New M2 Questions

GregoryK · 03-27-2018, 12:47 PM

Got her yesterday. Wife hates the color...LBB. She has me disliking the color now! Kids love though...
Bypassed the ASD. I have the stock exhaust and it is still loud enough to be embarrassing! Whoever said that they put the ASD back on because it is too quiet must be deaf! This car sounds "grumpy"!
Questions:
- Stick shift feels like the transmission runs through it. Lots of vibration. Is this normal.
- There is a lot of clutch chatter and engagement is lumpy. Not that easy to do a smooth takeoff. Normal?
- The engine is pretty lumpy, especially at idle. It runs rough. Feels like it is over tuned. My JCW with a piggyback tune at almost 300HP was smoother. Maybe they have it setup rich for break-in? It is almost challenging to drive.
Thanks in advance.

ShelJW · 03-27-2018, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by GregoryK

Got her yesterday. Wife hates the color...LBB.

Wait... you got the wife yesterday? Too late to return her?

jk...

Congrats! Long Beach Blue looks stunning! I'm expecting to get my M2 this Thursday or, if it arrives at the dealership too late on Thursday for them to prep it, Friday! Can't wait!

Mine is the Mineral Gray, but the Blue, especially outdoors in bright sunlight looks fantastic!

Enjoy your new ride!

DanG · 03-27-2018, 01:47 PM

My engine was as smooth as butter at delivery. Something maybe wrong. It could just be bad gas. I would have service look at it though.

My wife doesn’t like LBB either, so I got alpine white.

Philb65 · 03-27-2018, 01:58 PM

Doesn't sound right to me. I bought mine with 1200 miles on the clock though and the RIS done.

Engine is super smooth as you'd expect. No clutch chatter. No vibration through the gearstick. The clutch does take a little getting used to for a nice smooth getaway.

I've seen clutch chatter mentioned on another thread and it surprised me to be honest.

LBB is a great colour!

GregoryK · 03-27-2018, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DanG

My engine was as smooth as butter at delivery. Something maybe wrong. It could just be bad gas. I would have service look at it though.

My wife doesn’t like LBB either, so I got alpine white.

Should have listened - I will never really be able to enjoy cleaning the car now.....Will discuss with service.

GregoryK · 03-27-2018, 03:10 PM

Dealer is saying that all M2's are lumpy on take off and the vibration in the gear lever is normal. I find that hard to believe. I am having problems with phone and volume on the callers side. Can't get the email to display either....OMG I hope this is not a lemon.

DanG · 03-27-2018, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by GregoryK

Dealer is saying that all M2's are lumpy on take off and the vibration in the gear lever is normal. I find that hard to believe. I am having problems with phone and volume on the callers side. Can't get the email to display either....OMG I hope this is not a lemon.

Is there another dealer you could take it to?

DETRoadster · 03-27-2018, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DanG

Is there another dealer you could take it to?

Agreed. This seems weird. Mine is smooth as silk since day 1.

M2guru · 03-27-2018, 03:38 PM

I do not have similar issues. Here is the clutch chatter thread for reference: http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1478107

GregoryK · 03-27-2018, 03:38 PM

Think that is good advice. It is just that there seem to be a number of issues...

S1monQc · 03-27-2018, 03:48 PM

The stock clutch engagement point is bad.

Get a BMS clutch stop and never look back

F87_LCI · 03-27-2018, 04:00 PM

Blasphemy!! How can anyone dislike LBB? It just looks so good...

It's the chrome. Chrome is your enemy...it should be banished from the Earth. Well from the M2 at least...

As far as the engine/transmission...mine is smooth, no issues. I did have an F30 (335i) during the 4 years proceeding this car...same engine, same transmission...so maybe I'm just used to it. BMS clutch stop does reduce the clutch travel.

Get it past break-in...then you won't even notice the colour!

Mikegm2 · 03-27-2018, 04:03 PM

Mine was like this for the 1st 200 miles ran a bit lumpy and lots of vibration through the Gear stick clutch was aufull felt slower than my Audi s3 kept thinking I bought the wrong car I’m now on 380 miles and it just gets better and better no more vibration and it gets off the line superbly showed it some corners on Sunday night and my god the thing is excellent no need to panic just put a few miles on it and a lot of shell v power 😂😂

ShelJW · 03-27-2018, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by GregoryK

Dealer is saying that all M2's are lumpy on take off and the vibration in the gear lever is normal. I find that hard to believe. I am having problems with phone and volume on the callers side. Can't get the email to display either....OMG I hope this is not a lemon.

Any chance they have another M2 you can test drive, to compare it to? Doesn't sound right... I rented an M2 twice, and it was very smooth.

GregoryK · 03-28-2018, 06:58 PM

This thing gets worse. So when I first release the clutch in 1st very slowly there is a noticeable shudder in the transmission. You can hear it. Also I have the rear seats down and you can hear this kind of crunching grinding sound from the diff.
Other than these problems the car is on rails it is so easy to throw around corners that I get the whole "why I bought it" thing. Fabulous.....except for the other stuff!

akkando · 03-28-2018, 07:33 PM

Seems like the car idles a bit rougher in Sport+ than say comfort where it's very smooth, but other than that no.

Bt12 · 03-29-2018, 04:51 AM

No vibration on mine and . Maybe give it more gas than you are use to? In first gear? Should be pretty smooth.

Wharf Rat · 03-29-2018, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by GregoryK

Got her yesterday. Wife hates the color...LBB.

How could she hate the color? It's actually the only "color" that you can get.

Don't get me wrong, the monochromatic palette look good on this whip, but as far as color...

PackPride85 · 03-29-2018, 05:33 AM

Something wrong with your car. This is the smoothest idling car i've ever owned. There is a tad bit of clutch chatter when the car is cold.

horsepower_and_hounds · 03-29-2018, 05:42 AM

My wife is not a fan of LLB...... but loves MG

Benef1cient · 03-29-2018, 05:43 AM

Give it some time, let it run in properly.

SeanWRT · 03-29-2018, 06:21 AM

Only useful advice I can think of is to drive another MT stock and compare.

03-27-2018, 12:47 PM	#1
GregoryK Captain 504 Rep 780 Posts Drives: M2 '18 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	New M2 Questions Got her yesterday. Wife hates the color...LBB. She has me disliking the color now! Kids love though... Bypassed the ASD. I have the stock exhaust and it is still loud enough to be embarrassing! Whoever said that they put the ASD back on because it is too quiet must be deaf! This car sounds "grumpy"! Questions: - Stick shift feels like the transmission runs through it. Lots of vibration. Is this normal. - There is a lot of clutch chatter and engagement is lumpy. Not that easy to do a smooth takeoff. Normal? - The engine is pretty lumpy, especially at idle. It runs rough. Feels like it is over tuned. My JCW with a piggyback tune at almost 300HP was smoother. Maybe they have it setup rich for break-in? It is almost challenging to drive. Thanks in advance. __________________ "I would rather cry in a BMW than smile on a bicycle." Ma Nuo
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DanG Major General 10662 Rep 6,938 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 AW DCT Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 BMW M2 [7.68]	My engine was as smooth as butter at delivery. Something maybe wrong. It could just be bad gas. I would have service look at it though. My wife doesn’t like LBB either, so I got alpine white.
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Philb65 Private First Class 46 Rep 109 Posts Drives: LBB M2 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South West iTrader: (0)	Doesn't sound right to me. I bought mine with 1200 miles on the clock though and the RIS done. Engine is super smooth as you'd expect. No clutch chatter. No vibration through the gearstick. The clutch does take a little getting used to for a nice smooth getaway. I've seen clutch chatter mentioned on another thread and it surprised me to be honest. LBB is a great colour!
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03-27-2018, 03:10 PM	#6
GregoryK Captain 504 Rep 780 Posts Drives: M2 '18 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Dealer is saying that all M2's are lumpy on take off and the vibration in the gear lever is normal. I find that hard to believe. I am having problems with phone and volume on the callers side. Can't get the email to display either....OMG I hope this is not a lemon. __________________ "I would rather cry in a BMW than smile on a bicycle." Ma Nuo
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M2guru Lieutenant 384 Rep 573 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 Join Date: May 2017 Location: St. Paul MN iTrader: (2) Garage List 2018 BMW M2 [10.00]	I do not have similar issues. Here is the clutch chatter thread for reference: http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1478107
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03-27-2018, 03:48 PM	#11
S1monQc First Lieutenant 224 Rep 305 Posts Drives: '18 AW M2 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada iTrader: (1)	The stock clutch engagement point is bad. Get a BMS clutch stop and never look back
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03-27-2018, 04:00 PM	#12
F87_LCI Lieutenant Colonel 1787 Rep 1,718 Posts Drives: 2018 LBB F87 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North iTrader: (1)	Blasphemy!! How can anyone dislike LBB? It just looks so good... It's the chrome. Chrome is your enemy...it should be banished from the Earth. Well from the M2 at least... As far as the engine/transmission...mine is smooth, no issues. I did have an F30 (335i) during the 4 years proceeding this car...same engine, same transmission...so maybe I'm just used to it. BMS clutch stop does reduce the clutch travel. Get it past break-in...then you won't even notice the colour!
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Mikegm2 New Member 2 Rep 14 Posts Drives: Bmw m2 lci Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: South west iTrader: (0)	Mine was like this for the 1st 200 miles ran a bit lumpy and lots of vibration through the Gear stick clutch was aufull felt slower than my Audi s3 kept thinking I bought the wrong car I’m now on 380 miles and it just gets better and better no more vibration and it gets off the line superbly showed it some corners on Sunday night and my god the thing is excellent no need to panic just put a few miles on it and a lot of shell v power 😂😂
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GregoryK Captain 504 Rep 780 Posts Drives: M2 '18 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	This thing gets worse. So when I first release the clutch in 1st very slowly there is a noticeable shudder in the transmission. You can hear it. Also I have the rear seats down and you can hear this kind of crunching grinding sound from the diff. Other than these problems the car is on rails it is so easy to throw around corners that I get the whole "why I bought it" thing. Fabulous.....except for the other stuff! __________________ "I would rather cry in a BMW than smile on a bicycle." Ma Nuo
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03-28-2018, 07:33 PM	#16
akkando Major General 5865 Rep 6,635 Posts Drives: 17 M2 DCT LBB,11 e90 M3 ZCP IB Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (1)	Seems like the car idles a bit rougher in Sport+ than say comfort where it's very smooth, but other than that no.
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Bt12 Captain 391 Rep 960 Posts Drives: 2018 X5,2018 m2, 2018 x1 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bicoastal iTrader: (0)	No vibration on mine and . Maybe give it more gas than you are use to? In first gear? Should be pretty smooth.
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PackPride85 Lieutenant Colonel 1120 Rep 1,644 Posts Drives: M2 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	Something wrong with your car. This is the smoothest idling car i've ever owned. There is a tad bit of clutch chatter when the car is cold.
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horsepower_and_hounds Brigadier General 1836 Rep 4,203 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (9)	My wife is not a fan of LLB...... but loves MG
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Benef1cient First Lieutenant 287 Rep 344 Posts Drives: '18 LBB M2 LCI 6MT Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Poland iTrader: (0)	Give it some time, let it run in properly.
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SeanWRT Colonel 3179 Rep 2,577 Posts Drives: E90 M3 & F87 M2 Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Shanghai iTrader: (1)	Only useful advice I can think of is to drive another MT stock and compare. __________________ Lemania 2320
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