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I replaced my battery recently and the AutoZone employee said it may affect my ECU. Since the battery swap, my dash lights "BRAKE" and "4x4" have both been on - NO "ABS" light on, though. When I start the vehicle in the cold and try to make a hard slow turn (u-turn) I get a weird lurching...

2007 328i -Engine codes: 2A77 Control Unit, internal fault: Valvetronic output stage. 2A3F DME: Valvetronic, actuator motor: power supply. -Valvetronic Eccentric Shaft Sensor has already been replaced. Valvetronic motor has been tested (works and spins both ways while connected to a battery)...

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Helping a buddy diagnose his 1999 323i (E36) Manual Trans.... At low speeds, it makes a sort of ... rhythmic metallic sound. It only happens at low speeds, not just low rpms. (lower rpms of a higher gear = no sound) Sounds kind of like someone is bouncing on a spring mattress bed, but.. larger...

Hi there, my car is F30 320i 2013. Currently my steering wheel is so hard to turn especially at low speed, for example during parking. Curly returned the following error codes: Sensor - rotor position - Steering Angle - loss multiturn value Code: 482394 Power supply - Local undervoltage reduce...

Hey everyone, So I was cruising along a few weeks ago when every light from abs to transmission popped up and the car started to drive horribly. Took it to the stealership and they diagnosed it as a bad alternator. I replaced the alternator (not there) with an OEM Bosh and it had the same...

I have a 2011 135i with a N55 engine. I recently replaced the valve cover due to the awful whistling noise at idle that seems to be common around here. So far the car has seemed okay, no noises and seems to idle okay. But I noticed a problem today: When I drive now and I'm coming to a stop...

Someone.anyone. please help me ): All the foreign mechanics in my area screw me over, telling me it's something different just to make some cash. Okay; My car has around 220k miles on it so keep that in mind I have no upgrades as far as anything goes besides my exhaust is straight piped...

('98 328is m/t) I replaced my brake light switch and and the brake light circuit failure message went away, but now my check control is throwing up brake light failure. It also randomly started throwing up tail light failure (all the lights actually work when they're supposed to, though) but...

Hi i have a e39 540i with the m62 engine and it has stared misfiring so i changed the valve cover gasket and spark plugs as well as switched the coils around. it come up with a cylinder 8 and 5 misfire as well as random misfire code i can't seem to find what the problem is.

Do not buy from Carsoft. Sell ??Chinese fakes !!! I'm from Romania and I ordered the Belgian multi-brand diagnostic interface. I got a fake chinese interface of VCS software virus. I got a USB dongle content in Arabic and DVD software containing viruses. I called several times to reclaim them...

Hey all, I have owned my Bimmer for a few months now and just started having this odd noise intermediately. I am not sure what is going on, I am mechanically inclined but this noise is mind boggling. I have taken a video to help with diagnosis http://youtu.be/HCh_v2GCHm4 Any help would be...

alright, so i bought this car (2000 BMW 540iA) this morning and now the A/C is acting funny. It worked all day today, but when i got back in it tonight, the A/C was stuck on one speed and no buttons i pressed on the climate control panel changed anything. also, the air coming out was not cold...

Hey guys, still a newbie when it comes to bimmers and definitely when it comes to troubleshooting so go easy on me if I don't know as much about my problem. Basically, I was driving along (1987 325is) when I noticed smoke coming out of the hood. It smelled like antifreeze and as I pulled over I...