BMW E46 M3 MOST COMMON SMG ISSUES! (WATCH THIS BEFORE BUYING A SMG TRANSMISSION)
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 Published On Jul 25, 2022

The BMW E46 M3 is one of the best sports cars of all time. With clean examples getting harder to find many of the factory traditional 6 speed manual gearbox cars are fetching extreme values. The SMG (sequential manual gearbox) transmission e46 m3 cars are still able to be found for better deals. In this video I go over all of the SMG related issues like stuck in gear, gear light flashing, smg pump failures, smg sensor issues, gear position sensor, compression springs, and more! Check all of the links below for more info and parts. Thanks for watching!

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PARTS:
SMG Pump:
https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
SMG Salmon Relay:
https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
SMG Hood Latches:
https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
SMG Temperature Sensor:
https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
SMG Pressure Sensor:
https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
SMG Compression Springs:
https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
SMG Gear Position Sensor:
https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
SMG Relocation Kit:
https://mlreng.com/products/e46-m3-sm...
SMG Resistor Mod:
https://nam3forum.com/forums/forum/ma...
SMG Shifter Assembly:
https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
SMG Slave Cylinder:
https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
E46 M3 Clutch Kit:
https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
E46 M3 Flywheel:
https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
E46 M3 Clutch Pivot Pin:
https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...

INPA Software/Cable:
https://www.bimmergeeks.net/
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro to the E46 M3 SMG transmission
0:57 SMG is not an Automatic
2:21 The easiest SMG Fix
3:14 Salmon Relay
4:00 SMG 40 amp fuse
4:23 Main cause of SMG Failures
4:39 Relocating SMG Pump
4:58 SMG Temperature Sensor
5:19 SMG Resistor Mod
5:44 Gear Position Sensor Switch
6:19 SMG broken compression springs
7:13 Pressure Sensor and SMG Shifter
7:47 Normal Maintenance items
8:23 The most expensive SMG issue
8:45 How to bulletproof the SMG
9:08 How much it costs to do a SMG to Manual conversion

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