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    BMW On Board Diagnostics

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    The document describes how to use the on-board diagnostics system on BMW 3 Series cars from the E30 and E36 generations to check fault codes without external tools. It explains that pressing the accelerator pedal in a specific pattern will cause the service indicator lights to flash codes indicating any engine problems. It then provides the full list of codes and what system issue each one represents, such as oxygen sensors, fuel injectors, ignition coils, and more. This allows the driver to diagnose common engine problems themselves.

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    The document describes how to use the on-board diagnostics system on BMW 3 Series cars from the E30 and E36 generations to check fault codes without external tools. It explains that pressing the accelerator pedal in a specific pattern will cause the service indicator lights to flash codes indicating any engine problems. It then provides the full list of codes and what system issue each one represents, such as oxygen sensors, fuel injectors, ignition coils, and more. This allows the driver to diagnose common engine problems themselves.

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    The document describes how to use the on-board diagnostics system on BMW 3 Series cars from the E30 and E36 generations to check fault codes without external tools. It explains that pressing the accelerator pedal in a specific pattern will cause the service indicator lights to flash codes indicating any engine problems. It then provides the full list of codes and what system issue each one represents, such as oxygen sensors, fuel injectors, ignition coils, and more. This allows the driver to diagnose common engine problems themselves.

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    BMW On Board Diagnostics

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    The document describes how to use the on-board diagnostics system on BMW 3 Series cars from the E30 and E36 generations to check fault codes without external tools. It explains that pressing the accelerator pedal in a specific pattern will cause the service indicator lights to flash codes indicating any engine problems. It then provides the full list of codes and what system issue each one represents, such as oxygen sensors, fuel injectors, ignition coils, and more. This allows the driver to diagnose common engine problems themselves.

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    BMW On Board Diagnostics

    Did you know that your BMW 3 Series has an internal diagnostic program built into the computer? Not many
    people know about this. On the BMW 3 Series, there is a way that you can diagnose common engine problems
    without having to purchase a code tool or take it to the dealer to have it scanned. This is one of those neat little
    features of the Service Indicator Computer; the series of lights directly under the tachometer and speedometer
    that remind you to change the oil and perform service. In this tech article, I will provide you with the procedure
    for checking the fault codes and what the codes mean. This guide will help you to diagnose any possible
    problems with your car.

    This article is written for both the BMW E30 and E36 3 Series cars (up to 95) and should work on both models
    where a Service Indicator Computer is used. I will go over the small differences between the early and late
    cars, as they differ slightly. Keep in mind that this procedure will not work on early cars with Motronic 1.1.

    Now on the E30 models, get in the car and put the key in the ignition and turn it to the second turn or “ON”
    position, but do not start the car. Now, press the accelerator pedal all the way to the floor, then let it release all
    the way back. Now repeat the depress/release cycle 4 more times fairly quickly, but not too fast. It may take
    some time to get this timing down correct. It should only take you a few seconds to do this. What this does is
    activate the wide-open throttle switch and the idle switch 5 times. This then sends a signal to the Motronic ECU
    to send fault codes to the Service Indicator Light.

    On the E36 models, the procedure works the same way, but the timing at which you press/release the gas
    pedal is faster than on the E30. Just keep at it, and you will eventually get the correct speed.

    Watch the “Check Engine” light. It should blink once, and then start blinking a series of four numbers. For
    instance, say this is a sequence you seeÂ… the light blinks once, then twice, then four times and lastly four
    times. If you read it correctly this means that the SI light is reading out the code 1244 (faulty camshaft sensor)
    The codes appear as a series of flashes for each digit. The flashes indicating one digit are about one second
    apart, the next digit will appear after a couple seconds interval. If there are no faults in the car, the computer
    will flash out the number 1444.

    Here is the list of codes and what they indicate.

    1211 DME Control Unit


    1215 Air Mass Sensor
    1216 Throttle Potentiometer
    1218 Output Stage, Group 1
    1219 Output Stage, Group 2
    1221 Oxygen Sensor 1
    1212 Oxygen Sensor 2
    1222 Lambda Control 1
    1213 Lambda Control 2
    1223 Coolant Temperature Sensor
    1224 Intake Air Temperature Sensor
    1225 Knock Sensor 1
    1226 Knock Sensor 2
    1227 Knock Sensor 3
    1228 Knock Sensor 4
    1231 Battery Voltage/DME Main Relay
    1232 Throttle Idle Switch
    1233 Throttle Wide Open Throttle Switch
    1234 Speedometer A Signal
    1237 A/C Compressor Cut Off
    1242 A/C Compressor
    1243 Crankshaft Pulse Sensor
    1244 Camshaft Sensor
    1245 Intervention AEGS
    1247 Ignition Secondary Monitor
    1251 Fuel Injector 1 (or group 1)
    1252 Fuel Injector 2 (or group 2)
    1253 Fuel Injector 3
    1254 Fuel Injector 4
    1255 Fuel Injector 5
    1256 Fuel Injector 6
    1257 Fuel Injector 7
    1258 Fuel Injector 8
    1261 Fuel Pump Relay Control
    1262 Idle Speed Actuator
    1263 Purge Valve
    1264 EGO Heater
    1265 Fault Lamp (check engine light)
    1266 VANOS
    1267 Air Pump Relay Control
    1271 Ignition Coil 1
    1272 Ignition Coil 2
    1273 Ignition Coil 3
    1274 Ignition Coil 4
    1275 Ignition Coil 5
    1276 Ignition Coil 6
    1277 Ignition Coil 7
    1278 Ignition Coil 8
    1281 Control Unit Memory Supply
    1282 Fault Code Memory
    1283 Fuel Injector Output Stage
    1286 Knock Control Test Pulse
    1444 No Fault Codes

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