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Have you checked the tire repair kit in the trunk on the passengers side?

Exciting. Images? Phil

Hit the adaptor with a heat gun and when you get it off try using a strip of 400 wet and dry around the shifter shaft to take a thou or so off the shaft dia to see if it will slide on. You do have the correct adaptor don't you. I think it's the 081201.

Looks to me like the OP got over enthusiastic with the loctite on the set screws and it got between the adaptor and the shifter shaft. In which case some heating with a heat gun after the set scre removal should have sorted the situation. Interested to see how and if he resolved it. Amusing he's...

Looks like the clutch has been overheated for whatever reason which has caused the pressure plate to lose it's flat face and take on a slightly concave profile which has caused the friction plate wear to be greater on the OD. Phil

I was thinking if it had a BMW logo on the airbag cover and a Cop pulled you over he might ask questions, lol. You know how Cops are. I sold a nice car to a retired Cop once and I said I'd pick him up at the local train station in my DD and drive him back to my place 2 min away where he'd...

I think I'm pretty safe in saying it will contravene the ADR's. The steering wheel is part and parcel of the ADR crash test requirements and unless the car was fitted with that exact steering wheel and airbag assy for that test approval it would be in contravention. No matter that it fits and...

Honestly I think you are looking for things to worry about. Phil

The coolant I understand but the oil pump! Any info on that I'd be genuinely interested. Phil

It's not the start up wear so much as whats happening to the oil in the hot zones such as around the exhaust ports in the head when the engine stops and heat soaks. The oil that is a substantial part of the cooling in ICE engines stops flowing around those areas and carrying away the heat and...

You would thing so wouldn't you but I've seen them do dumber things over the years, like leave off the dipstick, lol. Manufacturers also often roll the dice with things. During R&D and testing at the factory they have issues and due to the many variable in releasing a model which always end up...

Out of interest I assume you don't run with the auto start/stop activated? Phil

They generally do along with uprated batteries, starter ring gears, coated big end/main shells and probably other stuff I'm not aware of. This start stop still isn't good for and engine though. Phil

A porous trans housing would be one but pretty unlikely. The pans are very prone to leaking reading here. The other is the machined finish on the base of the trans where the cover seal seats. Trouble with dealer techs is they are now reduced to parts changers. They don't go looking for other...

Just the usual under hood bling installed. I ordered some Titanium fasteners for the cross brace as well. I was going to do the same for the fore and aft struts but the std bolts are such a good design for the application I decided to use them. Although they are a bit ordinary in the finish and...

An ironic course of action that will actually create warranty issues. Phil

Well starters are a cycles deal in reality these days when you think bout it. 32K miles for some weekend drivers could be only 320 starts and for others using it as a DD and short commutes to work and all the other stuff you use a car for it could realistically be 3200 starts. In days past...

Can't understand why there's no Big MF truck parked next to your car. You know the ones that appear out of nowhere in a deserted parking lot and park right next to you, lol. Phil

I've already outlined another possible technique if you could be arsed to read a few posts back and lets face it reefing up on the shifter while half standing in the car doesn't exactly sound appealing does it. The value I add is years of experience in NOT just "yanking the fuck out of it" as...

Sounds a bit "uncontrolled" Phil