When Istarted it it sounded rough for only a few seconds and then settled down.
All seems OK but I now have this warning light on.
I assume it will be OK to drive tomorrow?
Do I need to panic?
- Thread starter Dalek
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When Istarted it it sounded rough for only a few seconds and then settled down.
All seems OK but I now have this warning light on.
I assume it will be OK to drive tomorrow?
That's your engine management light. Could be a huge different number of reasons for it coming on. Have you turned the car off and back on again to see if it clears?
Yes I have tried that and the light is still on.
Car is running OK though.
That requires a code reader if the light doesn't go away after driving a few miles. Check your gas cap first as this is a common cause and the easiest to fix. Google BMW Z3 engine codes for info on how to read the codes.
Do you have a code reader?
No, unfortunately not.
If you are attending tomorrow I’ll bring mine with me.
That would be great...thank you.
See you tomorrow
In the middle of a storm at the moment, so will try that later!
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Hate this when it happens and you don't have a code reader to hand, best invest in a Wifi ELM327 interface and put an App on your phone together with a 20pin to 16pin OBD2 cable. I use the Dash Command App others on here use the Torque App.
All obtainable on ebay and App sites for little cost.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELM327-W...nkw=ELM327&_from=R40&rt=nc&_trksid=m570.l1313
Dash Command App
https://www.palmerperformance.com/downloads.php
Torque App
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque&hl=en_GB
BMW 20 pin to 16pin cable
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20-Pin-t...736033&hash=item440c1d3b50:g:eqcAAOSwVcFXOn7X
Being so portable its good to have in the car rather than go the whole hog and set up a laptop with BMW INPA software if your a beginner to diagnostics.
All obtainable on ebay and App sites for little cost.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELM327-W...nkw=ELM327&_from=R40&rt=nc&_trksid=m570.l1313
Dash Command App
https://www.palmerperformance.com/downloads.php
Torque App
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque&hl=en_GB
BMW 20 pin to 16pin cable
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20-Pin-t...736033&hash=item440c1d3b50:g:eqcAAOSwVcFXOn7X
Being so portable its good to have in the car rather than go the whole hog and set up a laptop with BMW INPA software if your a beginner to diagnostics.
@Dalek hope all ok with the Z3 mate
Just a quick one Do you have Zorg stickers on your Zed?
Also please see @Mnbrennan he has something from me to you x
Have a great day Zedding
Just a quick one Do you have Zorg stickers on your Zed?
Also please see @Mnbrennan he has something from me to you x
Have a great day Zedding
Hi BMBabe,@Dalek hope all ok with the Z3 mate
Just a quick one Do you have Zorg stickers on your Zed?
Also please see @Mnbrennan he has something from me to you x
Have a great day Zedding
Thank you for your comments.
No , I do not have Zorg stickers on the car at the moment. Something I need to rectify!!
I am feeling good this morning and looking forward to my day of zedding. I will let you know how I get on.
Dam I didn't put any in your goodie bag i made you , Please see @Mnbrennan he has it
@GazHyde please give @Dalek a sticker of his choice on me please if you have them today
Try Driving it for a few miles if you can Dalek , It might reset.
Personally I’d want a code reader on it before driving it.
It could range from an intermittent and harmless air leak to big trouble.
It’s probably nothing serious. But at this point I usually tell the cautionary tale of someone who ignored his EML light which was trying to tell him the pins were corroding on the DME, although what the DME was seeing was a misfire. He ignored it, the pin stopped sending its signal and the engine seized. Because that pin was the firing signal for cylinder 4, the fuel went unburnt and the cylinder exploded.
End of engine. And nearly end of car if I hadn’t spotted it languishing in a scrapyard in otherwise useable condition. Took a bit of detective work that one. And just as well because the replacement engine I put in would have gone the same way if I hadn’t have worked it out and fixed it.
There again the last time I had a light 2 months ago it was a small hole in the MAF hose.
Anyway. The moral is all Z3 owners should keep a code reader with them, they are about £40 for a decent one and will very quickly and easily give some vital clues.
And you know you can always pop round to me as I have the full INPA kit although I’m not around until Tuesday evening.
It could range from an intermittent and harmless air leak to big trouble.
It’s probably nothing serious. But at this point I usually tell the cautionary tale of someone who ignored his EML light which was trying to tell him the pins were corroding on the DME, although what the DME was seeing was a misfire. He ignored it, the pin stopped sending its signal and the engine seized. Because that pin was the firing signal for cylinder 4, the fuel went unburnt and the cylinder exploded.
End of engine. And nearly end of car if I hadn’t spotted it languishing in a scrapyard in otherwise useable condition. Took a bit of detective work that one. And just as well because the replacement engine I put in would have gone the same way if I hadn’t have worked it out and fixed it.
There again the last time I had a light 2 months ago it was a small hole in the MAF hose.
Anyway. The moral is all Z3 owners should keep a code reader with them, they are about £40 for a decent one and will very quickly and easily give some vital clues.
And you know you can always pop round to me as I have the full INPA kit although I’m not around until Tuesday evening.
On the way to H4H the light went out! Car running perfectly all the way there.
Thanks go to ZTec who plugged his code reader in when we got there and gave her a clean bill of health apart from registering the misfire which occured for a few seconds when starting her the other day.
All seems OK now, but will keep an eye on it for a while.
Thanks go to ZTec who plugged his code reader in when we got there and gave her a clean bill of health apart from registering the misfire which occured for a few seconds when starting her the other day.
All seems OK now, but will keep an eye on it for a while.
Now that is food for thought! Thanks for the heads up... time for me to invest in a code reader.
Thanks for offering to check her over, it is appreciated but ZTec used his reader on her at the event. Apart from recording the misfire the other day the reader gave her a clean bill of health.
It doesn’t mean there isn’t an underlying issue. I would tend to think it will be an air leak like a hole in the MAF hose which is opening and closing up.
If that is the case then the light should reappear shouldn’t it?