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2005 E60 535d fuel pump fault

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#1 ·
After dropping my daughter off last night and driving back home i went into limp mode and got a warning on my idrive saying "fuel pump fault"

Because i was on a dual carriageway i had to pull over. Tried to restart but it would not fire up. So i had the pleasure of returning back home on the back of a lorry :eek

After doing lots of research over night i have ordered a code reader of ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140443132982&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Hope thats the correct one ?

Fingers crossed i can narrow it down to what the problem is :confused
 
#2 ·
I probably would have just took it in to a dealer (or good indy) to get the codes read - then it's on them if they replace the wrong bit etc.

It sounds like a fairly simple error. Have you checked that your fuel pump isn't just fubar? I'm not sure what extra info you'll get from a cheap code reader - most people recommend a 'Peake' because it give a greater level of detail.
 
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Well, for the money it's worth a punt.

Some readers will only show the numerical code, but there's a sticky post on this site (and several helpful members) that'll help you to decipher their meaning.

Hope you get it sorted soon mate. :thumbsup
 
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#6 ·
What a great peace of kit ! Plugged it in today and came up with P2620 fault code.. Throttle Position Output Circuit/Open ?

I cleared it and the fault didnt show up again so hope thats ok ?

On Reading tons of info on my problem i put in ÂŁ5 worth of diesel on the off chance the "miles left reading" was wrong.. after about 30 secs it fired up and no longer a "fuel pump" warning on the Idrive.

From now on going to leave 1/4 tank all the time for peace of mind and gives the fuel pump less work to do.

Even if theres nothing wrong with your car its a great bit of kit for the price and it could save you a fortune :thumbsup