M4 Competition pack kangaroos in manual
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janesmith1950 said:
My M3CP rattles like a shagging skeleton.
Is it one of the older convertibles? None of our previous coupes or saloons have creaked like the M4. Had a couple of conv's that did slightly but nothing like this. It's about 6 mths old so just a bit surprised. My wife hasn't noticed it ... as usual. She came home in her 4x4 yesterday with a note on the windscreen. She hadn't noticed it. Or noticed that someone had hit her front wheel arch while she was in the gym 
janesmith1950 said:
No it's a 2017 F80. Trends to buzz and rattle around the gearstick, the base of the iDrive and the B pillar behind my head.
Must be annoying. I'd expect it in something a bit more hardcore but a mass produced M car shouldn't do that, especially a saloon. I really notice it, especially after getting out our 7 which is virtually silent.
M4mike said:
Get it coded with the GTS settings and it gets rid of it. It also gets rid of the gearbox lag (clutch delay) when shifting into reverse when it’s cold. Try someone like dd coding, cost is £100
Thanks I will keep this in mind., the dealer has it booked in to pull it apart, they believe the throttle motor and cam timing actuator are out of sinc. My M4CP rattles like a boneshaker with the roof down. It also does the kangaroo thing in sport plus if you are hesitant with the throttle. Coming from a Porsche PDK (which was awesome imho) the gearbox in the M4 is horrible. Especially pulling away at low speeds, hill starts etc.
Having said that, I love my M4
Having said that, I love my M4
Just come back from Heathrow and the car has just ticked over 75k miles, this kangarooing is not a fault with anything other than the driver I love it when people insist it must be the cars fault, as for rattles mines rattle free after 75k (even on the MP suspension) and feels as fresh as the day I picked it up.
The F80 is a really strong package I've had zero issues over that mileage, but if you turn it all up to 11 then it will be very direct which I guess some people don't like.
The F80 is a really strong package I've had zero issues over that mileage, but if you turn it all up to 11 then it will be very direct which I guess some people don't like.
Wills2 said:
Just come back from Heathrow and the car has just ticked over 75k miles, this kangarooing is not a fault with anything other than the driver I love it when people insist it must be the cars fault, as for rattles mines rattle free after 75k (even on the MP suspension) and feels as fresh as the day I picked it up.
The F80 is a really strong package I've had zero issues over that mileage, but if you turn it all up to 11 then it will be very direct which I guess some people don't like.
What is wrong with you? the dealer has confirmed the car has a fault, as per my earlier post. they have it booked in to strip the top end and synchronise or replace the throttle motor and Variable can timing, unfortunately this turns out to be a fairly big job so they need the car for two weeks. however it would be interesting to see you try and drive around this fault, when the input devices are sending contradictory data to the ECU causing it to put the traction control on maximum as a default. But you know better than the master technician who has driven the car and confirms that it is undriveable in Manual. Would you like his phone number so you can tell him he cant drive either?The F80 is a really strong package I've had zero issues over that mileage, but if you turn it all up to 11 then it will be very direct which I guess some people don't like.
Adrian W said:
Wills2 said:
Just come back from Heathrow and the car has just ticked over 75k miles, this kangarooing is not a fault with anything other than the driver I love it when people insist it must be the cars fault, as for rattles mines rattle free after 75k (even on the MP suspension) and feels as fresh as the day I picked it up.
The F80 is a really strong package I've had zero issues over that mileage, but if you turn it all up to 11 then it will be very direct which I guess some people don't like.
What is wrong with you? the dealer has confirmed the car has a fault, as per my earlier post. they have it booked in to strip the top end and synchronise or replace the throttle motor and Variable can timing, unfortunately this turns out to be a fairly big job so they need the car for two weeks. however it would be interesting to see you try and drive around this fault, when the input devices are sending contradictory data to the ECU causing it to put the traction control on maximum as a default. But you know better than the master technician who has driven the car and confirms that it is undriveable in Manual. Would you like his phone number so you can tell him he cant drive either?The F80 is a really strong package I've had zero issues over that mileage, but if you turn it all up to 11 then it will be very direct which I guess some people don't like.
late update, I've been on holiday for a couple of weeks, while I was away they fixed the car, the master tech described the car as undrivable, they changed the shaft between the throttle body and the cam timing actuator then synced everything back up. They seem to have done an excellent job.
Its now a different car, some people on here argued that this fault was normal, it isn't I never believed for a minute that BMW would release a production road car that did this, If your car does this take it to the dealer.
Its now a different car, some people on here argued that this fault was normal, it isn't I never believed for a minute that BMW would release a production road car that did this, If your car does this take it to the dealer.
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