2020年12月7日 · I liked the SMG but for many reasons switched it. I plan on keeping the car forever and with BMW constantly raising prices in another 10 years I'll probably need another pump and it'll cost double what it does now so it made sense to get rid of that potential cost.

In BMW's credit, M cars are meant for the track. The US version of the software for the SMG is definitely worse than what everyone else got. For some reason, BMW likes to hose the US cars (E36 M3 being a prime example of this), although I suspect it has to do with emissions, safety, liability since most Americans don't know how to drive, etc.

2022年9月29日 · IIRC it cost about 10-12K EUR to replace it. The "new" one (from BMW Germany, probably refurbished, but as new and original as one can buy from BMW) worked fine at normal driving, but also failed when hot (spirited driving up a mountain road). After a few months of arguing with BMW, they replaced it again at their own cost.

2017年9月4日 · This is cheaper than a complete SMG unit replacement, but still a costly repair. For about $2500, I had the seals replaced, the accumulator replaced, and the SMG motor itself rebuilt. That being said, the car has gone 140,000 miles without an issue on the gearbox or SMG. It's only been this and the AC compressor that recently went out.

2020年6月28日 · The first SMG was very clunky and annoying to drive. They ironed it out in the later models, but nothing beats the thrill of 3 pedals in the E46 M3. Reply reply

2023年2月13日 · smg gearbox itself you can put redline mtl the smg hydraulics uses chf11s. you can suck some some of the fluid out of the black reservoir tank on the left side of the trans and refill how much you took out. to replace the hydraulic fluid you have to bleed the system which is finnicky and it will expose and minor issues which will require immediate repair for the car to run.

2019年7月25日 · Hey guys, I've been considering buying an E46 M3 as my first BMW and also my first car. Deep down, the SMG transmission makes me second guess myself, as it is very likely to find SMG M3s in my country (Dominican Republic) for sale, probably 98% of the M3s I've seen for sale in D.R. have a SMG transmission and I heard it could be very expensive ...

2024年4月7日 · URGENT Having an SMG issue with my 2006 e63 M6, back in October the slave cylinder failed and I had a shop replace it, they said It wouldn't perform the clutch adaption and I needed to replace the SMG pump motor and pressure accumulator, I ordered both from SMGsociety, today with a friend we pulled the SMG block, replaced the smg pump motor ...

SMG = manual transmission with automated shifts. (SMG is BMW's name for the system.) Has one clutch and goes up and down in the gears based on your input. DCT = manual tranmission with automated shifts. Has two clutches. Smoother and faster than a single-clutch system.

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