smegyfood

Hi, 2013, my 2053 has a flux capacitor!! its an auto box with the semi manual if stick pushed to the left, only does it from cold start, replaced battery as read poor power can send it doolally in mornings but alas, it reoccurred 4 weeks latter. Strange because the gear selector works perfectly, no issues at all....cant get my head round it. how i wish the s2000 had 4 seats and i would have continued with 10 years of trouble free jap motoring...

325 e46 2053 28000 miles, a gem you would have thought.....cog light came on, sent into limp mode, when cog light clears no fault code stored, plugged into snap on diagnostic whilst in limp mode, shows shift selector. only does this every now and again and once run for a bit, turn car on and off it clears. shift selector is £500 plus fitting from bmw....help....any thoughts before i dive into the money pit?

Hi, i bought a 2004 325 ci auto 2 months ago. It has only covered 28000 miles. Happy days until the transmission cog light piped up one morning and sent the car into safe mode. I read the horror stories on the forums and noted that 1 chap said after spending a fortune trying to resolve he was advised that a week battery could cause this. with this in mind i have observed that when i turn on the ignition without starting the engine in the morning this will occur, If i start and re-start the fault doesn't clear, But after a couple of miles a re-start clears cog light and limp mode. also were i have been using it allot of late i have not had any re-occurrence. Ive plugged it in and the computer has not stored any fault codes. it has never done this mid drive either. Could it be something this simple? I know ultimate the proof is in the re-placement of the battery but i was looking for a bit of re-assurance from any bmw owners with technical knowledge in this field. one other thing, the temp gauge reads half way on the dash but the actual temp at the water pipes are around 93c, the car seems happy and sits at this temp on a constant but is this how warm they run as a mechanic said to me this seemed a tad hot in his opinion. thanks for your time, Gregg.

Another newbie looking for help.... I bought a 2004 325 ci auto with only 27k on the clock, Happy days. All has been well for the first couple of months until the dreaded cog light came on the other day and sent it into limp mode. I read all the horror stories until I spotted somewhere that a week battery can cause this? With this in mind I now notice that the car will send it into this mode when I turn the ignition on in the morning without starting the engine but after a few minutes drive, if I turn the car on and off it clears. I have driven it around a lot recently and there has been no sign of re-occurrence. The battery shows no real sign of being low as the car fires up a treat, although I do notice the dash board lights illuminate more responsively after a spin up the road from a cold start. Could the battery be the problem that I have mentioned above? could it be this simple? cheers, Gregg