No, I don't think this would cause an issue intermittently like that. Does your shift sit noticeably in the wrong spot? Does it physically hit anything when shifting through all the gears? Does it not go into a specific gear or all gears? Once you get it into gear does the problem happen each time you shift after that? You certainly don't have to buy the AKG rod, an OEM will work no problem. It just has to be the 325is post 9/94, it's a different selector rod than the 328is version. __________________ ~Dave~ 98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop 11 128i space gray slicktop 13 JGC WK2 Deep Cherry Search | RealOEM |