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Check engine light
Hey I got a sittuation on my hands & looking for any advice on what the problem might be. I just bought a '99 M3 w/ 47k miles and just this evening just cruising around running some errands and after pulling out of the drive-thru I sort of stomped on the throttle to experience some bavarian blast and the check engine light comes on about a mile later and wondering what might be the root cause of this. I read in the BMW 3 series guide by Jeremy Walton that all E36 cars in general have engine management self diagnostics and continues to say that on '92-'95 cars, quickly flooring the the accelerator 5 times will initiate a fault read out and also wonder if anybody has had this problem on their E-36 M3's.
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04-03-2003, 06:51 PM
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when you say blast, do you mean something sounded like something blew up?
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No. actually what I meant by blast is rapid acceleration. There wasnt any noise or anything out of the ordinary. I just basically got on the throttle & about a mile later check engine light is on. And still is. I bought the car w/ the CPO warranty frm BMW but was just curious as to what may have caused this. I'm sure there could be a plethora of reasons.
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04-04-2003, 10:32 AM
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Hmmm i dont know what to tell you. I would try doing the code thing and see what it tells you. I have a guide for the codes if that helps. You know how to do it? i have a tech article i can send that goes over how to do it.
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04-04-2003, 11:52 AM
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No I dont know how its done so if you can send it over, that would be much appreciated!!
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04-04-2003, 01:46 PM
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send me your email address
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04-04-2003, 01:48 PM
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okay. will do
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article sent..
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Got it. Thanks again Jared
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I'd be willing to bet its one of two things. First make sure the gas cap is on properly. Second it may be an oxygen sensor gone bad.
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You are exactly right on the second one. It's an oxygen sensor. How many oxygen sensors do I have?
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I believe there are 7 and they are usually covered under warranty
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