I saw that the tps fixed it which is great! Just figured I'd answer for future searches. Also unbolt the idle control valve along with that. īall joints are easy, just pop the lower off and leave the lever arm in place until the new actuator is in place and snap it on.īottom bolt is a bit of a pain but if you use a thin wall 1/4 socket along with removing the torx that secures the wire loom, unplug the nearby connection from it and use that extra play to slightly lower it then the job isn't bad. I'm guessing at least one of the screws that secures it is inside the box, so I have to open the cover, all the plastic tabs will crack off. OBD Interface INPA K+CAN K+DCAN Car Diagnostic Tool Cable OBD USB Interface for BMW with FT232RL NCS Coding Winkfp Tool32 Programing PT-CAN, K-CAN - switchable CAN speed Note: A Windows PC laptop is required to use this cable. It's behind a wiring box that's behind other things and looks like it would have been a real pain to remove. How much of a PITA was it to get to the bottom bolt? I saw this, which claims to be for our part number, but I'm skeptical.Ī couple of questions about replacing it that prevented me from trying to take it off to remove the stuck screw on the TPS:ĭo the ball joints on the arm to the throttle rail just snap on/off? Response on acceleration and deceleration is very slow and deliberate, but the zaniness of the original issue goes almost entirely away, and it gets me where I'm going.ĭid you take the cover off to see if it had bad gears? the best online store offer Throttle Position Sensor-(TPS) Standard TH47.
Same yellow BRAKE, EML, and DSC lights as limp mode, but you still have full throttle available. BMW DIS V57 SSS V32 TIS GT1 INPA EDIABAS DEALER DIAGNOSTIC CABLE WITH. I'll call it "Granny mode", unless it already has a name. Codes were cleared before I set off.ĢD07 Throttle flap 1 (is there a throttle flap 2-n?)ĢCF6 Throttle valve potentiometer 1, plausibility with regard to air massĢCEC Throttle positioner, stuck for an intermediate timeĪnd I discovered a new mode in addition to limp mode.
Here's my code collection for the day, and this is just going to work and back. Did ctrl-alt-delete while coasting in the right lane.Įdit: While I'm on about it, here's some more info for the knowledge base: Went into limp on me this morning at 80 mph when I had to lift when somebody cut me off.įorced to do a dead stick landing across about 5 lanes while rapidly losing momentum. I'm wondering if my throttle actuator is miffin a toof, but I'm reluctant to spend $500+ to find out that wasn't the problem. 20% of the time at idle or small throttle it runs rough, spits and pops. I've been fighting a similar problem for the last few weeks.