Service engine+ shaking? Help!

besfort · 01-09-2012, 12:54 PM

So I am having an issue with my 330i, the best way to describe it would be that the car shakes violently and service engine comes on when WOT is applied at certain RPMS in certain gears after this happens it feels like the car is not running full power and misfiring pretty badly. The shaking and light do no go away unless I turn the car off and then back on again and everything seems to way it should. Anyone with the same problem out there? did a search and came up pretty empty. help is welcomed and needed

mike3000fl · 01-09-2012, 03:50 PM

pull the code. its the only way to be sure.

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nichojo · 01-09-2012, 04:01 PM

Misfiring, plugs? Happened with my 335 except any time you gave it throttle it felt like all the tires went flat. whob whob whob whob whob whob

ENINTY · 01-09-2012, 05:26 PM

Sounds like you need to clean and swap (places of) the VANOS solenoids. Check the DIY section for the procedure.

wahooooman · 01-09-2012, 07:18 PM

same thing happened to me, brought it to a buddy of mine at BMW and he said it was due to my tune (JB) and that if the engine revs too high it will slightly shut down to prevent damage. i had my car in ds, this doesn't really make much sense to me but he couldn't do anything for me. it has not done it again. hope you can do better than i did at figuring it out.

01-09-2012, 12:54 PM	#1
besfort Private First Class 7 Rep 167 Posts Drives: E90 330XI Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Service engine+ shaking? Help! So I am having an issue with my 330i, the best way to describe it would be that the car shakes violently and service engine comes on when WOT is applied at certain RPMS in certain gears after this happens it feels like the car is not running full power and misfiring pretty badly. The shaking and light do no go away unless I turn the car off and then back on again and everything seems to way it should. Anyone with the same problem out there? did a search and came up pretty empty. help is welcomed and needed
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01-09-2012, 03:50 PM	#2
mike3000fl Banned 138 Rep 2,731 Posts Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tampa iTrader: (0)	pull the code. its the only way to be sure. autozone=free
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01-09-2012, 04:01 PM	#3
nichojo Lieutenant 14 Rep 417 Posts Drives: 2011 328i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (1)	Misfiring, plugs? Happened with my 335 except any time you gave it throttle it felt like all the tires went flat. whob whob whob whob whob whob
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01-09-2012, 05:26 PM	#4
ENINTY Banned 173 Rep 3,415 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Sport Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Sounds like you need to clean and swap (places of) the VANOS solenoids. Check the DIY section for the procedure.
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01-09-2012, 07:18 PM	#5
wahooooman Lieutenant 66 Rep 507 Posts Drives: 2010 Atlantis M3 Join Date: May 2011 Location: NORTH SHORE Ma iTrader: (4)	same thing happened to me, brought it to a buddy of mine at BMW and he said it was due to my tune (JB) and that if the engine revs too high it will slightly shut down to prevent damage. i had my car in ds, this doesn't really make much sense to me but he couldn't do anything for me. it has not done it again. hope you can do better than i did at figuring it out.
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