hey all,

keep in mind that the "30 sec gas pedal hold" is only resetting the transmission adaptations. these adaptations are stored from your driving tendencies and can exacerbate the famous "clunking" or "lurching" issues with the zf. however, the reset will not make it go away. it only hides it for a little while.

chilli, it's total BS that the dealer is telling you it has anything to do with a performance motor. it's all tranny related. we on the e39 board have discussed this problem at length and i ended up replacing my tranny (e39 540i Touring w/ 120K miles at time of replacement). good luck with getting satisfaction.