2004 BMW 5 Series - Page 2 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

r/r corner flaps or lose carpet wet same side

check the pin switch in the trunk and under the hood, the switch may be broken which will not close the circuit to tell the system they are closed.

Don't know what that is you gave usIt may be a manufacture code,not generic codeCodes don't have letters in the middle of themIf you drive any vehicle, with any trans problem,even5 miles, you will surely ruin it in a hurry,stop using it& have it checked out

the ERG valve has packed up,just pull the vacumn operating pipe off that comes from the valve on the side and goes to teh ERG valve and it will work fine without it ,trust me

Under the hood near firewall. See picture.

The problem you're having is that one of the teeth on a gear is chipped in the cruise control actuator. When the chip hits the other gear just right, both gears then spin freely, letting the car coast, until they finally lock up again and bring the car back up to speed. Over time the repeated impact of the gears meshing together at speed will chip the gear tooth off completely because, yes... they're made out of plastic. A new actuator is going to run you under $400. Ridiculous, in my opinion. You can try and get a used actuator, but who knows how long it will last? I've taken that road and had to do a bit of work to get things right, but I learned a lot of **** about the e39's cruise control in the process. There's a DIY thread on fixing a bad actuator by a guy called MontanaRob. If it's not on this forum, it's on the other "bimmer forum". Here's a pic of an opened actuator with broken teeth so you can see what I'm talking about..Audi Parts

Replace the fuel pump?

You might want to return it or reset it

Your battery drain is due to the vehicle not able to enter sleep mode.A energy diagnosis must be performed,and you have to make sure you have the latest software installed.

In related to this problem.This are the help links provided below.Click the link below directly and go through the troubleshooting:

Serious...no. A problem..yes. You may have hardened valve stem seals or a bad crankcase vent valve...either way it needs fixed.

Eventually the engine will build up burnt oil residue in the combustion chambers and foul spark plugs. It is also ******* those expensive catalytic converters under the car.

These do suffer from engine crank case vent failure quite often although this will trip a code and light the Check Engine lamp.

You can not simply reset the light, you have to actually replace the brake sensor wire that connects to the rear brakes. This is a sensor that is worn through, when the brakes get low, the sensor rubs the rotor and breaks the connection, turning on the light. You need to get a new sensor from a dealer and replace the brakes and sensor together to get the light off.

After replacing the wire as stated do the following to reset the light and mileage countdown timer.

To enter this mode, with ignition on, hold the odo reset button (located on the left side of the instrument panel under the tach) for about 10 seconds.

The center of the info display will change to "service". It will have an icon for which service feature and the miles/date left until service is required. These icons are the same as displayed on the I-drive service screen. So, you can go through the Idrive service screen to get familiar with the icons prior to doing this.

Once in this mode, push the reset button to cycle through the various service items.

To reset a service item that is displayed, hold the reset button. I don't remember how long, but the display will change to a reset mode. You must release the button once it enters this reset mode. Then you will need to confirm the reset by pressing the reset button again.

The reset service interval will then be changed.

You can continue pressing the reset button to scroll through the other icons.

I think to exit, simply shut off the ignition.

the usual EGR valve failure ,make a gasket out of a coca cola can and block it off completely you not need this valve and the car will start pass the emmisions test .

2003 X5 bmw the trans. fail safe program comes on when driving, I was told that the trans needs to clean out and put new sensors. Is that true it gives the code 055

my 530i are 203 and problem was iwash the car with watter and starting problem no start all light is vuzible

Throttle position (idle), is self-learned by Digital Motor Electronic (DME). No adjustment is required.

First all, and after that take off the two caps on the engine cover, use 10mm socket to take out those nuts or bollts. Pull off the cover. You'll then see your ignition coils, unplug them by raising the small clamp up and it pops the connector plugs out. pull and twist slightly on the ignition coils (gripping from its base) and pull out each ignition coil 1 at a time and you'll see your spark plugs.. keep in mind to either do 1 at a time or remember which ignition coil is for which cylinder (note and draw this important info) or check in this link the right firing order.

Use ur spark plug socket, extension and breaker bar of torque wrench to take out spark plugs, they may be tight and a lil hard to get. Make sure to check for any oil in the cylinder as it'll be a sign of the spark plug seals on their way out and in need of replacing but then thats a valve cover gasket job, after you get the plugs out replace them.

Now some people recommend this and others dont but you have a choice of adding some spark plug anti sieze compound to the threads and a ignition boot anti sieze also. note some spark plugs already come with anti sieze alread applied. also good to look for a spark plug you dont have to gap. In our BMW forum could find this DIY with images and detailed tips to this job: DIY for an M54 spark plug replacement on a 2002 BMW 525i E39

Hope this helps and...noce job!!!

LMAO take it back to the dealer and tell him to reset the ECM since he was stupid enough to onhook the battery and not reset it!

Change PCV valves and are located on the lids of valves, when they are bad, so the car smokes just as you write. Here is a picture, price cca 20usd, replacing time: 5min does easy!!!!

you have the n62 engine in this x5 valve guide seals are leaking causing the blue smoke but i hate to tell you people havnt had much luck with repair in fact i am replacing the cylinder heads on a 750 with the same engine right now after an attempt to replace the valve guide seals failed to resolve the problem