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    Is the dealer B$&^-ing me re start problem?

    sounds about right especially if youve experienced the problem at cold starts and the engine if off for more than 15 - 20 minutes
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    Starting trouble :E39 2002 525TD

    ask him to check the heater plugs fitted where the intake manifold meets with the engine - they may have shorted.
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    Maintenance schedule

    u have a driver fed back indicator in the instrument cluster / i drive it will indicate to u either an oil service or an inspection service - the inspection service being the more expensive of the two.
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    318is knocking

    check the abs pump
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    Head gasket replacement and camshaft timing

    Once u have the engine at TDC u can make a mark on the cam shaft and the engine head using a punch.
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    Blower switch, Hi or Off, no in between

    its probably the resistor, which is located in the left hand side of the passenger foot well as i recall. its pretty easy to access should it be in the area mentioned.
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    check engine light

    the check engine light is a sign of improper combustion and u may need to check whether u have an air leak some where or if its an excessively rich mixture
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    desperate 850 newbie

    wonder if u have any fault reports on the car - from a dealer or some garage with a scanner, wuld help to see those. if someones got a gt one scanner witht the bmw program u could try a throttle adaption to start with and if possiblepost a copy of the dme &eml fult report
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    light problem

    interchane the bulbs first and see if they work, if they do then the tansformer / control unit needs replacement
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    330i Intake Camshaft Sensor malfunction

    yes its pretty simple to replace and is located on the front right hand side of the engine just behind the vanos solnoid valve near the intake manifold, u may need to unscrew the solonoid valve witha 32 mm open end spanner. i think the only roblem is reahing under the manifold to connect the...
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    Is the dealer B$&^-ing me re start problem?

    seems to me like the crankshaft sensor maybe defective - do u have any fault report from the dealer ?
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    Transmission Problem

    possibly a wheel speed sensor malfunction, thats if yr. lucky. However, u will need to check the fault codes to ascertain the exact problem
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    '95 325i Window Problems

    seems like the window lifter mechanism is giving u a problem, if u are ble to remove the assembly would help to check it physically
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    7 Series Steering Issue

    u need to recliberate the steering angle sensor, if that does 'nt work then u need to replace it
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    Brake light trouble

    brake light problem if u have basic soldering skills u can solve this problem prettly easily. what happens with the bake lights here is that the tail light assembly has track that tends to burn down and as a rsult there is poor contact between the bulb and track in concern, what u need to do is...


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