Someone, somewhere has made a serious boo-boo. An M3 Forum user by the name of "breadvan" posted to convey his confusion over a replacement ZF Sachs clutch kit for his BMW M3. When the box arrived, it ...
My Oct 09 BMW 1 Series diesel has been suffering from clutch judder for the last few months from cold. This disappears when the car has warmed up. BMW forums show it to be not uncommon (52 pages to ...
Operating a performance car with a manual transmission is an art, one that takes hundreds to thousands of hours on a racetrack to perfect. Winning, however, is a science, and the numbers don’t lie; ...
In the first part of this project series we learned of my experiences with a slipping clutch--a problem I was having after only a couple of baseline quarter-mile test runs. The second write-up ...
The Dual Clutch transmission (DSG) seems to be taking the automotive industry by storm, especially in performance oriented cars. Cars like the 2009 Mitsubishi Lance Ralliart that we reported on back ...
If you’re a fan of BMW’s dual-clutch transmission, you should probably grab an M2 before the next generation 2-series drops. BMW is ditching its dual-clutch transmissions across its line-up in favor ...
BMW M’s future is automatic. We’re talking transmissions, people. As far as M is concerned the twin clutch gearbox is dead, the manual doesn’t have long left. After that, it’s torque converters only ...
Early last month, BMW was informed of three engines on a test bench exhibiting signs of leakage at the clutch cover during testing. The engineering team further noted too little torque during ...
Ralph Hanson January 17, 2008 Comment Now! Following the announcement of the new BMW M3 Convertible earlier this week comes news of the carmaker’s first dual-clutch transmission, which is set to make ...
Back in October 2022, the S 1000 RR was called back over clutch covers getting loose. A sporty naked that retails at $17,895 for the 2023 model year, the 999-cc motorcycle has been recalled yet again, ...
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Tuesday announced that SMC Asia Car Distributors Corp. (SMCACDC) will conduct a service campaign for select BMW R 1300 GS Adventure motorcycles.