Hello all, my name is Wesley and I am pretty new here. Just joined a couple of weeks ago. GREAT POSTS btw. You guys have helped me a lot.
That said, I have to whine a little. I had the starter go on me and I couldn't even attempt to change it myself because of medical problems I'm having and I really didn't want to crawl under the car wearing a heart monitor.
Sorry, off-topic a bit, but the car is a 2003 330Ci convertible. Now, just in case it means anything I'll mention this....I had replaced the windshield washer pump because it wasn't working any more but it didn't fix the problem. Oh well, a month later the starter goes on me. I gave it to Pep Boys to fix because they had a starter that was cheaper than the dealer as well as almost $1,000 less in labor.
Well, they replaced the starter (in a couple of hours btw) and the car starts up fine. However, the very next morning after driving it home, the Service Endine Soon light comes on.
I go back to Pep Boys to have them look at it, thinking it's possibly related to their work or the starter, and they look at it. Ok, hold on to your seats, they tell me that the code the SES light is showing, is a code they can't even read. It has to be a dealer thing. They can't do anything with it, the starter looks ok, and I have to go to the dealer. A little upset, considering now is the time my ELM 327 ODBII adapter decides to break, so I can't even check the code myself...or clear it for that matter, I go to Autozone to have them check the ODBII code. It's showing the P0030 code only.
Is it possible they knocked the O2 sensor around a little when putting in the starter? Maybe it's a relay? A relay that might also be related to the Windshield Washer pump? I realize I'm guessing here. Thoughts?
--Wesley
That said, I have to whine a little. I had the starter go on me and I couldn't even attempt to change it myself because of medical problems I'm having and I really didn't want to crawl under the car wearing a heart monitor.
Sorry, off-topic a bit, but the car is a 2003 330Ci convertible. Now, just in case it means anything I'll mention this....I had replaced the windshield washer pump because it wasn't working any more but it didn't fix the problem. Oh well, a month later the starter goes on me. I gave it to Pep Boys to fix because they had a starter that was cheaper than the dealer as well as almost $1,000 less in labor.
Well, they replaced the starter (in a couple of hours btw) and the car starts up fine. However, the very next morning after driving it home, the Service Endine Soon light comes on.
I go back to Pep Boys to have them look at it, thinking it's possibly related to their work or the starter, and they look at it. Ok, hold on to your seats, they tell me that the code the SES light is showing, is a code they can't even read. It has to be a dealer thing. They can't do anything with it, the starter looks ok, and I have to go to the dealer. A little upset, considering now is the time my ELM 327 ODBII adapter decides to break, so I can't even check the code myself...or clear it for that matter, I go to Autozone to have them check the ODBII code. It's showing the P0030 code only.
Is it possible they knocked the O2 sensor around a little when putting in the starter? Maybe it's a relay? A relay that might also be related to the Windshield Washer pump? I realize I'm guessing here. Thoughts?
--Wesley