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Hi

Well after eventually figuring out what the rattle was in my Yreg 2001 Z3 3.0 (the exhaust gasket manifold) Ive now got another problem...

Its difficult to pin down but the car drives rougher now than before, noticed it about a week ago, but it seems to have got worse.

Symptoms are...

1...Rougher ride, kind of feels like an unbalanced wheel - occasional shaking of steering wheel, bumpy ride, almost like lack of suspension in front end. Just feels wrong and rough. No smoothness moving through the gears anymore.

2...Lots of vibration around the pedal area, feels like something is loose underneath the pedals, like a clutch/transmission problem.

3...oh and Ive still got this 'clunk' coming from the underside rear-ish area when changing gears. Mentioned this to BMW last time and they told me it was normal. I get it when pushing the clutch down too quick. It doesnt feel smooth, and feels like its getting worse and doing it more when Im slow in a high gear.

I will have to book it in 'again', but any ideas?
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Ive got the #3 symptom your talking about...thats how the car came though.

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Quote:
Hi

Well after eventually figuring out what the rattle was in my Yreg 2001 Z3 3.0 (the exhaust gasket manifold) Ive now got another problem...

Its difficult to pin down but the car drives rougher now than before, noticed it about a week ago, but it seems to have got worse.

Symptoms are...

1...occasional shaking of steering wheel,

3...oh and Ive still got this 'clunk' coming from the underside rear-ish area when changing gears.
Got part of the number one. I think this might be related to the wear of the tires or the alignment. Does it only shake at low speed (say 30-40mph)?

Also got the noise when changing gears; guess that one is normal...

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I've got the same 1,2 and 3, and I can feel a very uneven feeling in the clutch/flywheel, Bmw is trying to tell me it's normal But, I don't buy it, if it was out of warranty, I'm sure they would be putting a new clutch in it. I've been to 2 dealers and made 2 calls to BMWNA, I've had the tires balanced they are perfect and I can tell it's not in the tires. Please let me know if you find out anything else. This is on my 2003 330i ZHP. 35k miles

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no, not ONLY 30-40mph, but it does seem worse around that speed, why do you ask?

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My clutch also feels funny...also when starting out fast i have a feeling it doesnt grip very well . I dont think however that putting another stock clutch would fix it...at least thats my excuse for getting an aftermarket clutch, harder than the stock one obviuosly.


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