Joseph80

Thanks again for your advice. I will check all the connectors and loom.

Yes both the coils and plugs were new and all Bosch, thought it best to go for better quality.

Not sure how to check for manifold leaks but will Google.

Thanks again for you prompt advice.

Joseph

Thanks Dave,

I will re-check more closely the wire and connectors again more closely. I will swap over the injectors and see if the fault changers from 1&2 to something else, if it does then I know it will be the injector.

I have already replaced all 4 plugs and coils.

It changed from cylinder 2 &3 before the changing the plugs and coils, after changing them it changed to cylinders 1 & 2.

Will keep you updated.

Joseph

Thanks Dave,

I checked the connectors and cables and all seems OK. I also disconnected the battery and waited 15 minutes, then reconnected.

I started the car and it had a rough idle and orange engine light came on with 29CD/CE/CC Combustion cylinder 1& 2, several cylinders, cleared the codes.

I waited until this morning and started the car and it runs fine, I took it for a drive and seemed OK BUT could this be because I cleared the fault on my diagnostic device or do you think it may be resolved.

Just concerned whether I make long journeys or not.

As you said if it was Vanos then it would come up on the fault code different to 29 CD/CE/CC.

If it was injectors, would fault have the 29 code faults or would it be a separate code to 29.

Dare I say if the fault comes back on could it be a more drastic problem???

Any advice always appreciated.
 

Many thanks for all your replies.

So over the weekend we changed coils, plugs, oil filter, pollen filter and air filter.

Before I had  " Compression cylinder 2 & 3 ."

Now when I start the car, it still difficult to start and it pops up with:-

1 - 29CD DME - Combustion misfire cylinder 1

2 - 29CE DME - Combustion misfire cylinder 2

3 - 29CC DME - Combustion misfires, several cylinders.

Could this be down to the Vanos need cleaning, or something more drastic

Appreciate any tips/advice. 

Many thanks

Joseph

Dave

Thanks again for your input

Joseph

Hi everyone,

My car atm has 205/45 R16, which is strange as the specs my car should have according to BMW are 205/55 R16.

However, when I type this into the various tyre companies using 205/55 R16, it does not accept with my reg number. I have checked the tyres that are on the car and they are 205/45 R16. I took it to a BMW garage and they said it looks like the previous owner put 45s on instead of 55s to lower the car slightly. He insisted that I should put 55s back on. 

Do you agree with this as I need 4 tyres, Also he said that normally the front and rears can also be different but not in my case.

Confused.com

Many thanks 

Joseph

Many thanks for the advice.

Can I safely use 5w/40 instead of 5w/30

Many thanks Dave, much appreciated

I took my car to get the locking wheel off and BMW specialist said the previous owner had lowered the suspension, which in my opinion was not a great idea, especially on the roads in the New Forest. I forgot to ask him but is there an easy way of rte-adjusting the height back to normal, not as hot is some 2" off the ground on the sump plastic cover protection the underside.

It feels more like an F1 car, not only feel all the bumps on the road bit scars along the bottom even with a 1" pot hole 

Appreciate any input.

Joseph

There are so many oils on the market, which oil would you recommend for my car. Don't want the cheapest , equally the BMW oil is so expensive, don't think it is worth it there must be a happy medium on the market.

Many thanks in advance.

Joseph

Many thanks, will do that first.

Joseph

Thanks for the reply.
What I found this morning when I started the car, no splutter, no orange engine warning light and diagnostic showed no fault, totally confused now. May have to take it to a garage which is something I would rather not do but the last thing I want is to ruin the engine by driving it .

Hi,

So I bought the Creator C310+ Code Reader C310 Multi System Scan Tool Compatible for BMW Diagnostic Tool. I connected it and it came up with Compression cylinder 2 & 3 .

As I mentioned the car splutters when I start it and have to dab the accelerator a few times to keep it going. 
The engine light comes on. After a while the engine smooths out and seems to run well but the Engine Orange Warning light stays on. I can clear it but that is not resoling the problem.

Do you feel a full service, plugs, coil, fuel/oil filter will resolve it or could it be something more drastic??!!??

Any advice is always appreciated.

Cheers 
Joseph

Many thanks for your assistance, always appreciated.

Joseph

or Creator C310+ Code Reader C310 Multi System Scan Tool Compatible for BMW Diagnostic Tool

Hi All,

I need to buy a scanner and tbh I would rather not spend a lot, what does anyone think of the :-

MOTOPOWER OBD2 Scanner Universal Car Engine Fault Code Reader, CAN Diagnostic Scan Tool for All OBD II Protocol Cars for my car 

Greydog,
Thank you very much for your prompt reply, very much appreciated.

Joseph

Hi

I just bought my first BMW 120i SE Convertible and when I start it up all was fine and I drove it back home  (from Reading) New Forest and now when I start it in the mornings it splutters and the engine warning stays on. Sometimes if I switch off, take out the key, lock the car and unlock and start again engine light goes out and it no longer splutters.

However, today the engine light does not go out, stays on ORANGE CONSTANT.

I will buy a diagnostic scanner to narrow it down and service the car but I'm a little concerned it's a bigger problem.

Any ideas from anyone would be much appreciated

Many thanks

Joseph