It's quite common on beemers, your clutch appears to be on it's way out.

Ronnie will be able to let you know more about this:thumbsup

 

Do you have trouble getting it into reverse? ie it crunches?

 

Not at all. It only really happens when I get stuck in traffic. You live in Poole yeah?

I got stuck halfway round the Frizell roundabout in rush hour. Not fun. I've only not been able to get it in gear twice, leave it a minute or two and it'd fine. It's just the juddering.

If it's only the clutch then that's not so bad.

Cheers!

 

I do indeed, :thumbsup
I know Frizell roundabout well :hihi If it starts to get worse then you will be due a clutch :frown

 

Sounds like clutch to me.

put the car in fourth gear on a long straight road and floor it.
if the revs and speedo dont climb in sync then your clutch is on its way out (slipping).

Also, check your fluid levels for the clutch cylinder....

 

definately sounds like a clutch issue to me as well.

FWIW, when you do get around to changing your clucth, ensure you get a reputable outfit to replace it as many places don't refit clutches properly leaving your with niggly issues within 1,000 miles.

Also, its always worth replacing the clutch slave cylinder as the seals inside thsi unit do perish over time and also affect the clucth pedal performance as well as transferring the necessary inputs to the clutch system. This is usually a £20/30 part and is a bolt off bolt in job which then only needs bleeding.

 

I currently have an RAC warranty (mechanical/electrical) as provided by the dealer "apparently the best warranty available" but they would promise you the stars i know, lol. which covers my car for a year. Would it be acceptable to get a replacement clutch fitted from them under warranty if my clutch was slipping at the end of the year?
How would i go about doing a clutch in? lol
On a more serious note would my warranty cover the buttons on the cd player not working?

 

yeah i would have said clutch, is there any build up of revs without the car really going anywhere?

 

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Yep sounds like clutch...could also check if your car has a CDV