Engine Check Light

THE JEDI · 12-01-2014, 05:35 AM

Sorry guys it's been a minute, got a question. Just changed the engine cover and the gaskets because she was burning oil. The entire time she burned oil the engine light never came on. Not once, now that I made the change, suddenly after two weeks

boom engine light came on. So I figured maybe I was down a quart or two, so stopped got some synthetic and oil light went off. Driving home today light came back on...absolutely no performance problem she running like a cat running from water. Any ideas what might be the problem she's a 2004 with only 73,000 miles on her. I'm going to plug in the OB-II tomorrow my buddy has one but I'm just wondering if you guys have an idea. As always thanks from Japan.

GeorgeT · 12-01-2014, 07:13 AM

Low oil wouldn't normally cause the CEL (the low oil light would come on when you turn off the car). It could be something as simple as a loose gas cap or disconnected vacuum hose.

THE JEDI · 12-01-2014, 08:14 PM

Okay I'll check, but the light has gone off after I topped off my coolant..ghost in the machine I suppose.

RobMCoupe · 12-01-2014, 08:59 PM

I suggest checking your coils and spark plugs if they are loose. You have to remove them to change the VCG.

SCHMOUPE · 12-02-2014, 08:59 AM

Spend a few bucks and get yourself a BMW specific scanner rather than those generic OBDII ones. Should help you figure out what is going on with the CEL

Mirko · 12-02-2014, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by SCHMOUPE

Spend a few bucks and get yourself a BMW specific scanner rather than those generic OBDII ones. Should help you figure out what is going on with the CEL

Torque and Bmwhat are both great apps. Depends on how much you want to spend but both have their qualities. I have both of them.

THE JEDI · 12-02-2014, 10:32 PM

Will order this weekend, I was thinking that when the engine cover was changed something came loose.

SCHMOUPE · 12-03-2014, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Mirko

Torque and Bmwhat are both great apps. Depends on how much you want to spend but both have their qualities. I have both of them.

Not familiar with BMWhat but very familiar with Torque. Torque is still a generic code reader. What you want is something like BMW scanner v1.4

http://www.bmw-scanner.com/?page=bmw-scanner_v140

StickMon · 12-03-2014, 05:36 PM

That price seems a little steep.
I carry a Peake Research in the trunk in case of SES lights on the road, and have the $40 Progman/DIS/etc ... for digging deeper in the garage.

SCHMOUPE · 12-04-2014, 10:35 AM

who said retail?

http://www.xcar360.com/bmw-scanner-1...de-reader.html

lomax · 12-04-2014, 01:40 PM

I guess BMW does not want anyone encoding these cars.

That is a shame, I bought a cable off Amazon for $8 and loaded free software and can fully map and do anything on my Moto Guzzi.

Marc

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THE JEDI Major 123 Rep 1,461 Posts Drives: 2005 Z4 2.5i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: JAPAN, Okinawa iTrader: (0)	Engine Check Light Sorry guys it's been a minute, got a question. Just changed the engine cover and the gaskets because she was burning oil. The entire time she burned oil the engine light never came on. Not once, now that I made the change, suddenly after two weeks boom engine light came on. So I figured maybe I was down a quart or two, so stopped got some synthetic and oil light went off. Driving home today light came back on...absolutely no performance problem she running like a cat running from water. Any ideas what might be the problem she's a 2004 with only 73,000 miles on her. I'm going to plug in the OB-II tomorrow my buddy has one but I'm just wondering if you guys have an idea. As always thanks from Japan.
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GeorgeT Private First Class 1 Rep 112 Posts Drives: 2007 750i; 2003 Z4 3.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seneca, SC iTrader: (0)	Low oil wouldn't normally cause the CEL (the low oil light would come on when you turn off the car). It could be something as simple as a loose gas cap or disconnected vacuum hose.
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THE JEDI Major 123 Rep 1,461 Posts Drives: 2005 Z4 2.5i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: JAPAN, Okinawa iTrader: (0)	Okay I'll check, but the light has gone off after I topped off my coolant..ghost in the machine I suppose.
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RobMCoupe Captain 60 Rep 932 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4 M Coupe Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (6)	I suggest checking your coils and spark plugs if they are loose. You have to remove them to change the VCG.
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SCHMOUPE Lieutenant Colonel 127 Rep 1,772 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4M Coupe Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NJ iTrader: (7) Garage List 2007 Z4M Coupe [0.00]	Spend a few bucks and get yourself a BMW specific scanner rather than those generic OBDII ones. Should help you figure out what is going on with the CEL __________________ Gruppe M CAI / Euro Headers / Rogue Engineering X-pipe / RE Diablo Exhaust
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THE JEDI Major 123 Rep 1,461 Posts Drives: 2005 Z4 2.5i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: JAPAN, Okinawa iTrader: (0)	Will order this weekend, I was thinking that when the engine cover was changed something came loose.
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StickMon My other car is on Mars 636 Rep 3,124 Posts Drives: 2006 MR Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lo-Cal iTrader: (1)	That price seems a little steep. I carry a Peake Research in the trunk in case of SES lights on the road, and have the $40 Progman/DIS/etc ... for digging deeper in the garage. __________________ Warning: May contain traces of nuts.
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lomax New Member 0 Rep 12 Posts Drives: 2003 BMW Z4 2.5I Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westminster Colorado iTrader: (0)	I guess BMW does not want anyone encoding these cars. That is a shame, I bought a cable off Amazon for $8 and loaded free software and can fully map and do anything on my Moto Guzzi. Marc __________________ 2003 BMW Z4 2.5I in Westminster, CO.
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