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12-24-2008, 01:22 AM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: mississauga
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Car: bmw 528i
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"CHECK ENGINE" light came on?!?!?! wat to do?
as you can see the title, this morning Im driving to work and the check engine light came on as I started the car? How can I get rid of it? plz help !
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12-24-2008, 01:49 AM
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MaXsponsor
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Milton
Posts: 14,155
Car: 330ci SC, M5 Touring
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Shouldnt the question be more like "how do i find out what is wrong with my car"?...If you just dont like the light, and dont care what is wrong, take the bulb out, and no more problems! If you want to do it right, take it to a shop that can see what caused it in the first place! 
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12-24-2008, 02:35 AM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: mississauga
Posts: 16
Car: bmw 528i
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any mechanic should be able to take the bulb out or configure the problem for me or shud i dealing with BMW dealers only?
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12-24-2008, 03:15 AM
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on to the next 1
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: mississauga
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Car: 323ci
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find out what the problem is first
lol
get a code scan done from someone with the reader
if you dont have
you can take it to parts source and get them to scan the code
and find out whats wrong
and then you can go from there
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LOL 
Quote:
Originally Posted by TNation
Yo man, I got $6000 in my bank account, and I could buy any car i want
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Ya man with $6000 in the bank, you're really balling arnt ya
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12-24-2008, 08:40 AM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Toronto
Posts: 1,893
Car: 2007 335i
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does the OBD say anything?
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12-24-2008, 11:05 AM
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Not Banned
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Schomberg
Posts: 4,325
Car: '85 325e
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Any mechanic should be able to scan for the problem code... go from there. And don't drive around for a week before you go.... get it done immediately, don't drive the car.
Don't just yank the bulb. And have your sarcasm detector fixed.
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12-24-2008, 06:46 PM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: mississauga
Posts: 16
Car: bmw 528i
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KK so any mechanic should be able to read the codes for me and tell me what the problem is, Am I correcT?
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12-24-2008, 06:53 PM
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biggerthen3
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Brampton
Posts: 726
Car: 525i
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Simple.. pull out your neg terminal on your battery.. wait a little... then put it back on
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12-24-2008, 06:56 PM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: mississauga
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Car: bmw 528i
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 5thseries
Simple.. pull out your neg terminal on your battery.. wait a little... then put it back on
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lol and if the batttery dies out then??
im pretty much screweed 
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12-24-2008, 07:10 PM
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MaXsponsor
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Milton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jones19
lol and if the batttery dies out then??
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Well, first of all your battery cant just die from unpluging it! It would clear the codes, thats about all...But it will come back again if the problem is still there...
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12-24-2008, 07:11 PM
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biggerthen3
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Brampton
Posts: 726
Car: 525i
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jones19
lol and if the batttery dies out then??
im pretty much screweed |
Just take it off and put it back on, it resets the computer on the car, dont leave it off for like.. half hour.. on.. if you want clean off the corrosion build ups..
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12-24-2008, 11:17 PM
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4th Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Toronto
Posts: 644
Car: 2010 MB B200
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simple, any reader obd2 reader can read it. it will give you code or area wrong.
could be simple as you did not click the gas cap.
the reader can reset the check engine too.
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12-24-2008, 11:35 PM
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on to the next 1
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: mississauga
Posts: 676
Car: 323ci
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plus if u take it to parts source they do it for free
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LOL
Quote:
Originally Posted by TNation
Yo man, I got $6000 in my bank account, and I could buy any car i want
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Ya man with $6000 in the bank, you're really balling arnt ya
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12-25-2008, 02:15 AM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: GTA
Posts: 1,972
Car: BMW 540i
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What kind of reader do they use at Parts Souce?
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12-25-2008, 08:46 PM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: mississauga
Posts: 16
Car: bmw 528i
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where is the closest parts source in mississauga?
I will give the battery thing a shot if it doesn't work than parts source here I come 
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