I think if the compression springs are at fault it would jump out of gears. at least thats what happened to me when mine were broken. But as i said, don't worry about it unless the issue creeps back.
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Originally Posted by Pip1968
Right, thank you for the heads up to you both. My initial reaction as I thought my weekend's fun was kaput were maybe it is time to sell. 
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Nah, don't worry, actually most SMG issues are cheap to fix. Its just that BMW is too lazy/incompetent to diagnose it properly. So they often just end up replacing it completely.
If you somehow happen to end up in Bavaria you can drop by and i will get you your error codes read