z4 help

california123

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Guys does anyone know a z owner with the skill in the n,Ireland area who could look at my z4, and fix the issues im having?Many lights on related to traction,think it needs new sensor?The engine light is on although car is driving normally,thankyou!
 
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Jason Goldschmidt

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Hello Jason thankyou for reply,No i dont have a way, and im not tech savvy at all.I had a guy looking after the 6 cylinder z3, but hes seems to be out of touch now.
To be honest with you, if you have no way of reading codes or carrying out other basic diagnostics, we might struggle to identify the cause.
There are a number of common parts that can cause this issue but diagnostics is required to know which one is the culprit.

If one of your lights is the tyre pressure light, you could just be looking at getting one of the wheel speed sensors replaced.

If you have codes relating to the pressure sensors on the brake system, they could be the cause.

The DSC module itself can also fail. This would require sending it off for a refurb.

I had the same issue weeks back; 3 lights but the car would go into limp mode. This turned out to be a communication issue between the DME and throttle body.

If you don't intend to carry out the work or perform the diagnostics yourself I would probably suggest that you should be looking for a skilled independent mechanic to troubleshoot this one.
 

california123

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One of the lights is the tyre one ,one is the handbrake light,and two others.The tyres are fine. the handbrake is fine, and the car drives fine ,no limp mode even though the engine light is on .I was hoping there would be a z enthusiast in my area might look at it. Im reluctant to put it in a garage as frankly i dont trust them.Im happy to pay for anything it needs, and the persons time no problem,as long as its an honest assesment of what is wrong.I would imagine this is a problem all car owners face!ps thankyou for your advice!
 
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Jason Goldschmidt

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One of the lights is the tyre one ,one is the handbrake light,and two others.The tyres are fine. the handbrake is fine, and the car drives fine ,no limp mode even though the engine light is on .I was hoping there would be a z enthusiast in my area might look at it. Im reluctant to put it in a garage as frankly i dont trust them.Im happy to pay for anything it needs, and the persons time no problem,as long as its an honest assesment of what is wrong.I would imagine this is a problem all car owners face!ps thankyou for your advice!
I completely agree with not trusting many of the garages out there.
Hopefully someone local to you is able to diagnose the issue 👍🙂
 
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