Check engine

[Mr.Garfiield]

Yup so my Check Engine lit up on the way to work today and about 2 seconds after i noticed it (which i ahd about not even 1km done) my car shut down... my friend started laughing at me and we pushed the car to the side of the road. after trying to start it over and over again it would start and my rpms would hit 2k and go down to 750(aprox) and it would shut down after that...


any ideas? i pushed it to the nearest garage which luckly was about 1km away from my place.

[Phil]

Yup so my Check Engine lit up on the way to work today and about 2 seconds after i noticed it (which i ahd about not even 1km done) my car shut down... my friend started laughing at me and we pushed the car to the side of the road. after trying to start it over and over again it would start and my rpms would hit 2k and go down to 750(aprox) and it would shut down after that...


any ideas? i pushed it to the nearest garage which luckly was about 1km away from my place.

You pushed your car 1km? Wow. You da man!

If fluid levels are ok, disconnect the battery and reconnect. That might clear the memory and let you drive the car a bit.

Otherwise, CAA Plus is a good investment.

Keep us posted.

Phil

[Mr.Garfiield]

ok well i found an DIY on the check engiin light codes

basicly this--->http://www.bimmerzone.com/fcodes.htm

and my car gave me 1211 and that means DME Control Unit according to there chart....

well i have no clue what that is so can anybody lighten me up on that one?

[Mr.Garfiield]

well heres what i found on internet from the site:http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/techarticles/E36-DME-Repair/E36-DME-Repair.htm


on E36 BMWs manufactured prior to July of 1994, there is a design problem with the car that has caused a lot of problems with the main DME computer. The water relief channels of the car are not beefy enough to withstand a significant influx of water onto the car, or the windshield. While perfectly adequate for anything that nature may throw at the car, the channels are woefully inadequate for a car wash.

and well to say that since i won the car(about 2 months now) ive brought it twice to the car wash... that could be a start to the problem!

[Mr.Garfiield]

well i fixed it!!

i took out my DME and opened it and put the blow dryer to it. and dryed the whole were it was standing in. after replugging everything my CEL went off and my car gave me the code 1444 which means everything is good!

[Phil]

Fantastic.

[blacksheep]

thank God for t3h innernetz

[Mr.Garfiield]

yup im glad i fixed it but i brought my car in for an oil change today and the mechanic gave me a list of things to change on my car.... kinda sucks to see that list but Hey life is life!

voici la list(in french cuz i dont know the translation for some of these things)

bushings du shifter on du jeu
frein a man a ajuster
les 2 tier rods intérieur gauche et droit a remplacer
soufflet de cardan arri&#233;r&#233; gauche ext&#233;rieur fendu <--- what the hell is that?

yup plus i ahve winter tiers to buy! man im going broke lol

[Spell]

"Soufflet de cardan" is the flexible rubber part of the drivetrain

Go at RockAuto.com and you'll get picture of the drivetrain and go idea of actual prices in the US. They deliver in Canada quickly by the way.

Be aware about the Parking brake (frein &#224; main) It rust! shall be clean and grease carefully with high temp grease otherwise it will all jam together. If it is not already the case.

[Mr.Garfiield]

ok thanks alot!

and no my parking prake doesnt have rust i got it checked out its just not tight enough.