bwood
Banned
you are not gonna like my opinion but you keep asking...
am i qualified to comment???
well kinda...my dad was a mercedes tech for 25 years...
he often had problems like what you are experiencing...
the problem usually is that your computer(thanks to the
feds) is now making demands that your 100k engine cant
meet...
is there anything wrong with the engine or the system???
technically yes...it cant stay in the narrow range of air/fuel ratio that your computer likes for the hydrocarbon, nox, co2 emissions...called for by your o2 sensors...
will this hurt your car???
yes, you will probably only get another 200 to 300 thousand
miles out of it...
can it be fixed??? by this i mean, can the service engine light
be made to stay off???
short of a new engine and sensors, probably not, recalibration of the computer is not usually a doable option at least for dealers...
but then really...there is nothing really wrong with
your car...unless you are actually having driveability
problems, idle problems, cold start problems...
i am unsure about beemers, but generally the service
light can stay on forever and there will be no real harm
to the car...there may be some catalyst damage but then
a 100k catalyst is probably on the outs anyway...
i would suggest one of two things:
1. pull the bulb out of the fuckin light...(a popular gm trick)
2. get on google.com and find a popular and well regarded
aftermarket beemer tuner and contact them about your problem...
they will know more about it and the possible fixes and costs
than anyone...
karma please...
am i qualified to comment???
well kinda...my dad was a mercedes tech for 25 years...
he often had problems like what you are experiencing...
the problem usually is that your computer(thanks to the
feds) is now making demands that your 100k engine cant
meet...
is there anything wrong with the engine or the system???
technically yes...it cant stay in the narrow range of air/fuel ratio that your computer likes for the hydrocarbon, nox, co2 emissions...called for by your o2 sensors...
will this hurt your car???
yes, you will probably only get another 200 to 300 thousand
miles out of it...

can it be fixed??? by this i mean, can the service engine light
be made to stay off???
short of a new engine and sensors, probably not, recalibration of the computer is not usually a doable option at least for dealers...
but then really...there is nothing really wrong with
your car...unless you are actually having driveability
problems, idle problems, cold start problems...
i am unsure about beemers, but generally the service
light can stay on forever and there will be no real harm
to the car...there may be some catalyst damage but then
a 100k catalyst is probably on the outs anyway...
i would suggest one of two things:
1. pull the bulb out of the fuckin light...(a popular gm trick)
2. get on google.com and find a popular and well regarded
aftermarket beemer tuner and contact them about your problem...
they will know more about it and the possible fixes and costs
than anyone...
karma please...
