The car has 75,000 miles on it and has a clean carfax report with services indicated on it. The car is mint, no accidents, and seems to run excellent.
2007-09-15 11:02:13 · 12 answers · asked by Victor M 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ BMW
Ok, seriously, it's NOT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. This light as quoted from the asker is the "service engine soon light."
It means you are due for regularly scheduled maintenance. Things such as an oil change, filter changes, other fluid changes, checking the condition of the suspension, etc.
Nothing actually 'has' to be done but the car is recommending you preform these tasks.
There is an exact listing of all that should to be done at a given mileage in your owners manual.
2007-09-15 13:13:57 · answer #1 · answered by Kyle G 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-11 09:43:01 · answer #2 · answered by caren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I just bought a BMW 330i and the service engine soon light came on what does that usually mean?
The car has 75,000 miles on it and has a clean carfax report with services indicated on it. The car is mint, no accidents, and seems to run excellent.
2015-08-10 11:16:16 · answer #3 · answered by Dania 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This light indicates that a problem was detected by the car's computer. This car has other status lights for normal oil/maintenance.
You will need to have it scanned for the diagnostic code. A local auto parts store may or may not have a scan tool that will work on your car. Many generic scan tools cannot read BMW extended diagnostic codes, they only read the standard emissions codes. You may be forced to go to a BMW dealer.
Depending on the year of the 330, even 3rd party BMW specific tools such as Peake Research may not work. BMW changed the communications method, and MANY 2004 models and later are unreadable by a Peake tool, such as my 2004 330cic. Peake is working on this issue, but buying a scan tool may be useless for your car.
2007-09-16 03:24:18 · answer #4 · answered by kirboidz 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
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One of the sensors is bad. The computer returned to it's default settings so that the engine still runs, but not at optimum efficiency. Your mechanic will get the fault code from the computer, and replace the faulty sensor.
2016-04-09 22:13:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible that the gas cap isn't on properly. This happens frequently. The fuel system is kept at a higher pressure, for performance, and the car knows when it's not properly pressurized. It is possible the service engine soon light it letting you know that's the case.
2007-09-17 18:22:36 · answer #6 · answered by gregksinger 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Check your gas cap, if it's loose the service engine light will come on. This is the most common reason. It will also come on if you leave the car on while getting gas. It will reset by its self after a bit.
2007-09-18 09:26:00 · answer #7 · answered by Tim 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the light requires a code reader to tell you what it means. It is an indication something is wrong with the emission system. Take it back, if you just bought it, and have them read the codse and fix it.
2007-09-15 11:34:04 · answer #8 · answered by tronary 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is usually just a small problem, nothing to sweat, but it is still worth going to the dealer to check what it is. Thier great cars and worth keeping till around 130000 miles.
2007-09-15 12:36:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
it means that you need to service the engine soon.
2007-09-17 22:20:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋