service engine soon?
- Thread starter torpedo
- Start date
SES light can come on for a variety of reasons. The most common is a loose gas cap. Check that first. Just reseat it and see if the light goes out after awhile.
The coolant level is almost certainly a leak somewhere. Is there any on the ground where you park it? If it is leaking and it gets on a hot part of the motor, it will smell like maple syrup. Do you smell anything like that? I would have the dealer look at the coolant prob anyway. A low coolant won't set off the SES I don't think. Have them check that too if the gas cap doesn't fix it. If they hook into the system while the light is on, they will be able to tell right away what is the cause. Also codes are stored after a time so there is history also. Thing is, the history goes all the way back to the beginning of your car's life.
Good Luck.
The coolant level is almost certainly a leak somewhere. Is there any on the ground where you park it? If it is leaking and it gets on a hot part of the motor, it will smell like maple syrup. Do you smell anything like that? I would have the dealer look at the coolant prob anyway. A low coolant won't set off the SES I don't think. Have them check that too if the gas cap doesn't fix it. If they hook into the system while the light is on, they will be able to tell right away what is the cause. Also codes are stored after a time so there is history also. Thing is, the history goes all the way back to the beginning of your car's life.
Good Luck.
Hi,
I have 2000 328i (64,000). I had same problem. After the third time I noticed a milkshake-creamy looking stuff in the radiator. It turns out that I had a blown gasket & a cracked cylinder head. After arguing with the unprofessional people at the extended warranty and seven weeks later I finally got it repaired. Hope that's not your problem, but something to think about if it hasn't been fixed yet.
Dan462000
I have 2000 328i (64,000). I had same problem. After the third time I noticed a milkshake-creamy looking stuff in the radiator. It turns out that I had a blown gasket & a cracked cylinder head. After arguing with the unprofessional people at the extended warranty and seven weeks later I finally got it repaired. Hope that's not your problem, but something to think about if it hasn't been fixed yet.
Dan462000
![[bash]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_bash.gif "Bash [bash]"){kind=icon}
i had somethin like that happen to me today. I hit a damn pot hole and then i saw the service engine soon light come on and the acceleration was very weak, the car felt all weird. the engine sounded like a diesel engine sounds. when i got to a light i turned the car off and then turned it back on and the service light went off and the car felt normal. i hope nothing serious happened
I had the same problem, but the solution to fix it was to replace the cam regulator for about $500. Talk about ghetto, the dealer said the cam regulator is the new word for differential. I dont even think its possible to burn out a differntial. And to pay $500 to replace some crappy microprocessor is just rediculous. Some things should just stay mechanical.