20 Most Recent 2004 BMW 5 Series - Page 6 Questions & Answers

Absolutely normal ... the light tells you that you are using more power than you are making. The motor is not running, so the alternator is not running. As such, you are running the battery down by doing this ... so there is a net power loss to the battery ... the red light warns you of this effect.

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I'm sorry to say this, but it sounds as if your turbo is shot.

I started having the same problem then the car began to shut off. i've taken it to the dealer several times and they can't seem to tell me what is wrong.

You need to have BMW look at that, there are endless possibilities. Cost depends on extent of defect.

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It can be a bad fuel. There may be a water on the fuel that's why it won't run continuously. Try to drain out the fuel and get atleast a liter of the fuel. Check if there is isolated water on the fuel. If it does, I strongly suggest that you fill in a new fuel.

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Any car with over 100,000km should fire slight concern. Open the hood to the engine and look for any visible signs of leakage, check the belts for cracks, and make sure there are no check engine/service lights. BMWs and most luxury vehicles protect the undercarriage of their engines with plastic linings, or engine guards. With these in place, it becomes a bit more difficult to find any leaks coming down from the engine. You'll need a stubby-handled philips screwdriver to remove the blue-bolts holding in this plastic lining from under the engine because of how low the cars are to the ground. Unscrew the 6 (I believe its 6) blue screws from underneath and the plastic engine shield should drop, look at the shield and look for any leaks. If you do find some, look back at the engine to see where they are coming from. Red is generally the steering fluid, purple will be the coolant, and black is of course, oil. As for belts, looking from the top of the engine, push down on the main drive-belt, look for minimal-play as you push down and bend the belt a bit to see if you can find any cracks. The grooves on the belts should all be equal, no chips or pits or uneven grooves. Check engine/service lights can be found within the iDrive menu, return to the home screen, push into the iDrive button, and navigate to "service requirements", there you will find the status of any errors (marked with a red triangle) or "ok" signs for all else.

It could be something as simple as a vac leak (small vac hose off) or a vac actuator bad.. its tough to tell without actually seeing it.

yes it will need to be replaced.it would be best to remove the old one and get the numbers off of it to make ordering a new one allot easy-er,

I am not familiar with the 5-series diesel (not sold here) but I would look for the fuel filter. Is it beneath the car below the driver seat? Try disconnecting it and see if the fuel will siphon out through the fuel line. I know it will on a '2004 3-series gasoline. If it won't siphon, you may need to 'hot wire' the fuel pump to pump the fuel out through the fuel line.

Check out your car owner manual.... usually in common car it is located under the driver side or passenger kick panel behind a cover. there should be a detail drawing of where the headlight fuse button is located.

White smoke is usually an indication of a blown head gasket. Check you oil (dipstick) for a milky looking color instead of normal oil. Pull a spark plug and look to see if there's moisture on it. All of the symptoms you've given point towards a bad head gasket

See: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Battery_location_on_2004_BMW_325_ci

sorry, don't know that one, but google BMW 545i coil removal and see what you get. Also, be careful getting the plugs out as some are often corroded in place due to aluminum/steel chemical reaction. Sometimes it takes an impact wrench to jar them back and forth a little at a time to get them out. Use high temp anti sieze on the new plug threads if you want to get them out again later. good luck.

my bmw x5 is showing the red brake warning light and ABS light and 4x4inactive light, what could be the problem?

Try to inflate each tire to the same pressure and run it. If the light comes on after clearing it, then it could be a bad wheel speed sensor circuit.

But, be warned, that the car will sense even slight pressure irregularities over several miles based on wheel speed sensor data.