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Motoronic is self-healing, to a point (archive)
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Posted by Max Fretter (NZ 87 735i) on October 08, 2001 at 02:48:51:

In Reply to: Does BMW get its software from Micro$oft posted by Larry on October 07, 2001 at 17:43:10:

Larry - don't complain too much. The Bosch DME is fault tolerant to a point, and will at least allow you to continue with some errors, where it can assume or derive a missing sensor input from another source. You have probably just encountered this; I'd personally be checking my error codes - probably a failed temp or oxygen sensor caused your failures, and after 5 restarts the system has either cleared the error or failed-back onto a "safe" pre-programmed value. At least you got home.

Max



I've noticed that a lot of problems can be solved by just shutting the car off for 5 minutes or so. Yesterday taking my daughter to work at the second stoplight that i had to stop for the engine died. From then on it would die every time I came to a stop. my brain goes in to automatic trouble shooting mode on the way home as I apply slight pressure on the throttle at all time to keep it from stalling. Idecide to stop at a gas station to get some cigars and some lotto tickets (figure I might need to win it to repair this beast). I come back out and start it up and it runs just fine. Reminds me of my windows OS on my computer if it don't work right shut it off for 5 minutes turn it back on and your in business.

Larry
1994 740il




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