asadzareef89
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- Feb 13, 2013
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Well this is out of sheer frustration i'm hoping one of you guys is a car expert which i clearly am not
My bmw while driving turns off, but give it 5-20 mins it will start again for sometimes couple of days runs without a problem. Now when it went off 2nd time i called in RAC, when they attended the vehicle started as beautifully as it has ever done, plugged the computer and no errors or faults. Advised to drive normally as their are no problems. 3 days after again same problem, again rang them the guy came out and car worked perfectly. This time though the car recorded a unknown error code 2A6C after a bit of digging he told me it was to do with valvetronic.
Got the car to the garage and the mechanic couldn't find any problems but when he left the car running, the problem appeared after 2hr long wait. He changed the Valvetronic motor at a cost of 400 quid including parts and labout. But this problem persists.
The warning it shows when goes off shouldn't cut the engine off so it seems to be an electrical problem but no one can find whats causing this problem as all major electrical units are working fine.
The car was serviced 4 days before these problems started so RAC advised me to just try and change the engine oil as it might have been low grade affecting the performance. I got the oil fully drained and put in the BMW recommended one which again cost me quite a few quid.
Sadly, cars at the garage so can't take a picture of the warning light it shows whn goes off but i have found it on google and will add a picture
I can't risk driving it as it cuts electric power while driving which locks the steering
Just to add in the end, fuel pump has been checked and cleared, the dsc unit including all the sensors ABS etc as that wouldn't make the engine seize, solenoids checked and cleared, immobiliser checked and cleared. So you see my dilemma and the amount of labour costs
So guys any help is appreciated
Thanks and apologize if its in the wrong place
My bmw while driving turns off, but give it 5-20 mins it will start again for sometimes couple of days runs without a problem. Now when it went off 2nd time i called in RAC, when they attended the vehicle started as beautifully as it has ever done, plugged the computer and no errors or faults. Advised to drive normally as their are no problems. 3 days after again same problem, again rang them the guy came out and car worked perfectly. This time though the car recorded a unknown error code 2A6C after a bit of digging he told me it was to do with valvetronic.
Got the car to the garage and the mechanic couldn't find any problems but when he left the car running, the problem appeared after 2hr long wait. He changed the Valvetronic motor at a cost of 400 quid including parts and labout. But this problem persists.
The warning it shows when goes off shouldn't cut the engine off so it seems to be an electrical problem but no one can find whats causing this problem as all major electrical units are working fine.
The car was serviced 4 days before these problems started so RAC advised me to just try and change the engine oil as it might have been low grade affecting the performance. I got the oil fully drained and put in the BMW recommended one which again cost me quite a few quid.
Sadly, cars at the garage so can't take a picture of the warning light it shows whn goes off but i have found it on google and will add a picture
I can't risk driving it as it cuts electric power while driving which locks the steering
Just to add in the end, fuel pump has been checked and cleared, the dsc unit including all the sensors ABS etc as that wouldn't make the engine seize, solenoids checked and cleared, immobiliser checked and cleared. So you see my dilemma and the amount of labour costs
So guys any help is appreciated
Thanks and apologize if its in the wrong place