E92 M3

Simon said:
9.5 is the 0-100 of the 2011+ DCT versions. 2011 versions were a bit quicker apparently. Still haven't got around to the GTS DTC remap or 2012 engine map yet :(
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I got mine updated the other day. Mine's a 2009 DCT and was on a mid 2012 software version for both the DCT and engine. The 2015 engine and DCT software has made everything so smooth. The gear changes are lightning quick less "clunky" and the gearbox now very rarely gets it wrong.

The 241E engine software has also changed the cold start. It's a lot less loud than it was and now is almost exactly the same as a normal car.

I wasn't expecting to see much of a difference tbh but I was very pleasantly surprised.
 
Sounds like its a good update then. That cold start does sound nice but doesnt help smothness nor fuel usage
 
Gaygle said:
I got mine updated the other day. Mine's a 2009 DCT and was on a mid 2012 software version for both the DCT and engine. The 2015 engine and DCT software has made everything so smooth. The gear changes are lightning quick less "clunky" and the gearbox now very rarely gets it wrong.

The 241E engine software has also changed the cold start. It's a lot less loud than it was and now is almost exactly the same as a normal car.

I wasn't expecting to see much of a difference tbh but I was very pleasantly surprised.
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Would 2015 software be for F8* or is it backwards compatible?
 
Noooo F80 will have completely different software.

For the E92 M3 BMW released their second from last update for the engine and DCT in late 2012 (240E) - which was a big update and fixed a lot of smoothness issues and made everything more finished off. There are loads of modules in the car and the vast majority never received an update past 2012. BMW then released another update for the engine and DCT gearbox in 2015 (2 years after they stopped selling the car!) codenamed the 241E update which was much more minor than the 240E but allegedly made changes to things like timings and geeky engine things to help with bearing wear.
 
Just as an aside, I was speaking to a specialist recently and they only raised the following concerns - bearing shells, throttle actuators (most of which will have likely been repaired, if they're over 40k) and ABS sensors (which reputedly start to fail at around 50k and the whole lot end up going in short order).

They did say that they've seen an unusually high number of crank failures, as a result of the bearing issue, but that's primarily in cars where the driving style or history is unknown. In any case, the shells have a design life of 100,000 miles and a replacement at 80,000 is advised if they've never been updated. Your mileage may vary, though, but you don't want to scrap the engine – oil analysis, as mentioned, can point you in the right direction. Budget around £1600-£2000 to have them replaced; you'll still have to warm it up properly and care for it, mind.

Otherwise, seemingly robust! Just get one with EDC and adaptive lights, as well as the Individual stereo upgrade, if you can. E90 saloon w/DCT is claimed to be the one to go for, otherwise...
 
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