Is it a transmission issue?

[e70junkie]

Originally Posted by gregg3gs

Have you guys tried resetting the throttle? (I remember seeing a procedure that would reset the logs and the thing would drive like a mad man)

Yes, I found the reset procedure and have applied it. It does help ever so slightly especially if either it hasn't been reset for a long time or there was a driver change. I obviously just bought the car so wanted to make sure that my driving style is not influenced by a previous driver's style.

One thing I have noticed is that the E70 is extremely good at quickly adapting to a new driver. Perhaps too quick. Let me give an example. If I just drive aggressively around the city, it tends to be quite snappy (after the 2s accelerator delay). However, when I go on a long inter-city drive where I'm on a highway for an extended period of time and sitting at a very static speed, it tends to mellow out quite quickly.

Seems to me that the ECU learns and overrides the previous "learnings" relatively frequently. The E53 on the other hand was less sensitive. In fact I never had to do a memory reset. It was just power-on-demand, no questions, no buts - if you want it you've got it.

I will call BMW to see about a software upgrade. I'm keeping the car for next few years so it's worth sorting this out.

I had hope that maybe there is a patch or fix with NCSexpert or something I can do myself. I'm quite techy so comfy playing with the car.

cheers
Mike