05-12-2014, 01:45 AM | #1 |
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M135i Drivetrain Problem
Hello everyone, I'm afraid that my car seems to have caught some sort of a drivetrain issue and I won't be able to find out exactly what is wrong until next week. 'Till then, it's parked .
As I was going to work in the morning, at one point I accelerated hard and the engine seemed to start making weird noises. The power delivery wasn't something I was used to. After taking the car to the quick service center, I was advised to take it to the main service (that usually isn't a good sign). Symptoms thus far are:
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Has anyone experienced any of these symptoms? Does anyone know what the possible cause could be? I would appreciate any feedback.
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05-12-2014, 03:42 AM | #3 |
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Mine gives a drivetrain error too, but with different symptoms.
I don't know if it can be done, but I paste a link to another forum thread where people are having symptoms quite similar to yours. http://www.babybmw.net/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=59323 Hope it helps. |
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05-12-2014, 05:01 AM | #5 |
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On a complex cars such as the M135i, which has multiple sensors, it could be any one of a number of things. Dealers have the diagnostic tools, and you have warranty for this sort of thing. Let us know the outcome
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05-12-2014, 07:34 AM | #6 |
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Have the same symptoms together with drivetrain error. The reason was simple: no gas in the tank. Failure of fuel level sensor had been diagnosed by dealer and the whole tank has been replaced.
I had this problem twice after that: once on ¼ full tank during the rapid acceleration and second time last week after driving for 450 km on cruise on eco-pro mode (the car said it still has more than ¼ tank full and range about 170 km) |
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A part of me really feels as if something just broke; or gave in when I accelerated. It was a sudden change of character, and wildly unexpected. Thanks to everyone for the good wishes (). I'll post updates when I get them. I'm hoping it's something stupid like bad fuel or a loose wire or something!
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05-12-2014, 04:16 PM | #8 |
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This might not be related to your problem at all , but weird enough I had the exact same issues with my Opel Corsa few years ago. Almost shared 90% of your symptoms and it ended up to be MAF sensor ( no error codes were showing when doing self diagnosis in the car )
Hope yours is something like that and not a serious issue. |
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05-19-2014, 05:51 AM | #9 |
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Took the car in today. They believe it's a misfire and will take a week to fix. Tomorrow I'll get a detailed update.
Bad news thus far is I wasn't given a replacement vehicle.
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05-26-2014, 01:39 AM | #10 |
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Update 2: The engine suffered from an "air-charger failure". This is the first time I hear of this part. It's supposedly connected to the turbocharger.
Bad news is that the part will take 2 weeks to arrive, and then some for installation. Anyone know what the exact function of the air-charger is?
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