I'm still getting used to driving such a nice machine (and busy making a manual gearbox second nature), and there are always little things that I'm noticing with the car.
For example, I noticed that my car's computer thinks that it's -40 degrees outside. Any clues on how to fix this? I wouldnt care if it was another car, but this is an M5.....it's gotta be 100% functional!
mine reads +120F lately....tore my front right wheel well and managed to rip out a large chunk of plastic from the front right side of the car, nothing visible really, but still needs to be fixed....the Temp gauge is now hanging by wires.... naturally, i keep a roll of duct tape in my trunk. problem solved! ...for now.
Last edited by McLovin; 22nd October 2007 at 08:59.
I looked and noticed that the whole thing is missing. Apparently, the guy who owned it before me ran over/into something and damaged the wheel well liner and the piece of plastic that covers the space between the wheel and the front of the bumper. There are 2 bare wires with nothing attached to them, so I'm guessing thats where the temperature sensor was.
Anyone have any ideas of where I can get the sensor? Thanks!
Anyone have any ideas of where I can get the sensor? Thanks!
It is really very cheap- $50 for the whole 'kit' at a dealer. Not sure ebay sells all the bits and bobs ... plus the dealer is easier to ensure you are getting what you need
You need the sensor, a connector shell and two pins (with wires pre-attached) to plug into the connector.
Splice the two wires onto the existing leads hanging down- solder, heat-shrink, each lead; then another heatshrink over both. Plug the two pins into the connector shell and you've repaired the wiring harness- then just mount the temp sensor into the new fender liner, connect the new connector to the back.
Thanks a lot, Ard! Seems like I'm gonna have to jack the car and get to work on that, see if I can identify the proper connections, heh.
While we're talking about soldering, I figured I might as well get this one out of the way, too, even though it's not related to the sensor. I still didnt think it'd require its own thread.
Anyways, I was looking at the shifter and handbrake assemblies and noticed that on the shifter, there are 2 loose wires (with bare tips). I read on the manual that the shifter is supposed to light up when the lights are on, but mine doesn't. I figured that the loose wires are the culprit but I don't know where to connect them to get the shifter to light up again. Any clues?
No kidding! What I love best is that there arent any snobs (or don't seem to be). I've been around the net for a while and boards like this are a breath of fresh air. Not to mention that everyone gives a ton of links to get stuff. Gotta love the internet!
PS not to be a ballbreaker but.....any ideas on how to fix the shifter?
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