yellow engine light
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My Ride: bmw e60 msport
Model Year: E60
Engine: 2.5
yellow engine light
hi all got big old trees cut yesterday and the saw dust covered my bmw e60 so last night here in Ireland we had mist and very damp weather so I took hose out and washed it off car but 2 day when started it and drove 500 metres it started chugging and yellow engine light only came on an hour later car is fine but light still on sorry for going on with long story is their any way turning light off with out going to indy or garage please help tanxs
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My Ride: 2006 Carbon Black E60 525i Sport
Hook her to some diagnostics tool and read the codes,car throwed an error and was stored in dme.Read the code and start from there.
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My Ride: Alpine E60, '09 535i-Premium, Sport and Comfort Access PackageMods: Lux H8 V3 Angel Eyes, Weisslicht LED license plate lights, Interior LED lights, RPI Scoop, Matte Black Grills, Smoked LED side markers & side reflectors, 35% tint all around, and a 3
Yep pull the codes. If there are a bunch of old ones or you haven't check the codes stored on the dme before, clear them all and see what new ones pop up.
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There are more messages you can get to with a BMW specific code reading program.
Perform an oil and filter change and check the oil filter cap according to item 2 under Service Procedures in this bulletin:
Tech Tip: BMW?s Power Reduction and Vanos Faults Are Stored In DME
Then remove and clean your VANOS solenoids. Use brake parts cleaner to clean them. Here is a post with pictures:
DIY - Replacing Camshaft VANOS Solenoid
Perform an oil and filter change and check the oil filter cap according to item 2 under Service Procedures in this bulletin:
Tech Tip: BMW?s Power Reduction and Vanos Faults Are Stored In DME
Then remove and clean your VANOS solenoids. Use brake parts cleaner to clean them. Here is a post with pictures:
DIY - Replacing Camshaft VANOS Solenoid
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My Ride: bmw e60 msport
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wudy this be caused by when I removed the oil cooler to do seal and than I sprayed engine oil degreecer on all the oil that spilt out and covered parts
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I doubt one liter low will cause this, but the solenoids purpose is to modulate oil pressure to the variable valve timing system -- so, I suppose it might push something over the edge that is already got an issue.
If you got containments in the oil, it could definitely cause the problem. What happens to these solenoids is they can get stuck and then not properly work the variable valve timing mechanism. So, they can get stuck with dirt, metal pieces or they can get gummed up due to insufficient oil changes. They can also just get old and need to be replaced. I replaced both of them in my wife's X5 recently.
If you got containments in the oil, it could definitely cause the problem. What happens to these solenoids is they can get stuck and then not properly work the variable valve timing mechanism. So, they can get stuck with dirt, metal pieces or they can get gummed up due to insufficient oil changes. They can also just get old and need to be replaced. I replaced both of them in my wife's X5 recently.
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My Ride: bmw e60 msport
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great tanxs a mill if I take em out my self and clean them will it set the faults of again on dash when I plug them out to clean