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Anonymous Posted on Jan 20, 2018

Eml light.. loss of power

I have a e46 316 ti se compact .. runs fine ..
but it keeps losing engine power..
eml light will come on then it will only tick to 2000 rpm..
turn the car off for 10 seconds and back on and will be fine..
local garage said it could be the air flow sencor ..
any surgestions??

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Hi
Air flow sensor could be a problem.
Every time EML comes on the car computer will put the system into limp mode. To avoid any further damage to the engine.

once switch off, isolated and re-start will re-run the program and clear it temporary.
Ideally you need to get the car plugged in to a Diagnostic computer and see what fault code are stored.

Thanks

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  • Posted on Nov 06, 2008

SOURCE: randomly loses power and sometime dies

1st thing to do is have the system tested for the code that caused the check engine light to come, you may also have a fuel pump starting to fail or many other things, the check engine light may be the key. How many wiles on the car?

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 27, 2009

SOURCE: 000 NISSAN Xterra -- after warming up, loses RPM by 500-1000..... have replaced ignition wires and distributor, checked mass air flow sensor and OK.....

I had a problem on my Nissan Xterra 2000. Symptons sound similar. In my case, it ran fine for a while and then suddenly the engine starts to stumble and lose output. At one point it did not even have enough HP to move. Irregular idling too. Thought it was water in my fuel. Bought water remover from the store and added to gas tank. Problem did not go away. Instead, "Service Engine Soon" light came on. Had to have it towed to the dealer as there was no way the engine could keep up with traffic. Dealer replaced the "Crank Position Sensor" today. Parts $33.00, Labor: $300 (about 3 hrs worth of work). Seems to work fine now but I will wait and see. Dealer also stated that Distributor bearing appears to be noisy and will need to be replaced sooner or later. I will wait for it to go before I fix that.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 21, 2009

SOURCE: wipers not working on my e46 316 i se 2001 model

you will find a relay in fuse box that was gone faulty the only way to test is to replace it or the wiper motor is defective . on your fuse chart it will show the lay out

Ottoniel

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  • Posted on Jul 24, 2009

SOURCE: EML, Check Engine, Limp Mode

What is limp mode, and it is MiL light( mal function indicator light)it is not EML. Please specify so i can help

Charles Hunter

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  • Posted on May 14, 2010

SOURCE: need fuse box layout for bmw 316 se compact

lay out is inside the fuse box cover

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