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Originally Posted by p912guy
So I am reviving this old thread in light of this most recent thread http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1501371 to give those who previously contributed an opportunity to provide update(s) and to ask a question or two of the group. I hate to say I too have had this happen to me about 5 or 6 times in the 18 months / 24K miles I have had my M235i. I am more careful now to avoid this but my concern is should I be very worried about this? Have I caused any damage? Should I pay to have my gearbox oil/fluid changed sooner than later? Other than these very few instances in which I have shifted quickly and heard the brief grind (generally at 4-5K rpm) my shifts have been and are butter smooth. I plan to keep my car for at least 6 years / 100K miles and once I sell it and move onto my next vehicle, I'd like to deliver a still solid car to the new owner. Thoughts or comments please? |
Let me update this thread as well. My car is 2016 year, about 40,000 km now. The second gear grinds and pops out of itself on daily basis. Usually from a downshift. This problem got worse and worse from 20,000 km on wards.
It started with just a grind from first to second gear change on high RPM, now it would also pop out of gear from a high RPM downshift.
I would downshift to second gear from higher gear with a rev match to 4-5k RPM, it would stay in gear for few seconds, the gear lever would then make a slight pop sound and pop out partially out of gear. Making a very loud grinding noise, requiring to clutch in and shift again into second gear for a firmer gear switch.
I hope it breaks completely soon so I can get a new transmission. I lost all faith in BMW manual transmission