pengful
Well-Known Member
Guys, I have long held back the decision to overhaul the transmission or gearbox as some prefer to call it, but today I decided to bite the bullet and do it.
Throughout the last 24 months, I have tried everything to overcome the infamous "jerk-before-stopping", some of which were:
1) Reset adaptation by PML sometime mid-2010. No jerk was felt for a few months, then it came back.
2) Changed transmission fluid and oil pan when the "red gear" error popped up mid-2011. After that, it was ok for a few more months, and the same error came back. I spent close to $1k on this and guess it'll probably come to nought.
It has got to a point that there is no longer any joy in driving the ultimate driving machine when it jerks regularly even when I was driving. I felt something must be really bad with the transmission when it now throws 2 hard jerks when I come to a stop. The "red gear" error (code description is ratio-monitoring: 3, 4) appears more often and when it does, the car jerks and slows down. All you have to do is pull to the side, shut the engine and restart. Though I can probably continue to do this (and continue to let the transmission deteriorate further), I figure that if you need to go long distance like to Malaysia, you'll be screwed.
I have sent my ride into this transmission expert workshop (I am not saying which workshop at this point) this morning and was told that I can pick it up later this evening. I am keeping my fingers crossed that the car will drive as good as new for the next 4-5 years. What to do? I am not willing to cave in to ridiculously expensive replacements at the moment.
I think it is common knowledge that this transmission jerk problem affects most if not all E90, E60 and E65 rides. According to the boss, he has replaced many already. I take it that he knows what he is doing and wish me luck.
Throughout the last 24 months, I have tried everything to overcome the infamous "jerk-before-stopping", some of which were:
1) Reset adaptation by PML sometime mid-2010. No jerk was felt for a few months, then it came back.
2) Changed transmission fluid and oil pan when the "red gear" error popped up mid-2011. After that, it was ok for a few more months, and the same error came back. I spent close to $1k on this and guess it'll probably come to nought.
It has got to a point that there is no longer any joy in driving the ultimate driving machine when it jerks regularly even when I was driving. I felt something must be really bad with the transmission when it now throws 2 hard jerks when I come to a stop. The "red gear" error (code description is ratio-monitoring: 3, 4) appears more often and when it does, the car jerks and slows down. All you have to do is pull to the side, shut the engine and restart. Though I can probably continue to do this (and continue to let the transmission deteriorate further), I figure that if you need to go long distance like to Malaysia, you'll be screwed.
I have sent my ride into this transmission expert workshop (I am not saying which workshop at this point) this morning and was told that I can pick it up later this evening. I am keeping my fingers crossed that the car will drive as good as new for the next 4-5 years. What to do? I am not willing to cave in to ridiculously expensive replacements at the moment.
I think it is common knowledge that this transmission jerk problem affects most if not all E90, E60 and E65 rides. According to the boss, he has replaced many already. I take it that he knows what he is doing and wish me luck.
