Drove in the snow, then Service Engine soon light FTL

AllydNYC · 12-19-2008, 03:26 PM

And shitty thread started. I drove in the snow for the first time with my car, was fun but after doing careful donuts (not flooring it or anything just enough to spin) My service engine soon light came on.

The car is 8 months old with 5,7xx miles on it. All I have for engine modification is an aFe intake and that's been on for 3 months. No it didn't fall off I checked

. And there are no errors on iDrive. All well time to a trip to the BMW dealership for a loaner car

.

Now for the people who just scroll through threads looking for pictures:

nj335i · 12-19-2008, 03:40 PM

That's just sick...

Anyway, get the code read to see what triggered the SES light.

rooster3.0 · 12-19-2008, 03:44 PM

Get the code read and cleared. If you don't have access to a reader, cycle the ignition 3 times and see if the code comes back.

AllydNYC · 12-19-2008, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by rooster3.0

Get the code read and cleared. If you don't have access to a reader, cycle the ignition 3 times and see if the code comes back.

I don't of the code reader. I did that on an off 3 times kept it on for about 30 seconds at a time.

Hmmm

rooster3.0 · 12-19-2008, 03:48 PM

Go to Autozone. They read/clear for nothing.

AllydNYC · 12-19-2008, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by rooster3.0

Go to Autozone. They read/clear for nothing.

Just going to head to a BMW dealership. It's closer for me then Autozone. Plus free maintenance so I could care less.

Carmine85 · 12-19-2008, 04:27 PM

Took me 3 hrs to get home from work just now

The city is horrendous. Drive carefully guys

itsbrokeagain · 12-19-2008, 04:44 PM

it took me faster than usual to get home from my job...beating rush hour ftw

ImpressiveAutoWerk · 12-19-2008, 07:16 PM

take off the battery terminal for 3 min some times it works

AllydNYC · 12-19-2008, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by yankee2000y

take off the battery terminal for 3 min some times it works

Don't think that will work. That said I now seem to have a BIG problem. Don't bitch at me for doing this but I just went to get pizza and when I went home I let off the gas pulled the ebrake not hard at all as the wheels lock up easily in the snow to swerve at little for the lol's of it. Then my car shut off just at the top of the hill and I had to roll down a snowy hill to my house where I had to start up the car to get up the drive.

Oh noes!

itsbrokeagain · 12-20-2008, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by AllydNYC

Don't think that will work. That said I now seem to have a BIG problem. Don't bitch at me for doing this but I just went to get pizza and when I went home I let off the gas pulled the ebrake not hard at all as the wheels lock up easily in the snow to swerve at little for the lol's of it. Then my car shut off just at the top of the hill and I had to roll down a snowy hill to my house where I had to start up the car to get up the drive.

Oh noes!

darwin move of the year. cant do that in an xi..u prolly fed the transfer case.

polok with a 328 · 12-20-2008, 11:16 AM

i also got a CEL after doing sme donuts and i have the injen intake...the light went off after having the car off for about an hour. I believe it was due to overheating.

itsbrokeagain · 12-20-2008, 11:19 AM

:shakes head:

J3 L U N T · 12-20-2008, 12:23 PM

weird.... i just got my first CEL as well last night. I took off the traction control and punched the gas, rear slid out. The light didnt come on until I had cycled the car 3 times. not sure if it was even related, but ive never done that in my car so far. 2008 335i. will be bringing into dealer. they can 'deal'er with it.

Bimmer335i07 · 12-20-2008, 10:27 PM

How old are you guys? Doing donuts in the snow???

Sorry, I just don't see the point of doing that to a car. Just my $.02.

Nypeder · 12-20-2008, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bimmer335i07

How old are you guys? Doing donuts in the snow???

Sorry, I just don't see the point of doing that to a car. Just my $.02.

<30

J3 L U N T · 12-21-2008, 08:41 AM

<30!

KlubHoppER · 12-21-2008, 04:37 PM

Fuck my whent on to... FUCKIN SHit, i don't know why...

Blue328xi · 12-21-2008, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bimmer335i07

How old are you guys? Doing donuts in the snow???

Sorry, I just don't see the point of doing that to a car. Just my $.02.

Didnt know there was an age limit on having some fun in the snow.

J3 L U N T · 12-21-2008, 09:59 PM

yo mine went off. then went back on. is there something to do with temp drops?

Nypeder · 12-21-2008, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by coldasicex5

hmm.. i had my TPMS light go off several times..

he asked about the service engine soon light

AllydNYC · 12-24-2008, 02:38 PM

So it's not just me...

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