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Regarding the clown attacking me, I've seen him around these forums throwing his shit around like it don't stink. There always has to be one, I suppose. Appreciate the kind words! Pic of the new daily. One owner car, 5spd LSD with all the maintenance history. Nowhere near as quick as the 1er, but it's a hoot to put around in. Last edited by sometorque; 12-23-2016 at 12:21 PM.. |
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12-24-2016, 10:52 AM | #69 | |
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IS300s with a manual are extremely difficult to find, let alone in good condition with reasonable milage. Congrats on the purchase, they are very under appreciated cars! Also good luck with the C6z (we must have similar tastes). Another great track street/track car for the money just be careful, they have been known to have some valvetrain related issues. |
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12-27-2016, 10:47 PM | #70 | |
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The issue is with this car a lot of things depend on things you wouldn't expect have anything to do with one another. For e.g. a busted speed sensor that hasn't TOTALLY failed may not throw up dash lights, but the freeze frame data and fault will be recorded. Also, a busted wheel speed sensor will also cause airbag faults (because the airbag ECU needs to know what the wheels are doing before deciding to deploy the airbag or not). You really need expert assistance (or at the very least good problem solving abilities) to diagnose this. I am convinced that if I'd taken this to an independent or official BMW dealer I'd be out THOUSANDS of dollars in diagnostic fees. Such is the nature of these black-box style electronic assists. Either that or its badly designed junk, I mean how can a failing ABS sensor cause gearbox overheat and potentially damage? Maybe there was a very good reasons the engineers it this way? Anyway, attached is the list of fault codes as read by ISTA on the evening of the gearbox overheat message. Additionally, when I looked at the freeze frame data it showed the gearbox was in 11th gear (which is obvously not possible). In my situation the only recurring theme was a string of busted ABS sensors. At this point I'd replaced the front left and front right, now the rear right was playing up (see screenshot), so I spent $30 for an ATE branded OEM replacement from Pelican Parts (then another $30 for USPS Intl express) and three days later the car was fixed. I've done another 1500 or so miles since then some of which was spirited driving, burnou.. er brisk accelerations and the car has been just fine. Last edited by bung206; 12-27-2016 at 10:53 PM.. |
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12-29-2016, 01:31 PM | #71 | |
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As for the c6z, unfortunately the deal fell through. I'm reasonably aware of the valvetrain issues with them since a buddy of mine owns one and is an encyclopedia for all things LSx. He's been giving me a hand with the hunt as well, so I'm optimistic the right one will come along soon enough. |
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So, I'm getting this exact issue now. Funny enough, I didn't even remember posting on this thread years ago, and now I'm having the same issue.
I'm going the way of one of the previous posters which mentioned a wheel speed sensor. I actually pulled the codes off my car and one of them mentioned rear left wheel speed sensor. The sensor itself should be here today and I'll install today and update if the issue comes back or goes away. If it does come back, next step will be battery replacement. About a month or two ago I was having an issue where the car randomly died (dead-dead) with no lights, no power to anything etc. That issue hasn't come back since, but it could be causing weird issues like this one. At any rate, I plan to come back here to document what I find so that info can be had for the masses. |
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08-17-2018, 11:17 AM | #77 |
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A couple of comment about this thread. You can't see the oil leaks from either the engine or transmission without removing the covers. My DCT was leaking, but I never saw any oil on the garage floor. Luckily for me, the dealer spotted it shortly before the mfg warranty expired.
With this car, you really need a scanner specific to the car like the Icarsoft BMM V2.0. There are all sorts of codes specific BMWs you won't be aware of without this scanner. Also you'll have historical & pending codes that can reveal problems. I haven't gotten any codes with the DCT, yet. Knowing a replacement is $10K, I treat it with a great deal of respect. I also don't use the Sport Mode or Paddles. The Sport mode seems a bit flakey the few times I tried it. One other thing about DCT is they work quite differently that normal automatic transmissions with torque converters. To move slowly forward in heavy traffic, the DCT slips the clutches which accelerates their wear. I like the DCT, but I won't opt for it on my next car. I'll buy my M2 Competition with the 6-speed manual! |
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Yeah I know you have to look at the pan directly by removing the covers in order to see any leaks. I saw oil down there, but figured it was from my slow leak coming from the Engine Oil Pan gasket failing. Might just schedule a replacement to be safe. The light did end up coming back up after replacing the wheel speed sensor that threw a code so I'm ruling that out.
For the past week I installed the wheel speed sensor, I drove the crap out of the car on some fun roads for about 300 miles with no light on. But I also have had the light come on twice as I'm getting home, which does start to sound like low fluid, or clutch wear or something like that. I'll be replacing the battery this weekend to rule that out since I think we all know that bad batteries cause the weirdest of issues. If that doesn't solve it then DCT pan, gasket, filter, fluid replacement for sure. May try to start talking to people about clutch replacement. I don't know that I've ever actually read anything about the clutches actually failing though so I think more research is needed regardless. |
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08-24-2018, 11:23 AM | #79 | |
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BMW doesn't repair this unit. It replaces it with a new unit supposedly $10K! I believe owners have dumped the car when they suspect trouble with it. This would be a hard bill for most people to swallow no matter how much they like the car. In any case, my next car will be a regular auto or 6-speed. |
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08-29-2018, 07:24 AM | #81 | |
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I have an extended warranty, so I'm pulling off the covers and check the pan gasket and the DCT for leaks. BTW, replacing the pan gasket is an expensive repair, since it involves removing the subframe. |
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