Quote Originally Posted by pgrindstaff
While I would like to agree with this statement It does not explain (to me) why everything was fine/normal immediately following the oil change and for the two days following the change.

I suppose if the problem does not go away on its own, which I doubt will be the case, my best bet is to let someone take a look at it and go from there.

Thanks for your help
Ross' advice about a possibly coincidental clutch failure sounds right on and would explain the two-day delay.

To prove it isn't the oil, you could swap gear lubes to the BMW-specified oil and see what happens. This would be the cheapest way to prove the cause.

Brian