alijanjan

After couple of days of driving I found out that if I start the car then put gear on "N" and rev up the engine to around 3k couple of times befor I put it on "D" and drive, the transmission light would not come on at all. Have tried it a lot, never comes on if I do it

Any idea?

By the way I got the battery place to test the battery as well, nothing wrong with it

After last night that the light was coming on every single time (tried more than 10times), I left the battery disconnected overnight and had a test drive today before going to work. The light never came back on!!!

Had a test drive again and the transmission light comes on every time as soon as speed goes over 25-30k/h,

i scanned it again and this time comes up with code P1024

the car has gone crzy , forgot to mention that the fuel gauge also acts funny recently (last few weeks), i drive the car for 400k on a tank and still shows almost full

Hi Glenn

Only if i was still in Auckland. i would have already seen you.

the problem is if i want to take it somewhere, i have to drive to Melbourne which is 300k drive. not sure how safe it is for the transmission to drive this much, what do you think. the other problem is i can probably find someone in Melbourne who has a scanner (just searching for bimmer mechanics on the net), but wouldn't be sure about having the brain ,

things are ok here but i miss NZ heaps and really like to come back if i could

Cheers

It's N42 engine

Today when I went for a short drive, eml light also stayed on with transmission light.

After switchin off the engine and back on, it went away

But today transmission light kept coming on every time when I speed over 30k. I tried few times turning engine off for few seconds, every time light went away but came back on when I speed over 30k

Next time I go for a drive, I will try and see if it comes on when I go around a corner

Thanks for your reply

I think I know where the cam sensors are, will check the connections etc

The code keeps on coming back, so there must be something wrong there

As for the transmission, It shifts gear even when light is on but I think only second and third gear and its jerky, when the light is off the gear change is smooth and nice

Battery is only 6 month old and when the engine is running it measures around 13v

I have read online how even an aftermarket head unit can cause it, but the car is 100% standard nothing has changed

It has done around 180k, I am waiting for the filter kit to show up to change the fluid, have bought some dextron vi fluids too

I have read few DIYs on fluid change, anything I need to be careful about? Where do I disconnec the cooler lines? In front of the radiator?

Cheers

thanks

forgot to mention, last few weeks the engine sometimes runs roughly for the few seconds after starting then goes to normal

dont really think the code has anything to do with the tranny but i bought an aftermarket bmw scanner hopping to get a better reading, i have to drive 300k before i can get to a mechanic who may have a proper scanner to read the ecu

while i am waiting for the new scanner, i scanned it again with the old one tonight and the P1031 code is back again (last time i had cleared it)

The transmission light on my e46 comes on intermittently and transmission goes to safe mode

Then if I turn the engine off for a minute or so, it goes away

When the light is of, transmission works perfectly, smooth an no problem at all

I know there are a lot of threads about e46 transmission and confusing too

Is it an electrical fault? How can it be mechanical where it works perfectly when light is off

Any help? What should I check first?

I'm also going to change transmission fluid anyway

The car is 2002 and it has the gm box not the zf

When I scanned it with my cheap obd cable it only had a p1031 code which I'm not sure what it is but don't think it's related

The problem is I now live rural area in Australia and it's a 300k drive to get the car to anyone to look at who may have any experience on these cars

any help is greatly appreciated

Cheers

Has the flap linkage been refitted correctly on the servo motor next to the FSR and has the servo motor been plugged back in ??

Just double checked, all seems ok

ok m check the FSR is pushed in properly and not leaking air out

Just checked it, no leak

dirty blocked micro filters

Hi Brent

have checked them, almost brand new

AC blower on my new e46 isn't as powerful as my old e46, even when put on max fan speed still not much air coming out of the vents even on maximum still not enough to be useful,

The fan does works as normal and makes all the right noises, its like the air is somehow escaping

The final stage resistor is new and the fan seems to be running at max speed anyway ( and at constant speed)

I tried all the stepping motors (5) and all seem to be working( all I did was checking to make sure they response to changes made on the climate control unit) unless they need to be calibrated some how

My old e46 used to blow much more air ( while producing same noise)

Any one had Sam problem? Everyone only talks about final stage resistor

the heater valve is the unit that the heater pipes go into just before they go past the firewall (inside the car.)

if you look under the bonnnet, near the bottom of the windscreen (the back of the motor) it is on the passenger side, fairly close to the motor, there will be 2 or three rubber coolant pipes going into the car. the unit which they all go into is the valve unit,

I susspect that there is a blockage or air in the system if it has only done it after the repair, take it back to the repairer as it is a related isssue to the repair.

Thanks for the reply

can it be air in the system? how can i get rid of it?

Actually i am the repairer

cheers

sticky heater valve after not being used and coolant system been bleed etc

is that the one which is attached to the auxiliary water pump?

cheers

Good Day Guys

Now that the car is all back together after the accident, the heater decided to blow only cold air, no matter what setting

It was all ok before the accident

Radiator was damaged in the accident

I have been reading online about this and people talking about the auxiliary water pump and the electric valve etc, but in my case it just happenned after the accident

collant level is ok

any suggestions? really cold in the morning

Anyone having an e38 front bumper or the moulding pls

Hi

these parts are available,

flick me an Email

jks.euro@clear.net.nz

just emailed u

Hi guys

had an accident and need headlights specially the driver side and driver side indicator

driver front guard, front bumper and radiator

anyone have any of these want to sell?

the car is an early e38

cheers

Hi Guys

As revealed today, my e38 has an unhappy diff that needs to be replaced

Any one had a good second hand for sale?the car is an early e38 , the torque ratio 3.15 890

Cheers

Are the wheels hubcentric ?? or have you lost the hubcentric ring ??

Hi everyone

I think I may need new rotors for my e38

What happens is as soon as I brake( specially if u don't brake that hard) the car shakes, quiet badly only when I'm driving over 80k

The strange part however is that it only started doing it after I changed a tyre, double checked the balance, all ok

Any thought?

Cheers

Hi all

So today as i was turning into the driveway, the car started making quiet loud knocking nose from the back wheels and with car shaking at each noise. it was like there was something stuck in the wheel ( i once had a car where the brake pads managed to come out of the place and making same sort of noise). Then i check the back wheels, jacking and removeing them, everything seems ok. then i went for a test drive and seems to be no noise anymore. it was much louder to be a stone or something

Anyone had a similar problem? should i be worried about it?

Thanks in advance

Today is okay. Call me

Thanks to Ray, all done today. the air flow meter was faulty, got it replaced and the car now runs much better, more power and smoother

thanks mate for the great service and for the free scan

Free Scan @ Hellbm and if air mass needed $160

is today ok? ill get the mirror at the same time

yes we have them , we can also do a scan on your car etc

thanks brent

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