Engine Failure

Okbye2 · 02-26-2009, 11:15 AM

Have any of you ever got an "engine failure" message on your car? My friend got one so he took it to the dealer. He has a 535.

Conclusion: They told him not to run the car on empty. Make sure to have atleast 40 miles to empty on it. Air was sucked in the fuel lines, bla bla bal....
That was the dealers explanation after the car was there for almost one month.
Sound like BS?

thought i should share. They claim that when the prices of gas were higher they would get alot of these at the dealer since people were driving till the last drop of fuel.....

dxb335d · 02-26-2009, 11:17 AM

Petrol or diesel?

Okbye2 · 02-26-2009, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by dxb335d

Petrol or diesel?

Gas

JeffL · 02-26-2009, 11:28 AM

I run my car down to single digits almost every tank. Sounds like BS to me.

jpsimon · 02-26-2009, 11:30 AM

I've run it ON zero for about 5-10 miles before. and single to low double digits many times with no issues

OpenFlash · 02-26-2009, 11:33 AM

I've literally run my car out of gas (stall) a few times and no issue. Other than having to coast over to the side of the road and pull out jugs of race gas from the trunk.

Shiv

Nikolas · 02-26-2009, 11:37 AM

I've got 10 miles to go on my current tank and it is running fine.

krote345 · 02-26-2009, 11:54 AM

Does it say that in the manual anywhere? If not (I'm sure it does not) it's BS.

bubbletea 4 me · 02-26-2009, 12:32 PM

complete bs .. plus they had to take a month to figure that out? lol.. i think the problem is they took a month and COULDN'T figure out whats wrong so just made up some random excuse

sd390r · 02-26-2009, 01:00 PM

yeah its like "this is what might have happened" lol

I ran out of gas completely and it stays on 0miles til empty for like another 15-20 minutes

techforge · 02-26-2009, 02:36 PM

Silly. In a diesel it can be hard to restart the engine because the air will create a lot of froth and foam like the head of a beer, but it won't break the engine. With gas it should prime pretty quick - certainly not going to kill the engine.

e92phreak · 02-26-2009, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Okbye2

Have any of you ever got an "engine failure" message on your car? My friend got one so he took it to the dealer. He has a 535.

Conclusion: They told him not to run the car on empty. Make sure to have atleast 40 miles to empty on it. Air was sucked in the fuel lines, bla bla bal....
That was the dealers explanation after the car was there for almost one month.
Sound like BS?

thought i should share. They claim that when the prices of gas were higher they would get alot of these at the dealer since people were driving till the last drop of fuel.....

When I received the "engine failure" message, it was my HPFP.

TMR · 02-26-2009, 02:51 PM

Ive seen it say -- for miles till empty. Still drove a few miles to the gas station without a problem.

Ilma · 02-26-2009, 04:02 PM

This statement is on page 58 of my 135 owners manual

Refuel as soon as possible once your cruising range falls below 30 miles otherwise engine functions are not ensured and damage can occur.

I'm not saying it's true.....just saying.

techforge · 02-26-2009, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ilma

This statement is on page 58 of my 135 owners manual

Refuel as soon as possible once your cruising range falls below 30 miles otherwise engine functions are not ensured and damage can occur.

I'm not saying it's true.....just saying.

Sounds like a fancy way of saying the engine might not run without gas

branabolic · 02-26-2009, 04:09 PM

my owners manual also tells me to ONLY HAVE YOUR TIRES CHANGED AT AN AUTHORIZED BMW DEALERSHIP. my car is still running strong and i put my wheels and tires on myself!

dlbrooks18 · 02-26-2009, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by branabolic

my owners manual also tells me to ONLY HAVE YOUR TIRES CHANGED AT AN AUTHORIZED BMW DEALERSHIP. my car is still running strong and i put my wheels and tires on myself!

LOL.. great point

Quisp · 03-01-2009, 09:48 PM

I think that it took them a month to come up with a story like that.

2xT · 03-01-2009, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Quisp

I think that it took them a month to come up with a story like that.

Sounds about right.

vase330 · 03-01-2009, 11:29 PM

In all fairness, we all know that we have seen a lot of posts about people getting this message and cars not running right with anything below a 1/4 tank, and it mostly turned out to be cars that had failing HPFPs. Is that exactly what they said after a month? Where does he live and what dealership is that? Not saying they lied; I just like to know who they are because if they are near where I am, I like to avoid going there at all costs.

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bubbletea 4 me Lieutenant Colonel 63 Rep 1,914 Posts Drives: Finally here Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Earth iTrader: (5)	complete bs .. plus they had to take a month to figure that out? lol.. i think the problem is they took a month and COULDN'T figure out whats wrong so just made up some random excuse
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techforge Lieutenant 26 Rep 577 Posts Drives: 335xi coupe Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Denver iTrader: (2)	Silly. In a diesel it can be hard to restart the engine because the air will create a lot of froth and foam like the head of a beer, but it won't break the engine. With gas it should prime pretty quick - certainly not going to kill the engine.
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Ilma Colonel 184 Rep 2,841 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mississauga iTrader: (0)	This statement is on page 58 of my 135 owners manual Refuel as soon as possible once your cruising range falls below 30 miles otherwise engine functions are not ensured and damage can occur. I'm not saying it's true.....just saying.
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