I have a BMW 318 CI from 2002, just serviced and nct passed. All fine and now once of a sudden the engine light came on yellow and the car was vibrating after starting the engine it seemed as well that it lost a bit power when trying to start driving in the first gear. What could this be?
SOURCE: gear knob removal bmw 318 ci
It's very simple. Involves a bit of fore arm strenght.
It should pull straight off. Just put one hand around the gear knob & your other hand supporting or gripping with both.
Just pull straight up. It shouldn't need much force. A small amount of glue may have been used to help hold it in place.
The knob might come off leaving the plastic sleeve/insert in the shifter. Same again, just grip that & try pull it off. A vice grips should not be neccessary but if you need it be carefull not to apply too much pressure as you don't want to break the sleeve into pieces.
The new knob should have a sleeve with it. Normally it will be inserted & you should be able to just pop it straight on.
Make sure it's lined up properly. You probably noticed on the bare metal shifter that it has a notch normally running across from left to right. Well inside the knob if you can see in you will notice it has a plastic or metal piece that will fit into this notch. This is to stop the knob from spinning around or slipping!
Just push down on the top of the knob & try slide it over the shifter. It might not go down all the way with pushing so a few taps with you palm may be enough if you have big strong hands but if not be carefull & only use a rubber head hammer or something you can hold but won't mark or break the knob.
Put a towel or old t-shirt over the knob & use anythink heavy that you can hold easily with one hand & that has no sharp edges!
I don't think any glue should be neccessary but if you feel it needs a little & the knob is comming off or going on too easy then just a few drops on the sides of the bare metal shifter before sliding the knob back on should suffice!
Good luck!
SOURCE: I have 3 yellow lights (dsc, brake, tyre pressure)
Did you buy this car as is sounds like the dealer reset the trouble codes to sell the car.(OLD DEALER TRICK) take it back he has to repair these trouble codes. there their for a reason YOUR SAFTY find out who passed MOT and go ask why thay didn't find these codes if this dosn't work call the BBB or atterny generals office in your area do not take any **** from the dealer also have you checked your tire pressure? good luck CJ
Testimonial: "Thank you very much CJ, the dealer is taking it to a BMW specialist to get the codes sorted etc. Your help and advice is appreciated :o)"
SOURCE: crankshaft sensore bmw 318 ci
under inlet manifold and behind starter both of which you will need to remove
SOURCE: My husband passed and I
my sugestion is the vehicle need the attention of a local mechanic to sort out some of these little jobs ,check the coolant resevoir and top up as necessary ,also the service light can be put out and if its not then yes it will come on and go off ,now to rest the light you press button A ,its between the speedo and the fuel gauge then turn ignition switch to aux position and the words oil service or inspection will show release button A and then press againafter 5 secs the word reset will appear now release button and and then press it again and the service light should be reset the next service mileage will appear so press A again and the message end sia will appear ,switch ignition off and its all done .if not then dealer software is required later europen models can only be reset with dealer software via the internet and this will come in on american vehicles soon no doubt if it hasnt already
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