Subject: Defnitely bad ground or lose connection. Dealer diagnostic is going to be very Author: bmw635 : member since October, 2005 : 18114 posts Posted on: 2006-12-05 13:37:28

expensive because there's no code- dealer tech will just go over all the connections to find problem. Lose wires usually have these electrical type of problem on BMW. If there's a schematic, you can trace the wires a& narrow down the area to check which would be easier.

Have the shop check over all of the wires they touched- could be wires got cooked on exhaust? Lose contacts inside a connector? Lose battery connection? Lose alternator wire connector?

Peter- OC, S.CA

3/98 740IL, 87k mile, ACS exhausts, bodykit, mirrors, steering wheel, Dinan engine & trans SW, clear lights,PowerFlex bushing, Alpine 10" sub & amp.
5/86 Euro 635Csi, 230k mile, custom 3.7L engine , Bisltein Sport & Eibach, 3 pcs Epsilon superlite, SS MAF.

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