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Sorry if this doesn’t help, but my convertible pug did this… It was a yaw sensor which ran through the abs sensor. Abs module was replaced and the abs light fixed, but asc sporadically appeared. Not sure if bmw have yaw sensors?

If it is stuck shut, then push out the left hand grille and get a hooked tool to pull sharply on the cable or push the release mechanism away. That’s how I managed to open the e53 x5.

Hello, I agree… open the bonnet and get someone to pull the release lever. Both release mechanisms should move in unison. They are able to be moved manually if they are free. Give it a good oiling and get it moving. If it is free to move by hand, but doesn’t move with the cable, check the cable hasn’t stretched or become disconnected at the other mechanism.

Hi Dave, welcome. When my x5 cable broke, I had a bit of a mare as some cables were lhd specific. The bonnet release lever was only listed by bmw as a lhd part number. Go to the local dealership and ask the parts man for the rhs specific one as the codes can be one digit out. I used to own a bike shop and we used to sell a lot of tandem brake cables with solderless nipples to the Vespa lads as throttle cables. It’s worth asking the local bike shop. Gear cables or pear ended brake cables fit in the black cable joint on mine.

Hello, most aftermarket head units have reversing camera inputs, sadly not Bluetooth! The input is usually a yellow phone jack plug and the signal is wired from the reverse light to usually a pink wire. , wireless ones are garbage! Get a AHD camera if you can

Sorry, I have had time to sit down. The camshaft sensor can fail and cause sporadic issues. There is a pulley on the front of the engine which can split and cause the forward/ backward motion and misread the sensor. Check this by pulling the pulleys toward the radiator / front of car. They should not move!

Camshaft sensor or pulley! … sorry, I’m a rush!

Hi Paul, welcome to the forum. Try a Torx bit as greydog said. Where are you based? I’m in the wolds

Hello and welcome to the forum. Good bunch of folks here! Where are you based and what were your previous cars? Hope you find us a useful bunch. Stu

Bit of a long shot, but has the alternator failed? My x5 did and it did exactly the same, even with a jump pack and a battery charger, it wouldn’t fire or crank at communicate as the battery was fully fully flat. The warning lights came on, then quickly engine lost power. And the car stopped. Surely if the timing chain snapped it would have made a !Removed! big noise before stopping quickly, not coasting as the engine would still be engaged to the gearbox?

Translation guys. Any ideas? Hello, I have checked if the crankshaft pulley had slack and it is fine, the one on the camshaft is also fine, no slack, I have changed the fuel pressure regulator and the car keeps failing, it is funny because it only fails when the engine is hot, in cold it works perfectly, today I have been able to take a ride with the cold engine and the car works very well but when it heats up it drowns. I have also tried disconnecting the coils 1 by 1, and they all work well, when disconnecting each one the engine changes rpms. Since it is not a failure of the shaft or camshaft sensors, or do you think it could be a failure of injectors that fail when heated?

Hola, ¿has comprobado si la polea del árbol de levas se mueve hacia adelante y hacia atrás? Desconecta los conectores de las bujías uno por uno y observa si el motor cambia. El que no tenga efecto es el que falla. Parece que hay un fallo de encendido o que la sincronización está desajustada.

Have you checked your wheel nuts?? Check for broken springs and top mounts

Tuve una falla en el sensor de posición del árbol de levas de un E36. Esto provoca que el motor funcione de forma irregular al ralentí y se apague. También cambié la cadena de distribución y el sensor del cigüeñal estaba bien, pero la polea estaba desgastada y se movía hacia adelante y hacia atrás, alejándose del sensor, lo que causó el problema. Revisa si hay movimiento en la polea inferior.

If you understand English, please check idle control valve, throttle body and pipe going to it. 👍🏻

Oi amix. Tudo bem? Fala Portuguese/ espaniol?

Hi Gary, I wouldn’t risk helicoils on a suspension component, unless it’s not load bearing or under stress. Have you tried quarry motors in Sheffield? Can you show us which bolts you are having issues with please.

Hi Dan, welcome back to the family!

Hello and welcome. Where are you based? I too have a bmw and a Porsche…. Although mines an x5 and a cayenne

Hi. You can remove either the airbox or the headlight easy enough, although the bulbs just push in if I remember right. It will be easier to remove the airbox as you would probably have to move it to get to the screws at the base of the light.

It maybe that the relay is at fault and does work with the bonnet open normally. … I’ll dm you a way to check.

Ok… so the only thing that stops the signal to the ignition is if the internal relay is activated by either the doors or the bonnet/ boot becoming active. Once the car has started then I guess the relay is activating and cutting the ignition feed?

Here’s my input! I’ll have a better look when I get chance

Hi John. When the head gasket went on my e36 it was cheaper to replace the engine … £650 all fitted for a donor engine. I also did a swap on another one by buying a scrapper with a good engine, removing the front ends of both cars and lifting the cars over the engine, swinging it round on a hoist and installing it into the new one… took about 2 hours and lots of beer! …. Scrap man took the old car and knackered engine for £100. 👍🏻

My button on the x5 turns the car into the trevi fountain special cleaning routine!