drive to work?

pdips · 02-20-2011, 10:21 AM

hey guys 2 days ago i unfortunately got the half engine light come up on my dash...there is obviously limited power when i drive...this might be kind of a stupid question but is it ok if i still drive to work with this car? am i doing more harm? and im bringing it in for service tomoro morning!

thanks,
peter

-=Hot|Ice=- · 02-20-2011, 10:38 AM

That's what limp mode is for. To protect the engine from damage.

Elie335i · 02-20-2011, 10:39 AM

that's ok, get it scanned as soon as possible to figure out what's the problem is

pdips · 02-20-2011, 10:58 AM

ohh ok ok thanks a lot guys

John 070 · 02-20-2011, 12:15 PM

When it happened to me, it was gone after a restart. I didn't deal with it for another few months, and the dealership told me it was the VANOS intake solenoid...

bumere90 · 02-20-2011, 12:59 PM

OP any updates?

pdips · 02-20-2011, 08:37 PM

im taking it in earllyyyyy tomoro morning to get this issue fixed....i drove all day today and the light didnt come up but i still felt a minimal power difference

pdips · 02-22-2011, 01:57 PM

so i got my car back at the end of the day yesterday and it turns out it was ONLY the lpfp sensor? i guess it was a close call thank god haha

Verbiage · 02-22-2011, 01:59 PM

Whew.. these 335's are like time bombs.

But I love my little gray time bomb.

pdips · 02-23-2011, 02:01 PM

hahaha exactly ticking time bombs but i love my blue bomber haha

ragingclue · 02-23-2011, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bavarian III

Whew.. these 335's are like time bombs.

But I love my little gray time bomb.

I'll love mine for exactly 54357 more miles. After that, there will be no love.

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pdips Lieutenant 55 Rep 476 Posts Drives: 2015 M6 GC CP Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Long Island iTrader: (1)	drive to work? hey guys 2 days ago i unfortunately got the half engine light come up on my dash...there is obviously limited power when i drive...this might be kind of a stupid question but is it ok if i still drive to work with this car? am i doing more harm? and im bringing it in for service tomoro morning! thanks, peter __________________ 2015 M6 GC CP
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-=Hot\|Ice=- Been There, Done That. 656 Rep 4,728 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	That's what limp mode is for. To protect the engine from damage.
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Elie335i Legit :) 17 Rep 369 Posts Drives: 335Is/320i both coupe. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Inside my 335i. iTrader: (0)	that's ok, get it scanned as soon as possible to figure out what's the problem is __________________ Recent exterior modifications
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John 070 Lieutenant General 1706 Rep 14,829 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	When it happened to me, it was gone after a restart. I didn't deal with it for another few months, and the dealership told me it was the VANOS intake solenoid...
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pdips Lieutenant 55 Rep 476 Posts Drives: 2015 M6 GC CP Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Long Island iTrader: (1)	im taking it in earllyyyyy tomoro morning to get this issue fixed....i drove all day today and the light didnt come up but i still felt a minimal power difference __________________ 2015 M6 GC CP
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pdips Lieutenant 55 Rep 476 Posts Drives: 2015 M6 GC CP Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Long Island iTrader: (1)	so i got my car back at the end of the day yesterday and it turns out it was ONLY the lpfp sensor? i guess it was a close call thank god haha __________________ 2015 M6 GC CP
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Verbiage Dismembered Member 3584 Rep 9,213 Posts Drives: F80 ZCP 6MT, R55 Clubman S 6MT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: DMV iTrader: (6)	Whew.. these 335's are like time bombs. But I love my little gray time bomb. __________________ My delivery experience and beach photoshoot here.
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pdips Lieutenant 55 Rep 476 Posts Drives: 2015 M6 GC CP Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Long Island iTrader: (1)	hahaha exactly ticking time bombs but i love my blue bomber haha __________________ 2015 M6 GC CP
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