OH NO! Engine light and engine shake in 535i
12-05-2008, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by tprindle' post='738621' date='Dec 5 2008, 10:56 AM
Try buying different gas. I had this problem over the course of 3 months. The check engine light would come on at the initial start of the day and sometimes the engine would run rough until it warmed up. Of course the engine light would not come on all the time and once the engine was warm it ran smooth etc.
I finally took it (535i 2008) to the dealer - they kept the car for 3 days. They did not find anything wrong. But... the gasoline analysis showed 13% ethanol. Normally there is not supposed to be more than 10% in the fuel. I was buying my fuel from Costco (always premium).
The dealer said to only buy fuel from those brands listed on http://www.toptiergas.com/.
I switch to Shell and QT – haven’t had a problem since.
I finally took it (535i 2008) to the dealer - they kept the car for 3 days. They did not find anything wrong. But... the gasoline analysis showed 13% ethanol. Normally there is not supposed to be more than 10% in the fuel. I was buying my fuel from Costco (always premium).
The dealer said to only buy fuel from those brands listed on http://www.toptiergas.com/.
I switch to Shell and QT – haven’t had a problem since.
Back to Shell for me, I'll see how it works out. Thanks for the info and link.
Seeing the car is running fine, SA says to wait a few days to see if the light goes out.
I have half a mind to siphon the BP gas out and put it in my wife's Prius
12-05-2008, 09:23 AM
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