SES Light ON / Reduced engine power and car whines n shaky when i start???

JaySRT8 · 12-11-2009, 12:03 AM

Hello,

I was wondering if any of you know what's wrong with my car.

Car is in Limp Mode with SES light ON, Shaky and alot of Smoke coming out the Exhaust?- Car is stock with no mods exept the aFe intake.

I've been driving without a tune for about 4 months now, for no appearent reason just wifey is pregnant and didnt want to take any risks of damagin' the car fully modded.
All i have in the car is a aFe Intake

But anyway.... I've gotten the ....

Engine Malfunction ; Reduced power 4 days ago.

turned the car off, then turned it back on and it wont come back on untill the next day again for 4 days now...

So today i get both SES Light and Engine Malfunction
i went out the car to listen for any noises and you can hear a whine/whistle coming out the car and it smells gassy and seems like some white smoke coming out from the tail pipes n it stinkss and btw the car shakes as well...

Any idea of what could possible be happening? I'd really appreciated and please dont give me that SEARCH bs....

Thank' You..

DMRTech · 12-11-2009, 02:17 AM

Is there anyway you can get an OBD reader or BT scanner to pull up the codes? You can get an affordable one like this one: http://www.amazon.com/C100-Check-Eng...0519309&sr=8-8. I would recommend removing the intake and see if your problems persist. Can't really pinpoint the issue without doing a little more troubleshooting

JaySRT8 · 12-11-2009, 02:22 AM

Thank's for the Reply, I will try and put my OEM Intake Box in this morning, and will post up if problem still exists, if it does i'm going to check the codes and send it in to the dealer.

I searched E90, and 1 guy had a problem almost similar to mine and he removed his BMS Intake(was too dirty!) and the problem was gone, hope this is the problem with me too, cause my intake does look reallllly dirty and it looks like it lost all the oil....and i only had it for 5k miles or so...

Thank's again.

Morpheus · 12-11-2009, 07:59 AM

does it take a long time to start?

JaySRT8 · 12-11-2009, 09:42 AM

No, not really...Maybe a second longer i would say....

I just got home and tryed it again....

When Car starts, it's into Limp Mode & Also the SES Light is ON, and it blows smoke out of the exhaust pipes like an 18 wheeler & it stinks!

Any idea of what it is?

Another question....

Like i said car is into Limp Mode and it's shaky with alot of smoke coming out the tail pipes,
Should i drive it to the dealer which is like a good 30min drive or should i have it towed there?

Thank's!

JaySRT8 · 12-11-2009, 10:23 AM

BuMpPpPpPpPp :/

PINeely · 12-11-2009, 10:26 AM

Is the smoke just when you start the car or does it stay for the whole time you are driving?

White smoke or black?

JaySRT8 · 12-11-2009, 10:33 AM

I didnt even try and drive, i'm too scared of damagin' something, White smoke comes out when i start the car it is very noticable and not normal at all, like i said i did not try and drive due to it being into Limp Mode with SES on and is very shaky...

Should i try and drive it to the dealer? Could i be hurting it more if i drive it?

PINeely · 12-11-2009, 12:03 PM

I'd have it towed just to be safe.

BALLAJL15 · 12-11-2009, 12:06 PM

Sounds like fuel injectors... My car would shake horribly and miss fire like crazy on cold starts until the car was warm... Then it would drive fine. Had the injectors and plugs changed by the dealer and problem went away. The shaking and miss fire is pretty scary though. Just make sure you get them changed soon.

Proper Motion LLC · 12-11-2009, 01:17 PM

Read codes and possibly clear tuner codes before u take it to dealer. Ask guys in the regional forums for scanning help

HPFREAK · 12-11-2009, 01:26 PM

White smoke has can be the condensation in the pipes if the car is not being driven and it is cold out, but if you are smelling gas or unburnt gas then you may have some bad injectors and/or coils causing horrible misfires. I am not sure why you are waiting but take it to the dealer and have it towed. No one on here can fix your car over the net that I am aware of.lol would be cool though.

MaxBoost335 · 12-12-2009, 02:11 AM

Funny how we are all having the same problems now when the weather is cold. I too get the cold morning shakes and the ses half engine light with white smelly smoke. once I restart the car it would go away and drives fine when the car warms up. I am heading to the dealer on monday. From other post I've read, it sounds like the injectors or coils is the culprit.

blisstik · 12-12-2009, 12:51 PM

I recently had a similar problem, although only the SES light on. It's most likely and fuel injectors causing misfires. It could also be the start of HPFP but that would usually involve long crank starts.

12-11-2009, 12:03 AM	#1
JaySRT8 Enlisted Member 0 Rep 44 Posts Drives: E92xi Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tristate iTrader: (0)	SES Light ON / Reduced engine power and car whines n shaky when i start??? Hello, I was wondering if any of you know what's wrong with my car. Car is in Limp Mode with SES light ON, Shaky and alot of Smoke coming out the Exhaust?- Car is stock with no mods exept the aFe intake. I've been driving without a tune for about 4 months now, for no appearent reason just wifey is pregnant and didnt want to take any risks of damagin' the car fully modded. All i have in the car is a aFe Intake But anyway.... I've gotten the .... Engine Malfunction ; Reduced power 4 days ago. turned the car off, then turned it back on and it wont come back on untill the next day again for 4 days now... So today i get both SES Light and Engine Malfunction i went out the car to listen for any noises and you can hear a whine/whistle coming out the car and it smells gassy and seems like some white smoke coming out from the tail pipes n it stinkss and btw the car shakes as well... Any idea of what could possible be happening? I'd really appreciated and please dont give me that SEARCH bs.... Thank' You.. __________________ 08 E92 335xi JB3 1.4BETA, Code3 FMIC,AR DPs?, RPi Scoops,FDV...n more to come. 08 JEEP SRT8. Last edited by JaySRT8; 12-11-2009 at 10:35 AM..
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DMRTech Private 16 Rep 97 Posts Drives: e92 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: under the hood iTrader: (0)	Is there anyway you can get an OBD reader or BT scanner to pull up the codes? You can get an affordable one like this one: http://www.amazon.com/C100-Check-Eng...0519309&sr=8-8. I would recommend removing the intake and see if your problems persist. Can't really pinpoint the issue without doing a little more troubleshooting
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12-11-2009, 02:22 AM	#3
JaySRT8 Enlisted Member 0 Rep 44 Posts Drives: E92xi Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tristate iTrader: (0)	Thank's for the Reply, I will try and put my OEM Intake Box in this morning, and will post up if problem still exists, if it does i'm going to check the codes and send it in to the dealer. I searched E90, and 1 guy had a problem almost similar to mine and he removed his BMS Intake(was too dirty!) and the problem was gone, hope this is the problem with me too, cause my intake does look reallllly dirty and it looks like it lost all the oil....and i only had it for 5k miles or so... Thank's again. __________________ 08 E92 335xi JB3 1.4BETA, Code3 FMIC,AR DPs?, RPi Scoops,FDV...n more to come. 08 JEEP SRT8.
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12-11-2009, 07:59 AM	#4
Morpheus Captain 25 Rep 941 Posts Drives: 335i Titanium Silver Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cockaigne iTrader: (1)	does it take a long time to start?
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12-11-2009, 09:42 AM	#5
JaySRT8 Enlisted Member 0 Rep 44 Posts Drives: E92xi Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tristate iTrader: (0)	No, not really...Maybe a second longer i would say.... I just got home and tryed it again.... When Car starts, it's into Limp Mode & Also the SES Light is ON, and it blows smoke out of the exhaust pipes like an 18 wheeler & it stinks! Any idea of what it is? Another question.... Like i said car is into Limp Mode and it's shaky with alot of smoke coming out the tail pipes, Should i drive it to the dealer which is like a good 30min drive or should i have it towed there? Thank's! __________________ 08 E92 335xi JB3 1.4BETA, Code3 FMIC,AR DPs?, RPi Scoops,FDV...n more to come. 08 JEEP SRT8.
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12-11-2009, 10:23 AM	#6
JaySRT8 Enlisted Member 0 Rep 44 Posts Drives: E92xi Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tristate iTrader: (0)	BuMpPpPpPpPp :/ __________________ 08 E92 335xi JB3 1.4BETA, Code3 FMIC,AR DPs?, RPi Scoops,FDV...n more to come. 08 JEEP SRT8.
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12-11-2009, 10:26 AM	#7
PINeely Lieutenant Colonel 1086 Rep 1,912 Posts Drives: 2013 535i, 2015 Tundra 1794 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jackson, MS iTrader: (2)	Is the smoke just when you start the car or does it stay for the whole time you are driving? White smoke or black?
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12-11-2009, 10:33 AM	#8
JaySRT8 Enlisted Member 0 Rep 44 Posts Drives: E92xi Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tristate iTrader: (0)	I didnt even try and drive, i'm too scared of damagin' something, White smoke comes out when i start the car it is very noticable and not normal at all, like i said i did not try and drive due to it being into Limp Mode with SES on and is very shaky... Should i try and drive it to the dealer? Could i be hurting it more if i drive it? __________________ 08 E92 335xi JB3 1.4BETA, Code3 FMIC,AR DPs?, RPi Scoops,FDV...n more to come. 08 JEEP SRT8.
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12-11-2009, 12:03 PM	#9
PINeely Lieutenant Colonel 1086 Rep 1,912 Posts Drives: 2013 535i, 2015 Tundra 1794 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jackson, MS iTrader: (2)	I'd have it towed just to be safe.
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12-11-2009, 12:06 PM	#10
BALLAJL15 Lieutenant 27 Rep 569 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California iTrader: (3)	Sounds like fuel injectors... My car would shake horribly and miss fire like crazy on cold starts until the car was warm... Then it would drive fine. Had the injectors and plugs changed by the dealer and problem went away. The shaking and miss fire is pretty scary though. Just make sure you get them changed soon. __________________ N55
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Proper Motion LLC Custom Powder Coater 147 Rep 2,784 Posts Drives: White 335i Sedan Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Orange County CA iTrader: (2)	Read codes and possibly clear tuner codes before u take it to dealer. Ask guys in the regional forums for scanning help __________________ www.propermotion714.com
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12-11-2009, 01:26 PM	#12
HPFREAK Lieutenant Colonel 63 Rep 1,884 Posts Drives: C6 ZO6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Socal iTrader: (8)	White smoke has can be the condensation in the pipes if the car is not being driven and it is cold out, but if you are smelling gas or unburnt gas then you may have some bad injectors and/or coils causing horrible misfires. I am not sure why you are waiting but take it to the dealer and have it towed. No one on here can fix your car over the net that I am aware of.lol would be cool though. __________________ My Youtube Channel
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12-12-2009, 02:11 AM	#13
MaxBoost335 Private First Class 18 Rep 167 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 M3 DCT ZCP Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	Funny how we are all having the same problems now when the weather is cold. I too get the cold morning shakes and the ses half engine light with white smelly smoke. once I restart the car it would go away and drives fine when the car warms up. I am heading to the dealer on monday. From other post I've read, it sounds like the injectors or coils is the culprit.
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12-12-2009, 12:51 PM	#14
blisstik Lieutenant Colonel 151 Rep 1,677 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California iTrader: (14)	I recently had a similar problem, although only the SES light on. It's most likely and fuel injectors causing misfires. It could also be the start of HPFP but that would usually involve long crank starts.
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