SES Light Assistance

OptionlessM · 01-28-2015, 12:29 AM

Hey Guys

I just bought my new (to me) Imola M coupe on Sunday. It is a 2007 with 51k miles. The drive home was about a 6 hour trip that went very well. However, next time I started it, the SES light remained on.

I reset the light at pep boys just to see if it would come back. I was hoping it was just the adjustment to CA fuel mixture. Unfortunately it did come back, so I dug up my old laptop with BMW INPA.

Below is the error screen.

I removed the crank case vent tube to check to make sure it was sealed well. Nothing seemed wrong, so I cleaned it a bit and hooked it back up.

Anyone have any experience with this? Seems strange. The car is running great, but I need to figure this out so I can SMOG it.

StickMon · 01-28-2015, 11:43 AM

There's another hose (drain hose) on the bottom of the intake manifold (3).
Make sure that hasn't fallen off.
There's also a dingus on the vent hose. Probably a solenoid valve.
Check the connector and, if you can, Ohm out the solenoid.

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OptionlessM · 01-29-2015, 11:43 PM

I'm thinking it's the solenoid. I'll get a multimeter tomorrow at work.

OptionlessM · 02-20-2015, 08:50 PM

Going to try again this weekend to figure it out

01-28-2015, 12:29 AM	#1
OptionlessM Banned 12 Rep 25 Posts Drives: '07 Z4MC Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Cupertino, CA iTrader: (0)	SES Light Assistance Hey Guys I just bought my new (to me) Imola M coupe on Sunday. It is a 2007 with 51k miles. The drive home was about a 6 hour trip that went very well. However, next time I started it, the SES light remained on. I reset the light at pep boys just to see if it would come back. I was hoping it was just the adjustment to CA fuel mixture. Unfortunately it did come back, so I dug up my old laptop with BMW INPA. Below is the error screen. I removed the crank case vent tube to check to make sure it was sealed well. Nothing seemed wrong, so I cleaned it a bit and hooked it back up. Anyone have any experience with this? Seems strange. The car is running great, but I need to figure this out so I can SMOG it.
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01-28-2015, 11:43 AM	#2
StickMon My other car is on Mars 636 Rep 3,124 Posts Drives: 2006 MR Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lo-Cal iTrader: (1)	There's another hose (drain hose) on the bottom of the intake manifold (3). Make sure that hasn't fallen off. There's also a dingus on the vent hose. Probably a solenoid valve. Check the connector and, if you can, Ohm out the solenoid. __________________ Warning: May contain traces of nuts.
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01-29-2015, 11:43 PM	#3
OptionlessM Banned 12 Rep 25 Posts Drives: '07 Z4MC Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Cupertino, CA iTrader: (0)	I'm thinking it's the solenoid. I'll get a multimeter tomorrow at work.
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02-20-2015, 08:50 PM	#4
OptionlessM Banned 12 Rep 25 Posts Drives: '07 Z4MC Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Cupertino, CA iTrader: (0)	Going to try again this weekend to figure it out
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