Will driving in limp mode damage my engine?

e90ext · 03-09-2017, 04:29 AM

I recently experienced limp mode /safe mode for the first time. My BMW's engine power was cut by half, the check engine light illuminated and it wasn't changing gears. I drove home however the next morning the car started normally and drove normally but the check engine light was still on.

Can I drive it for sometime until I can manage to get it looked at? Will it not damage my engine?

BSM n54iS · 03-09-2017, 04:45 AM

Are you able to pull any codes for us? There's really no telling at this point what caused you to go into limp mode in the first place, so not sure what the problem may be.

e90ext · 03-09-2017, 04:55 AM

P0013 code is coming up.

doru · 03-09-2017, 09:31 AM

Camshaft position sensor code? Maybe also vanos solenoid related?

6ixSpd · 03-09-2017, 12:23 PM

Scan it. Fix it. Drive it.

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ATLIEN · 03-09-2017, 02:56 PM

I had the same issue a few weeks ago. It was a relatively easy fix if you are handy. Do yourself a favor and get the part from the dealership or other part store where you can compare the inside connector to the part coming off the car. I ordered one online and there was a notch inside the connector that keeps you from putting the part in upside down that was a bit offset and I had to send the part back and just went to the dealer.

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e90ext New Member 9 Rep 17 Posts Drives: 2008 320i Join Date: May 2016 Location: zimbabwe iTrader: (0)	Will driving in limp mode damage my engine? I recently experienced limp mode /safe mode for the first time. My BMW's engine power was cut by half, the check engine light illuminated and it wasn't changing gears. I drove home however the next morning the car started normally and drove normally but the check engine light was still on. Can I drive it for sometime until I can manage to get it looked at? Will it not damage my engine?
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e90ext New Member 9 Rep 17 Posts Drives: 2008 320i Join Date: May 2016 Location: zimbabwe iTrader: (0)	P0013 code is coming up.
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doru Lieutenant 126 Rep 482 Posts Drives: e92, f25, e46, e83 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	Camshaft position sensor code? Maybe also vanos solenoid related? __________________ Stable: e92is f25 N52 e83 N52 e46ci M54B25 (e53 N62 - sold, R.I.P. e39 M54B30)
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6ixSpd Save the manuals! 6016 Rep 6,747 Posts Drives: '16 M3, '23 718 Spyder Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 416 iTrader: (4)	Scan it. Fix it. Drive it. /thread. __________________ '16 M3 \| '23 718 Spyder Past: E92 M3, F87 M2, E39 M5, etc
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ATLIEN Captain 549 Rep 791 Posts Drives: 08 335i & 11 M3 ZCP Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Greenville, SC iTrader: (0)	I had the same issue a few weeks ago. It was a relatively easy fix if you are handy. Do yourself a favor and get the part from the dealership or other part store where you can compare the inside connector to the part coming off the car. I ordered one online and there was a notch inside the connector that keeps you from putting the part in upside down that was a bit offset and I had to send the part back and just went to the dealer. __________________ 2011 BMW M3 2008 BMW 335i- MHD STG 1+
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