Hi folks - hope you're all keeping safe and well!
Been suffering with some electrical gremlins over last couple of months. Originally it seemed to be quite sporadic and the symptoms were under normal engine load, the ignition would momentarily cut out as if stalling for a split second, but come straight back to life. Last winter, I had some mice nesting in the crevices of the intake manifold, so am worried there could be some nibbled wiring at play!
After the car had been away for a number of weeks being seen to for a separate issue (though I did reference this intermittent problem) I was driving the car home (25 miles) and noticed that this problem was happening more frequently, but also when I was using indicators or flashing headlights to let people in/out (call me knight of the road...) not on every use, but this is when the problem was becoming apparent.
I sat with the car running on the drive and the main headlight and hazard light functions seem to be unaffected, so by layman's diagnosis I seem to have narrowed down to the wiring/switching behind the left-hand steering column stalk.
Has anybody experienced anything similar?
Anybody know how to check this wiring or how to get to the steering column?
Thanks a lot in advance!
Tom
Electrical gremlins - indicator/headlight flash
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Electrical gremlins - indicator/headlight flash
Tom
2001 BMW Z3 2.2 Hellrot Red
2018 BMW 420d M Sport Gran Coupé [F36] Black Sapphire Metallic
2001 BMW Z3 2.2 Hellrot Red
2018 BMW 420d M Sport Gran Coupé [F36] Black Sapphire Metallic
Re: Electrical gremlins - indicator/headlight flash
I had cutting out issues as described on my Z4, it was a loose negative battery connection.
Gazza
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
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Re: Electrical gremlins - indicator/headlight flash
Problem solved!! (I think...) your reply prompted me to check mine and both + & - were slack!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Tom
Tom
2001 BMW Z3 2.2 Hellrot Red
2018 BMW 420d M Sport Gran Coupé [F36] Black Sapphire Metallic
2001 BMW Z3 2.2 Hellrot Red
2018 BMW 420d M Sport Gran Coupé [F36] Black Sapphire Metallic