E90Post
 


Extreme Powerhouse
 
BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum > E90 / E92 / E93 3-series Powertrain and Drivetrain Discussions > N54 Turbo Engine / Drivetrain / Exhaust Modifications - 335i > Yet ANOTHER persistent cylinder 5 misfire N54



Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
      09-04-2012, 08:27 PM   #23
Gugs
Banned
United_States
28
Rep
457
Posts

Drives: E92 JetBlack
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Long island

iTrader: (1)

Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesM3M5
I didn't put that in the post, but that was also done. No help.
As funny as this sounds- What about putting a tune on the car to further advance the problem to be more privaliant?
Appreciate 0
      09-08-2012, 02:49 PM   #24
saxon
Captain
218
Rep
880
Posts

Drives: s4
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: pa

iTrader: (3)

any updates on this

i have done just about everything on mine with no luck and dont want to have to bring it to the dealer
Appreciate 0
      09-08-2012, 03:31 PM   #25
JamesM3M5
Some dude
United_States
91
Rep
1,780
Posts

Drives: E92 335i
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Northern VA

iTrader: (0)

Customer will be back sometime in the next week or so for a carbon cleaning. If there is excessive liquid oil in any of the ports, we will check VC gasket / PCV operation.
__________________
RRT
E92 335i/6MT with stuff and things
Appreciate 0
      09-08-2012, 04:34 PM   #26
jayzF30
Captain
No_Country
34
Rep
783
Posts

Drives: '07 335i, '09 M3
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Thornhill

iTrader: (0)

Could it be a bad computer James?
__________________
'07 335i E90 - PTF ProTUNED by Dzenno - COBB FMIC - AFE DCI - AA DPs - HFS4 Meth
'09 M3 - Stock
Appreciate 0
      09-10-2012, 09:58 PM   #27
critical05
First Lieutenant
36
Rep
311
Posts

Drives: E92 335xi 6 spd
Join Date: May 2012
Location: IA

iTrader: (0)

So I got my car back after the carbon cleaning(walnut blast) and the problem is fixed. SA is waiting from bmwna to see if they will cover it under cpo.

My problem started with a slight hesitation when I would gas it at 80 mph in 6th gear. I could feel it stumble and then catch up, no SES light. I could run thru 1 and 2 with no problems all the way to redline, in third gear on a long pull, it would stumble multiple times between 2-4k rpm but no light. Not a fall on you face stumble but a momentary drop ( millisecond) in power

A down shift to third with immediate stomp of the accelerator would sometimes throw the dreaded SES light and limp mode.

The tech found the carbon using a boroscope thru the intake. We have three at work that we use for inspection services and the guys at work are always taking it home on the weekends to look at cylinder walls, inside home walls, ducting, basically all kinds of stuff. if you know someone who has one and can borrow it for a weekend, go take a look, the ones we have are $30k apiece and are generally too expensive to buy. I have been in a pinch before and tried using the Black and Decker See Snake. Its not as handy, but the one with the long head might be able to reach, the short one was like $80, I think harbour freight might have cheaper ones now

Last edited by critical05; 09-10-2012 at 10:22 PM..
Appreciate 0
      09-11-2012, 07:17 AM   #28
vasillalov
Mad Linux Guru On The Loose
vasillalov's Avatar
1112
Rep
5,389
Posts

Drives: 2008 335i Sedan, 2023 M3
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Chicago, IL

iTrader: (5)

Garage List
2023 BMW M3  [0.00]
2008 335i E90  [8.00]
Hook up a laptop with INPA running. Drive around and watch for knock events in INPA.

As for the ECU reporting the wrong injector, I have only seen this once before. The ECU was reporting injectors based on firing order, not on physical location.
__________________
6MT | COBB | AR | AE | Forge DV | HPF | P3 Gauge | Hybrid Intake | O.S.Giken TCD | All M3 bits | TCKLine | StopTech | UUC | ER | SPEC
Appreciate 0
      09-11-2012, 07:53 AM   #29
JamesM3M5
Some dude
United_States
91
Rep
1,780
Posts

Drives: E92 335i
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Northern VA

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by vasillalov View Post
Hook up a laptop with INPA running. Drive around and watch for knock events in INPA.

As for the ECU reporting the wrong injector, I have only seen this once before. The ECU was reporting injectors based on firing order, not on physical location.
I've been relying on the Autologic, but sounds like INPA would be a good thing for me to have. I know you've done a lot of sharing on your INPA threads, so I'll check them out this weekend.

Customer hasn't set up a time to come back, yet. Back to school time = nobody brings their car into the shop for a while. It's the September slump.
__________________
RRT
E92 335i/6MT with stuff and things
Appreciate 0
      09-11-2012, 07:55 AM   #30
JamesM3M5
Some dude
United_States
91
Rep
1,780
Posts

Drives: E92 335i
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Northern VA

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by critical05 View Post
So I got my car back after the carbon cleaning(walnut blast) and the problem is fixed. SA is waiting from bmwna to see if they will cover it under cpo.
This car has never had a carbon cleaning, less than 40k miles, but that doesn't mean anything. There could be gobs of carbon in there. My car had lots of carbon buildup - worst I've seen yet - when I did it at 47k miles last year. Whenever he schedules another appointment, we agreed that carbon cleaning would be the next step. It's regular maintenance, anyway...
__________________
RRT
E92 335i/6MT with stuff and things
Appreciate 0
      09-11-2012, 09:58 AM   #31
saxon
Captain
218
Rep
880
Posts

Drives: s4
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: pa

iTrader: (3)

carbon cleaning did not fix my issue

same symptoms only codes are cyl 5 misfire and 2ef7 just showed up
Appreciate 0
      09-11-2012, 06:12 PM   #32
critical05
First Lieutenant
36
Rep
311
Posts

Drives: E92 335xi 6 spd
Join Date: May 2012
Location: IA

iTrader: (0)

My car only has about 27k miles and the tech said that it was pretty bad. I was actually surprised with such low mileage.
Appreciate 0
      09-11-2012, 10:08 PM   #33
JamesM3M5
Some dude
United_States
91
Rep
1,780
Posts

Drives: E92 335i
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Northern VA

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by saxon View Post
carbon cleaning did not fix my issue

same symptoms only codes are cyl 5 misfire and 2ef7 just showed up
Themyst had a valve cover gasket issue, which probably had some PCV implications, causing a misfire. I think if I see a lot of liquid oil down in the port when I do this car's carbon clean, it will be a sign to pull the valve cover and check the gasket or replace the whole cover. Won't be the first time we've found a defective N54 cover. I also bought a digital manometer to check the PCV and crankcase pressure.
__________________
RRT
E92 335i/6MT with stuff and things
Appreciate 0
      09-13-2012, 08:28 PM   #34
saxon
Captain
218
Rep
880
Posts

Drives: s4
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: pa

iTrader: (3)

i read through all the "Themyst" threads and the only misfire issues he posted were from procede, he is actually selling a valve cover gasket now for the n54 so i doubt that is what his problem was

dealer was checking it out for 5 hours today ($125 an hour ... ) and they think resetting the adaptations will fix it (i doubt it) if that doesnt fix it they are going to pull the valve cover and check for a defective valve spring/cam etc
Appreciate 0
      09-13-2012, 08:56 PM   #35
JamesM3M5
Some dude
United_States
91
Rep
1,780
Posts

Drives: E92 335i
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Northern VA

iTrader: (0)

Good God, 5 hours to tell you something you know won't fix it. I reset adaptations several times on this car, no dice. Nothing against any one personally that works at a dealer, but I find that there are more parts swappers and pre-delivery inspectors and no true diagnosticians (if that's a word). Guys like us typically work at / own independent shops.

I do hope they find something that helps your problem. Many of our customers are quite irritated by service advisors that give them a huge estimate for a lot of BS work, then tell them to trade it in and look at the new cars in the showroom. Then they come to us for a real estimate.
__________________
RRT
E92 335i/6MT with stuff and things
Appreciate 0
      09-13-2012, 09:06 PM   #36
saxon
Captain
218
Rep
880
Posts

Drives: s4
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: pa

iTrader: (3)

i was out of options as far as what I am capable of with my tools

so for now im driving a 535i while my car is hopefully being fixed and hopefully will be covered by my aftermarket warranty
Appreciate 0
      09-16-2012, 03:12 AM   #37
Spun Crankhub
Major General
964
Rep
5,033
Posts

Drives: 15 F82 *SOLD*
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: San Jose, CA

iTrader: (63)

A dying, but not yet throwing codes hpfp can be a source of misfire codes.
Appreciate 0
      09-16-2012, 08:36 AM   #38
Ilma
Colonel
Canada
181
Rep
2,840
Posts

Drives: 2008 135i
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Mississauga

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesM3M5 View Post
Themyst had a valve cover gasket issue, which probably had some PCV implications, causing a misfire. I think if I see a lot of liquid oil down in the port when I do this car's carbon clean, it will be a sign to pull the valve cover and check the gasket or replace the whole cover. Won't be the first time we've found a defective N54 cover. I also bought a digital manometer to check the PCV and crankcase pressure.
Actually, my mechanic pointed out to me not to place my hand on the valve cover when leaning over the engine as it is not designed to carry body weight and can crack easily.

He suggested placing your hand on the oil cover cap as it is supported by the block underneath.

The valve cover.....not so much.

Tip of the day
Appreciate 0
      12-05-2012, 03:47 PM   #39
gdub
Private First Class
18
Rep
144
Posts

Drives: none
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: dfw

iTrader: (0)

any update on this james?

I'm having a similar issue w/ cylinder 3 but sometimes the CEL comes back and says 3+ cylinders misfire. It's only when it's below 60 degrees outside too..... Mine is a 2008 135i w/ about 35k miles on it. BMW did a 30k on it about 6 months ago, I don't know what's included in the 30k, but I can go back and look at my records, as I'm not sure if the plugs were changed then or not. Injectors were replaced right before that.
Appreciate 0
      12-30-2012, 11:44 PM   #40
Eleventeen
Second Lieutenant
30
Rep
291
Posts

Drives: G42 M240i
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Jersey

iTrader: (3)

Bump for updates!
__________________
G42 M240i xDrive
Appreciate 0
      01-14-2013, 06:09 PM   #41
saxon
Captain
218
Rep
880
Posts

Drives: s4
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: pa

iTrader: (3)

any updates?
Appreciate 0
      05-25-2013, 12:48 AM   #42
badass335
Lieutenant Colonel
badass335's Avatar
Canada
106
Rep
1,948
Posts

Drives: 2017 540i Xdrive
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Surrey, BC

iTrader: (10)

curious on any updates for this?
Appreciate 0
      10-07-2013, 02:37 PM   #43
CMR
Registered
0
Rep
1
Posts

Drives: 135i N54
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: UK

iTrader: (0)

I know this is an old thread, but to avoid starting a new thread.. was this issue ever solved?

Car is a 2008 135i, 42k miles.

I have the same issue, misfire between 2 to 3.5k ish, but will not throw a misfire code.
New OEM plugs made no difference.

Car is under warranty in the UK, however BMW have advised that they cannot detect any fault codes so therefore cannot request authorisation to proceed with warranty work.
Appreciate 0
      10-17-2013, 10:16 AM   #44
JamesM3M5
Some dude
United_States
91
Rep
1,780
Posts

Drives: E92 335i
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Northern VA

iTrader: (0)

Nope, customer traded the car back into the dealer for something different long ago. He didn't want to deal with it anymore. Can't blame him, but I do think that we would have fixed it had he let us go at it.
__________________
RRT
E92 335i/6MT with stuff and things
Appreciate 0
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:15 AM.




e90post
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
1Addicts.com, BIMMERPOST.com, E90Post.com, F30Post.com, M3Post.com, ZPost.com, 5Post.com, 6Post.com, 7Post.com, XBimmers.com logo and trademark are properties of BIMMERPOST