FAO BMW Technician - help please

[pattyg]

My DSC/Traction warning light is on with exclamation mark.

Any ideas what the problem could be. Best/worsed case scenarios.

Thanks

[noumenon]

At a guess
- best case, broken wire on abs sensor
- worst case, one of the computers

Take it to someone who can diagnose it before you get all excited.

[skeeterm5]

does it mean you have switched it off?

S

[pattyg]

skeeterm5 said:

does it mean you have switched it off?

S

No, its the warning on the OBD. Big exclamation mark after it means there's some kind of problem.

Hopefully not serious.

[eliot]

you should put your location in your profile, because people like me have diagnostics.

[pattyg]

Looking on the baby bmw site this is a very common and potentially expensive problem. £1.2 k for a new ECU ... ouch unless you can get BMW to pay for it as a goodwill gesture.

Getting it diagnosed tomorrow through my local garage first.

[< FORZA WEST]

pattyg said:

Looking on the baby bmw site this is a very common and potentially expensive problem. £1.2 k for a new ECU ... ouch unless you can get BMW to pay for it as a goodwill gesture.

Getting it diagnosed tomorrow through my local garage first.

Normally one of the speed sensors but there is an outside chance of a control unit...but thats rare and way less than £1.2 k close to £500, nothing on the system should cost that unless replacing the control unit with DSC hydro unit...never heard of that needed to be done

[turbo-ww]

eliot said:

you should put your location in your profile, because people like me have diagnostics.

Wot he ses.

[pattyg]

Been quoted £1,400 to fix it.

Plus charged £80 for the diagnostic only.

Depending on the response from BMW my fight may start here.

[Slurms]

pattyg said:

Been quoted £1,400 to fix it.

Plus charged £80 for the diagnostic only.

Depending on the response from BMW my fight may start here.

What have they said is wrong with it for the repair to be £1,400?

[pattyg]

ECU totally fooked

[andye30m3]

Is it worth seeing what sort of cost a 2nd hand ECU is?

must be worth a look rather than paying £1400 for a new one.

[< FORZA WEST]

if youve got the last 7 of ur chassis i can check on that price for u.

The ECU is a separate and can be replaced on its own.

[pattyg]

Full price is over £1.7k including fitting according to dealer.

BMW covering costs as a goodwill gesture. My cost is less than 200 so not bad.