The check engine light is part of the onboard diagnostics obd system in your bmw.
Check engine light on bmw 5 series.
Your check engine light is design to monitor and turn on when it detects a fault with your bmw s emissions system.
Check engine light on problem of the 2008 bmw 5 series 1.
Towed car to dealer replaced spark plugs and high pressure fuel pump.
While the light says check engine the reality is that it could be 100 different things that are triggering the fault causing the light to go on.
Bmw has repaired three time reprogrammed car replaced fuel injectors to no avail.
Some strong language is used at the beginning of this video.
Check engine light came on again took to dealer needed pressure sensor.
Some of these issues are serious others are not so serious.
When you see the check engine light illuminated in your dash it means your bmw has detected a problem within its obd system.
Were you thrashing your bmw around the track.
Almost got in an accident this morning.
What problems can trigger the check engine light.
If the light is flashing you will notice poor acceleration bmw engine shaking.
Check engine light and engine malfunction warning and reduced power warning sign come on.
This problem is often caused by bad spark plugs or bad ignition coil which is a common problem with many bmws including 1 3 5 6 x1 x3 x5 series.
If the check engine light is flashing generally means that the dme module has detected a misfire.
Ranging from minor to major a slew of things can trigger the check engine light to come on in your bmw including but not limited to.
Forget to change the oi.