M3 Overrev Snippets from the BMW-DIGEST

• "I have had the unfortunate experience of missing 4th gear and the car slipped into 2nd gear. I am an experienced driver. I believe this may be a service bulletin issue."
  "It seems that the same happened in my '95 M3...it was actually my friend who was driving and who was not experienced with the tendency of the shifter."
• "I own a 1995 M3. I recently sustained damage to my engine (no compression in 6th cylinder). BMW dealer diagnosed mechanical over-rev..."
• "BMW NA paid for mine (replacement of exhaust valves, lifters etc..) INSIST ON IT! They used to fix it under warranty, now they fix it under goodwill money."
• "...I have never heard of so many problems with one transmission. In isolation, sure, each event could be attribited to driver error. But when there are so many instances, by enthusiasts - mind you, who generally drive better - with the same or similar transmissions, then the blame starts to shift."
• "No other sychroed production car in the world will shift into 1st at 100 mph. The E36 will."
• "Suddenly, GNAACCHH!!ZIINNGG!! Scott missed a shift! Third to second, instead of fourth. He pushed in the clutch with a gunfighters reflexes, RPMs unknown. I looked at Scott with raised eyebrows, he calmly turned and said, 'You know, I'm gonna hafta kill ya now'."
• "Seems that most of the M3 missed shifts are for '95 M3s. Seems that there was this 'fix' that some posters have noted."
• "... there is some convincing evidence to say that under hard cornering and power-on the xmission shifts enough to make what was 4th .. 2nd .. BOOM!"
• "Those with the overrev problem who believe that they deserve redress from BMW should take their cases to BMW, and be very persistent. We have seen postings from members of this digest who attest that they have been compensated by BMW for this problem."
• "There are ALOT of you out there who have had M3 engines replaced relative to the number of M3s produced for sale in the US."

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