Hi all!
My girlfriend has a 2007 120d msport - 177bhp. It has never "put a foot wrong" in the 4 years we have owned it, but over the last few weeks she has noticed a flat spot around 1500-2000rpm. Only noticeable when labouring the engine, rather than driving hard up through the gears. It drives so well and goes "like a rocket" (so she tells me!) the rest of the time.
I have had the codes read, which flagged up 4A6EH/19054 (undocumented code). Secondly 4A5E (glow plug cylinder 2 activation). I am tempted to discount the second code, as I can't see how a singular glow plug can cause this complaint, but I could be wrong??? Has anyone else stumbled across either of these codes or had a similar problem to this? I have looked at this forum and have noticed some similar posts, but not exactly the same.
I am a mechanic myself (unfortunately not had much experience with modern BMWs though!) and have heard through various channels that the turbo actuators can cause issues?? The actuator on this one can be moved manually by hand its full travel with what appears to be a fairish amount of resistance. I've also heard that disassembling/ cleaning / lubing the actuator can sometimes help, but I am reluctant to do this at this stage in case I screw things up! Any help on this issue would be much appreciated. Many thanks.
My girlfriend has a 2007 120d msport - 177bhp. It has never "put a foot wrong" in the 4 years we have owned it, but over the last few weeks she has noticed a flat spot around 1500-2000rpm. Only noticeable when labouring the engine, rather than driving hard up through the gears. It drives so well and goes "like a rocket" (so she tells me!) the rest of the time.
I have had the codes read, which flagged up 4A6EH/19054 (undocumented code). Secondly 4A5E (glow plug cylinder 2 activation). I am tempted to discount the second code, as I can't see how a singular glow plug can cause this complaint, but I could be wrong??? Has anyone else stumbled across either of these codes or had a similar problem to this? I have looked at this forum and have noticed some similar posts, but not exactly the same.
I am a mechanic myself (unfortunately not had much experience with modern BMWs though!) and have heard through various channels that the turbo actuators can cause issues?? The actuator on this one can be moved manually by hand its full travel with what appears to be a fairish amount of resistance. I've also heard that disassembling/ cleaning / lubing the actuator can sometimes help, but I am reluctant to do this at this stage in case I screw things up! Any help on this issue would be much appreciated. Many thanks.