[D&G]

My friend drives a 330i auto and he is having a lag from 2nd to 3rd gear??? Is that normal?? The lag is about 1 to 2 seconds. Plus he is saying he has engine vibration sometimes at a stand still. I felt the vibration and it doesn't seem normal. Anyone here has similiar symptoms???

[SnEeKy4LiFe]

i only get the engine vibration sometimes at a stand still it happen at the start of the car when it warming up

[firstkill]

this for sure isnt the smoothest engine...
is there a lag in DS mode?

~fk

[D&G]

Vibration is pretty strong where you can feel the whole car shake. The lag happens when driving the sport mode. Is this normal or could it be a tranny problem???

[ward]

sounds like bad coils!!

[hotsand5]

I also have engine vibration, but mostly after starting my car soon after I turned it off. It smoothes out after about 10 seconds though, but for the coils to be going bad...it needs to be a pretty violent shake (like in my 03 vw when the coils were bad).

[siriusinvestor]

Yes is your friend still in the break in period? If so then after it is over this engine vibration should subside. But I don't feel it much when I wear my D&G leather jacket while driving. LoL I saw your name and I just had to make a comment about it.

[D&G]

Originally Posted by siriusinvestor

Yes is your friend still in the break in period? If so then after it is over this engine vibration should subside. But I don't feel it much when I wear my D&G leather jacket while driving. LoL I saw your name and I just had to make a comment about it.

LOL!!! You gotto to have the D&G sunglasses to go with your jacket.

Yes it is in the break in period. So maybe will wait and see after the break in period.

How about the shift lag??? Anyone has this problem or is it not a problem and normal for the E90's?????

[castor]

When i shift "manually" in my auto, i also get that 1-2 second lag. So, i am pretty sure it's by design. If you wanna shift in an instant, manual trans is the way to go. I was considering this option myself but opted for the auto cuz i drive in the city a lot.

I have felt the vibration coming from the engine bay too. It mostly occurs when i am waiting at the light or during cold starts. Lately, i haven't felt it though. Maybe because it's after my break-in?

[D&G]

Originally Posted by castor

When i shift "manually" in my auto, i also get that 1-2 second lag. So, i am pretty sure it's by design. If you wanna shift in an instant, manual trans is the way to go. I was considering this option myself but opted for the auto cuz i drive in the city a lot.

I have felt the vibration coming from the engine bay too. It mostly occurs when i am waiting at the light or during cold starts. Lately, i haven't felt it though. Maybe because it's after my break-in?

I drove my friends car yesterday and yeah the lag is pretty noticable and quite dissapointing. It gets to a point that you don't even want to put it in manual shift mode and just leave it auto. I sure hope BMW will do something about this to correct both the vibration and Lag. Has anyone brought it back to BMW to see if this is normal??

[D&G]

Originally Posted by castor

When i shift "manually" in my auto, i also get that 1-2 second lag. So, i am pretty sure it's by design. If you wanna shift in an instant, manual trans is the way to go. I was considering this option myself but opted for the auto cuz i drive in the city a lot.

I have felt the vibration coming from the engine bay too. It mostly occurs when i am waiting at the light or during cold starts. Lately, i haven't felt it though. Maybe because it's after my break-in?

So you have the same problem but are you driving a 325i??

[D&G]

My friend had enough so he brought it back to BMW to have a look. BMW says the lag and vibration is normal as the car is being broken into. Is that true or is that total BS??? My friend told them the vibration was very harsh sometimes and the lag is very noticable. BMW took it out for a test drive and the car engine wouldn't vibrate. Don't you just hate that when that happens. So the mechanic says this is ok and normal at this time. What do you guys think??? So they did not fix anything.

[Core]

Originally Posted by D&G

My friend had enough so he brought it back to BMW to have a look. BMW says the lag and vibration is normal as the car is being broken into. Is that true or is that total BS??? My friend told them the vibration was very harsh sometimes and the lag is very noticable. BMW took it out for a test drive and the car engine wouldn't vibrate. Don't you just hate that when that happens. So the mechanic says this is ok and normal at this time. What do you guys think??? So they did not fix anything.

Yes, its true. During the break in period I had many vibrations as well as the noticable gear shift lag. But after the break in period I noticed very few and much less violent vibrations, and the shift gear lag minimized to 10 percent of what it was before.

[skins]

You bet..I have the shuddering too, not all the time, only every so oftern on start up! I'm chalking it up to being in the breakin period.
I on have 625km have to get to 2000km for the fun to start and see if the shuddering will stop...

[D&G]

Originally Posted by skins

You bet..I have the shuddering too, not all the time, only every so oftern on start up! I'm chalking it up to being in the breakin period.
I on have 625km have to get to 2000km for the fun to start and see if the shuddering will stop...

Hope it is true but time will tell.