Crazy car after wash

philbmw · 07-07-2016, 07:15 AM

Hello guys,

I need your help, today after a quick wash of my car, lot of error messages appears on the instrumentation.

it seems to be a moisture problem but where and why??

the car is now 2 year old,16000 km on the clock , and it has just been revised a week ago.

Thank you for your help

abirmaher · 07-07-2016, 09:28 AM

Must be some water got into your ECU or it may be something in the connection to the instrument cluster. Take it to a dealership ASAP and drive very carefully.

Anthony235 · 07-07-2016, 09:58 AM

JB4?

XutvJet · 07-07-2016, 10:06 AM

Did you spray off the engine bay with water or was it strictly an exterior wash of the car?

DanG · 07-07-2016, 06:26 PM

Why is this posted in the 2 series forum?

EuroDude · 07-07-2016, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DanG

Why is this posted in the 2 series forum?

Hmmmmm. The plot thickens

Taunto · 07-07-2016, 10:32 PM

If you are capable of doing it - I would Disconnect the Negative terminal off of the battery and leave it off for 1.5 hours if u are able to - Even leave it off over night.
Re-connect and see if your faults and messages go away.
You may get a steering fault - just re calibrate it by turning the wheel all the way right - then all the way to left - then back to center.
If this does not fix your issue - then I would visit ur closest dealer and explain to them the situation.

pz619 · 07-08-2016, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DanG

Why is this posted in the 2 series forum?

Call me crazy, but that looks like a 2 series (maybe 1) gauge cluster.

DanG · 07-08-2016, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by pz619

Call me crazy, but that looks like a 2 series (maybe 1) gauge cluster.

Hard to tell. He says he has a 330d.

DanielGr · 07-08-2016, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanG

Hard to tell. He says he has a 330d.

Hard to tell? Pretty sure a 330d doesn't have a 7000pm redline...

pz619 · 07-08-2016, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanG

Hard to tell. He says he has a 330d.

Yeah I caught that too, but also noticed the distinct ommission of a oil temperature gauge.

OP - no idea. But it was a fun video to watch. Let us know how it turns out.

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Taunto Car Enthusiast 282 Rep 501 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M235 X-drive Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Regina iTrader: (0)	If you are capable of doing it - I would Disconnect the Negative terminal off of the battery and leave it off for 1.5 hours if u are able to - Even leave it off over night. Re-connect and see if your faults and messages go away. You may get a steering fault - just re calibrate it by turning the wheel all the way right - then all the way to left - then back to center. If this does not fix your issue - then I would visit ur closest dealer and explain to them the situation.
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