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bertiecbx550

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BMW service lights
« on: 26 April 2009, 12:49:35 »
My service lights have been on for absolute ages so today i searched the e34 forum and found out how to reset them and i`ve just done it and feel proud that i`ve been able to do it and now i`m gonna get some fresh coolant and do a coolant change and get hold of anew pollen filter and change that as well..... :)
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Re: BMW service lights
« Reply #1 on: 26 April 2009, 12:50:44 »
well done mate
those bmw service lights used to be a pain
what was the way you did it
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Re: BMW service lights
« Reply #2 on: 26 April 2009, 12:54:36 »
I got a piece of copper wire and stripped it back a cm either way and put it into the diagnostic ports 7 + 19 turned ign to position 2 and left it for approx 30 secs and you can hear the ecu clicking as it resets itself and then you turn the ign off and remove the wire and turn the ign back on and the lights are reset....
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Re: BMW service lights
« Reply #3 on: 26 April 2009, 12:57:45 »
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I got a piece of copper wire and stripped it back a cm either way and put it into the diagnostic ports 7 + 19 turned ign to position 2 and left it for approx 30 secs and you can hear the ecu clicking as it resets itself and then you turn the ign off and remove the wire and turn the ign back on and the lights are reset....

straight forward then
nice 1
ill have to remember that 1 :y
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Re: BMW service lights
« Reply #4 on: 26 April 2009, 13:02:07 »
Well i was gonna buy a service reset tool off ebay but i was not gonna pay £10 - £25 so i thought of the paperclip trick on the miggys and just searched via google and the beemer forums and found this little nugget out and why my blower aint working proper....blocked pollen filter...and how to change this as well so i`m off to halfrauds now to see if they stock it and do that as well while the weathers nice...
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Re: BMW service lights
« Reply #5 on: 26 April 2009, 13:03:44 »
go for it mate
weather is good s get the bits done while you can :y
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Re: BMW service lights
« Reply #6 on: 26 April 2009, 13:22:27 »
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I got a piece of copper wire and stripped it back a cm either way and put it into the diagnostic ports 7 + 19 turned ign to position 2 and left it for approx 30 secs and you can hear the ecu clicking as it resets itself and then you turn the ign off and remove the wire and turn the ign back on and the lights are reset....

Quickie, do you know if this reset would work on the 3 Series E36?.

Or post the link.  :y
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Re: BMW service lights
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Re: BMW service lights
« Reply #9 on: 26 April 2009, 15:49:10 »
yep got my lights all reset now cheers zirk... :y
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Re: BMW service lights
« Reply #10 on: 26 April 2009, 17:38:44 »
Mine comes up with how long until an inspection is due, says 18237 miles @ the mo which means it had a recent service which it did, good stuff. Them old one's right pain in the chuff, well done on doing it though mate.
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Re: BMW service lights
« Reply #11 on: 26 April 2009, 17:41:54 »
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Mine comes up with how long until an inspection is due, says 18237 miles @ the mo which means it had a recent service which it did, good stuff. Them old one's right pain in the chuff, well done on doing it though mate.
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I see BMW are every bit a stupid as GM then.  But then, seeing as Mrs TB worked for them for years, I already knew that ;)
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Re: BMW service lights
« Reply #12 on: 26 April 2009, 18:02:22 »
Not as stupid as Halfrauds...I went in and asked for a pollen filter for a Bmw 5 series e34 and they dont know what 1 is!!!! so its off to Gsf or Ecp tommorrow...I was to scared to ask for coolant...They would of probably tried to sell me car wash instead....Is it too much to ask for staff who know what they doing in their job??? :o
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Re: BMW service lights
« Reply #13 on: 26 April 2009, 18:03:33 »
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Not as stupid as Halfrauds...I went in and asked for a pollen filter for a Bmw 5 series e34 and they dont know what 1 is!!!! so its off to Gsf or Ecp tommorrow...I was to scared to ask for coolant...They would of probably tried to sell me car wash instead....Is it too much to ask for staff who know what they doing in their job??? :o

they only gotta look in a book or put it in there computer :-/
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Re: BMW service lights
« Reply #14 on: 26 April 2009, 18:04:46 »
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Not as stupid as Halfrauds...I went in and asked for a pollen filter for a Bmw 5 series e34 and they dont know what 1 is!!!! so its off to Gsf or Ecp tommorrow...I was to scared to ask for coolant...They would of probably tried to sell me car wash instead....Is it too much to ask for staff who know what they doing in their job??? :o


lol, think they call them cabin filters!

sorry to say in Helfrauds, the only ones who seem passionate about their subject is the bike people.
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