 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 434,840 Views | | | |  |  |  |  08-30-2010, 05:45 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 170 |  Immobilized?
Hey guys my car is what after searching seams to be immobilized.
Is this something i can fix myself? It's at the shop but they havent done anything with it yet. Should i leave it and let them fix it or is it something I can do myself? I know little about cars. |  |  | | 08-30-2010, 07:14 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: maritimes Posts: 1,433 |
its possible but need more details... rarely hear of cars tripping out on their EWS for no reason. __________________ 11/97 Base  328Ti
| | | | | 09-15-2010, 02:10 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 |
If you know little about cars you don't have the software or interface to align the EWS if that is the issue. If it is something else like the starter and you have little knowledge about cars it might be best to let them fix it but be prepared to pay some money.
I will be glad to help you with advice if you pull the car out of the shop and want to fix it on your own.
John Smith | | | | | 09-15-2010, 02:49 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TAMARAC, Florida Posts: 191 |
i went through a similar situation, i had my car sit a my warehouse for 2 months when i tried starting it after 2 months we found the immobilizer was shot, cost me $400 to replace it. Hope that not the case with ur but u never know. __________________  96ti M52 swap soon to come. Kahtech smart lane changer, H&R springs, Belstein shocks, ACS shift knob, e-brake and pedal set, chrome cluster rings, 6000k CCF angel eye, RT-50A rain sensing wipers w/ auto headlight control http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2928485 | | | | | 09-15-2010, 04:40 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 170 |
It ended up just being a fuse so it was temporarily a 85 dollar fix. Drove it home, it sat for a week, went to drive it and it didn't start. completely shot, no lights or anything. At this point with school, no time on my hands and little money it's becoming more to maintain then it's worth. | | | | | 09-15-2010, 11:04 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oxford, Ohio Posts: 868 |
OUCH... $85 and it was a fuse?
Was it fuse 46?
I had a problem like this before... first thing I did was look at the fuses. That one was blown and it prevented me from starting.
There are lots of reasons a car won't start, though. That's just one of them. Another common problem is the battery being down. BMW lights and radios work well on low volts, but not the starter. | | | | | 09-16-2010, 01:30 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 170 |
Yeah I'm not saying it's something serious but at this point it's just been one thing after another and I can't keep forking money into this especially with it at about 155k.
Looking into getting a 99ish M3 next summer or an is300.
It's been a fun great car but i may be throwing it up for sale some time soon. | | | | |
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