires some sort of dealer change after the 1200 mile service. Our M's make alot of noises, If the noise that bothers you changes as you move the clutch pedal... it is normal... the more you think about it, the more noises you will find. It is what makes an M a M.
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03-05-2009, 12:21 AM	#8
MPIR3 ///M Driver 2 Rep 17 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY iTrader: (0)	ye the more i pay attention the more i hear im starting to feel like im hearing things now... and its like right in between ticking and knocking... So its only the DCT that gets something unlocked? __________________ 2008 E90 M3 AW on fox red - 6speed!
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03-05-2009, 12:57 AM	#9
04S Captain 174 Rep 837 Posts Drives: M4 xDrive, X5 40i and U11 X1 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (0)	The only thing I can think they they might have unlocked is the launch control - but then again I didn't try to launch the car inside 1200 miles so not sure if was activated then or not. They have also been performing some software upgrades on some cars.
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