Cog of doom and a win for ADAC

titan · 10-04-2011, 11:01 PM

Typical. Not more than 5 miles from my house and I get the cog of doom warning light, no accelerator and I coast to a stop and stall. Car is locked in 4th.

I did the sneaky a while back and got adac cover which bizarrely is cheaper than the AA in the UK, but includes AA cover in the UK as well as europe plus 'ring recovery ;-)

10 mins later got a text from Ontime Recovery saying they've been handed my case from the AA.

So now I'm waiting. A good opportunity to give some thought as to what the repair bill will likely be. Luckily or unluckily I have a bmw dealer 2 miles up the road from me, so I'll just have it taken there. Can't do much with it stuck in 4th on my drive, and I doubt a battery disconnect will help.

So - the salmon relay? SMG pump? Who knows eh.

Its my fault cos I went out for a blast today and was really loving the SMG 'box. I know more modern cars have smoother and faster transmission, but the SMG on an E46 really is excellent. When its working ;-)

10-04-2011, 11:01 PM	#1
titan S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 268 Casino cash: $1363	Cog of doom and a win for ADAC Typical. Not more than 5 miles from my house and I get the cog of doom warning light, no accelerator and I coast to a stop and stall. Car is locked in 4th. I did the sneaky a while back and got adac cover which bizarrely is cheaper than the AA in the UK, but includes AA cover in the UK as well as europe plus 'ring recovery ;-) 10 mins later got a text from Ontime Recovery saying they've been handed my case from the AA. So now I'm waiting. A good opportunity to give some thought as to what the repair bill will likely be. Luckily or unluckily I have a bmw dealer 2 miles up the road from me, so I'll just have it taken there. Can't do much with it stuck in 4th on my drive, and I doubt a battery disconnect will help. So - the salmon relay? SMG pump? Who knows eh. Its my fault cos I went out for a blast today and was really loving the SMG 'box. I know more modern cars have smoother and faster transmission, but the SMG on an E46 really is excellent. When its working ;-)