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Hi, I have a persistent misfire on cylinder #4. I have pretty conclusively eliminated plug, coils, injectors, compression, or DISA as the cause. Spark plug tester indicates that there is no spark, but just on that one cylinder. 12v and ground to coil connector are good. I am not sure how to test...

OK first of all I apologize if my terminology is not 100% accurate as I am not a mechanic. So I was driving my 2009 323i on the 401 highway in Toronto on the way home Friday night, felt a vibration and then the engine light came on. I pulled off the first exit at which point the car definitely...

So, back to this niggling issue I've been having. My '54 plate 70k E61 525i has a 'jumpy' auto 'box. The car is great on the motorways, but take it into town - Milton Keynes for example, where there are fast roads and roundabouts every mile or so, then the 'box starts jolting. Usually this...

After getting all 6 glow plug showing faults, the glow controller, maf sensor and ibs all coming up with faults. I changed the gp controller, then after plugging the laptop back to the car and using inpa the only fault is the ibs. the power loss around 2500 rpm is still there (sounds like the...

Fault is Gear Monitoring 5 car drives great but when on open road in auto car will occasionally go into limp home mode (stuck in 4th gear) until I turn ignition off then on again to clear fault, it will drive around town fine. whats interesting is that when on open road using manual (tiptronic...

Hi all, My car has recently taken to running very rough when up to temperature, intermittently stalling and overheating whilst being down on power. I think I know what the problem is, but I wonder if you guys agree. If my Lambda sensor/sensors are broken, this would cause the car to run lean...

Hi all... I just started having some trouble with the EGR valve on my '04 535d. When idling, the car will almost stall, then kick back into life, then stutter again, etc, until eventually it just dies. Every time it's doing this, I can watch the EGR valve opening and closing. No fault...

2007 320i - 33k miles - had fuel injection failure resulting in the "collapse" of the Cat Parts fixed - 4 Fuel Injector,spark plugs , coil all replaced to get car up & running to see if that Cat had collapsed, £700 got that work done and took it to another garage , they confirmed it was &...

hi can anyone help please ... i have a 2003 bmw 318 ci convertible and am having a problem with the dash lights.They flash on and off and when they come on there is no charge to the batteryso the battery keeps going flat cant seem to find a mechanic who can find the problem any ideas please ...

Hi There, Apologies as a newbie to start out with a question. I have searched but cant find a specific answer or a solution to anyones problem. I bought a e46 330d Touring with 160k miles on it. I had a sticking front caliper so decided to rebuild the calipers, change discs and pads and...

As noted a few weeks back,i have gradually changed over my incorrect red fluid for the green CHF stuff. However i think ive got a leak.My garage floor is tiled so its hard to be 100% on the colour,but murky green seems about right. Its just a small patch and seems to be around the area of the...

BMW 525d engine tapping noise - YouTube Hi All, This is a tricky one, here's the history... Engine had a slight misfire on startup. Injectors were sent away, tested, refitted and misfire cured but now had tapping noise. Car taken to another garage who removed and inspected cams and fitted new...

Hi all is this the norm? the gauge on the dash seems to fly over to off the scale rather too easy now!:frown

Hi I saw someone else mention this too but couldnt find thread - apologies - thought it worth mentioning though. My n/s handbrake was binding, exacerbating a thud on gearchange from rear. Since fixing the brake, the thud is much improved. Anyone with a thud on going into gear at rest or when...

Hi all I put some e39 alloys (bmw) on today i fitted some spigot rings to the hubs when I was driving i got a shocking judder a couple of time driving at about 50-60 mph it happened a couple of times but at higher speeds is fine, do I need spacers on them? got 235s on the front and 255 to the...

Is it possible that push fit coils can move and lose contact with spark plugs and cause erratic misfire problems? Thanks Are

Most of you guys have probably come across my posts lately regarding my 320D smoking badly and drinking fuel! Anyway long and short of it, the specialist said it was the Turbo Boost Sensor causing my faults which he replaced! He said it will take some time for the soot to clear out of the...

Hi, This is my first post. On Thursday 29/04/10 the the Dynamic Stabilty Control (DSC) Warning light illuminated on the dashboard of my Wife's car. We consulted the manual which stated the car was still safe to drive. As the car was under warranty I booked it into my local BMW dealer to be...

Hi guys, a mate of mine has a 2005 diesel x5, when he bought the jeep few months ago he got 20" alloys fitted, think that rear diff lasted around 4 months and then broke, sine he has fitted 2 second hand ones and they have both broke.. it has been in 3 garages and hasnt been sorted, the story he...

Hi, I have a 1998 S reg E36 series compact 1.6i and have recently replaced the 15" steel wheels that were on it with 16" BMW alloy wheels that I believe are 5 years old,they were bought second hand. Since then the car does not handle nowhere near as well as it did, in fact feels very poor...