Six sensors broken???!!!!???

[hbhava]

Hi all,

I own a '99 323i, gone 27k miles. Has manual transmission. I tore the front plastic seating when backing out over a parking block. Went to a repair shop, they replaced the plastic airflow part and an air flow sensor that sits under the right lights. When they ran the diagnostics to reset the codes, they saw that SIX sensors were out, including the O2, both CAM, MAP sensor and a couple of others. Is that possible?

Symptoms are extremely sluggish pickup most of the time. Stalls at lower speeds, particularly when clutch is pressed.

Any suggestions or thoughts?

Harry

 

[nathan56989]

well for one a bmw does not run on any type of map sensor so go to some one that know what they are doing for one.

 

[Kirby]

I am 99% sure that if both cam sensors were out the car would not run AT ALL - the ECU would not know the position of the cam/crank/pistons and therefore when to fire the spark and injectors.

Sounds highly questionable to me.

 

[jayfk21]

run away

Go see a real mechanic who isn't going to try to pull a fast one on you. If those sensors were all out, the mechanic would have had to come to you.

 

[hbhava]

Thanks for tips

Thanks for the many tips, I guess I'll have to take it to the dealership.

Harry

 

[hbhava]

Problem fixed by dealership

I took the car down to the dealership and had it fixed. Apparently both, intake and exhaust sensors were bad. They replaced the parts and works like a charm!!

Thanks to all!

Harry

 

[iffy]

after reading this post, all I can say is that so called 'mechanics' should be shot!!!!!! Over in the U.K. we have many mechanics who call themselves specialists but in reality they don't actually have a clue about the car.