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02-17-2009, 12:18 PM | #1 |
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limp mode = stupid dealer?
Dropped off my 335 at dealer with check engine light on. They call me and say no problem found. I ask isn't that what the diagnostic is for to show a code.
They inform me that the computer will not show that that problem. Are they giving me b.s?. The light was on all day. |
02-17-2009, 01:55 PM | #2 |
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The lack of any real caring by BMW dealerships is getting worse and worse and worse. I went in just to see if they could see a code that was several days old. They guy took my key, put it into a reader and came back and said no codes were stored. Are you serious? Id had two half engine lights earlier that week.
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02-17-2009, 04:20 PM | #3 |
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Im pretty sure limp modes do not store codes the majority of the time. They usually go away upon restart. Ive had a few and didnt have any codes stored on my ecu when it was read by a GT1.
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02-17-2009, 04:47 PM | #4 |
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Thank you my 335 has
had the original Dinan stage II for 11 months and has been fantastic. The last 3 days the limp mode came on 5 times. I took it to the dealer & they say they cannot duplicate the problem. No codes. What next?
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02-17-2009, 05:16 PM | #5 |
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That same senario happened with me. I let them keep the car overnight, to test the start up in the morning. I know its a PITA but they were able to get the car to replicate the issue and take care of it.
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02-17-2009, 05:50 PM | #6 |
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Hi RambleJ what
was the cause on your car? Mine was also kept overnight but still no luck. I have had the engine crank several times before starting. A fuel pump pressure test showed it to be ok.
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02-18-2009, 12:46 AM | #8 |
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Stop typing first
in the title, its hard to read
and yeah, the way BMW makes their pay structure they cant really take their time on a certain car... kind of sucks for us
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02-18-2009, 10:52 PM | #10 |
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im also getting the 1/2 engine light coming on
what am i supposed to do if the car does not store the code, and its only when i floor the car in a certain gear? taking it to the dealer does not sound like it will work, because the code does not get stored will a gt1 or bavarian read this 1/2 engine light code, even if the car has been restarted and there is no limp light on anymore its very fustrating to not know why the 1/2 engine light keeps coming on |
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02-19-2009, 05:53 AM | #11 |
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exactly
the dealer has jerked around with my car for 3 straight days and cannot find the problem. So after test driving it endlessly will now hand it back & say........ problem was not duplicated.
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02-19-2009, 06:22 AM | #12 |
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If I were you, I would buy a fuel pump and get it installed. Trust me, you want to keep your car with its current programming and flash classic.
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02-19-2009, 09:38 AM | #14 | |
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No, avoid that reflash at all costs. You are sitting pretty assuming the problem is limited to the fuel pump.
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02-19-2009, 04:53 PM | #16 |
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i was just about
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02-19-2009, 07:24 PM | #17 |
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Went to reclaim my car today and as I suspected nothing was done to it except for the fact that these mother fers put 100 miles on MY car "testing" it. My blood is still boiling at the thought f these pricks putting miles on my pristine car and the having the gall to say that they think the hpfp is ok.
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