[jrsx86]

Originally Posted by snowghost

If I were a betting man....

Hahaha, its just a matter of when... sadly. I wonder if euro spec M sports have this issue or are only US specs screwed due to the different cooling?

[BavarianFanatic]

Originally Posted by ocso1606

thats strange. i thought once in limp mode, it stayed in limp mode until the dealer cleared it.

Not in this case (or typically) if the issue that triggered it is resolved during the next cycle at restart.

[Axman85]

Happened to me the other day. Almost had a Honda S2000 up my ass going through toll booth when I was unable to accelerate.

335xi, 6spd, M-Sport, 6k miles. Hasn't happened since and have not mentioned it to the dealer. Waiting for it to happen again so I can take a pic of my instruments.

[snowghost]

Originally Posted by Axman85

Happened to me the other day. Almost had a Honda S2000 up my ass going through toll booth when I was unable to accelerate.

335xi, 6spd, M-Sport, 6k miles. Hasn't happened since and have not mentioned it to the dealer. Waiting for it to happen again so I can take a pic of my instruments.

Is it only 335i M-Sports, or 328i M-Sports as well?

[shivaswrath]

It seems like a higher percentage of people own M sports and 6MT, but the few that have an M sport + 8AT have also recorded this issue...odd that only M sports are getting it.

What kind of coding is so different between the lines I wonder?

[DarkTrigger]

I'm thinking I won't have the limp mode coming back. I just finished 100 miles in the HPDE today. 95 degF ambient temp. Went 130mph around the roval =) AND NO LIMP MODE, Yippie!!!

[Dinh335]

Originally Posted by DarkTrigger

I'm thinking I won't have the limp mode coming back. I just finished 100 miles in the HPDE today. 95 degF ambient temp. Went 130mph around the roval =) AND NO LIMP MODE, Yippie!!!

Nice good for you! I'm personally pretty annoyed at this whole thing. It's sad that we have to deal with it and I think most of us are accepting it just cause we read the boards and at least know it's common, ... But in reality it's a huge pain.

[DarkTrigger]

Originally Posted by Dinh335

Nice good for you! I'm personally pretty annoyed at this whole thing. It's sad that we have to deal with it and I think most of us are accepting it just cause we read the boards and at least know it's common, ... But in reality it's a huge pain.

They really gotta come up with a fix. Problem is that it looks like it's only related to M sport 335i, which is a pretty small group of cars. Maybe we should all lemon law it lol.

[snowghost]

Originally Posted by DarkTrigger

They really gotta come up with a fix. Problem is that it looks like it's only related to M sport 335i, which is a pretty small group of cars. Maybe we should all lemon law it lol.

Very small group of cars. Even a smaller group considering manual transmission.

[jddssc121]

Originally Posted by snowghost

Cool. Do you also notice the oil temp seems to run more toward the 250 mark where it's supposed to?

mine seems to run a tad hotter now that I have the PPK installed

[300hp]

Originally Posted by jddssc121

mine seems to run a tad hotter now that I have the PPK installed

+1

Oil temp with PPK gets to 250 faster and stays there, it drops once I drive less aggressively.

I did not have problems with oil temps prior to PPK though

[shivaswrath]

Originally Posted by 300hp

+1

Oil temp with PPK gets to 250 faster and stays there, it drops once I drive less aggressively.

I did not have problems with oil temps prior to PPK though

Yeah it's the extra boost...it's nice. I like...

But borat accents aside, I'm going to upgrade the oil cooler once Dinan makes it available...I know BMW made the PPK for aggressive drivers but on a track full boost Pre-PPK I was swing temps slightly past 250...

[300hp]

Originally Posted by shivaswrath

Yeah it's the extra boost...it's nice. I like...

But borat accents aside, I'm going to upgrade the oil cooler once Dinan makes it available...I know BMW made the PPK for aggressive drivers but on a track full boost Pre-PPK I was swing temps slightly past 250...

I need to track mine this year, hopefully when I free up in the fall

[Dinh335]

happened again this morning. wasn't even driving remotely aggressive, and about 55 deg ambient temp.

taking it in tmrw or weds. Good thing is, I was prepared and got video of it.

Question to those who have had it, yes you get a new fan, but what prevents that new fan to just failing again?

[Bama335]

Mine did it the 1st time this am - temps in the 40's and no power in 2nd plus a roaring fan. I shut it off, and it's fine afterwards. 10/2102 build 6MT

I read through all 9 pages of this thread and it seems that some folks got it repaired with a new fan, others with a new t-stat, and some with software - should I ask for all three?

[TheObviousChild]

I had my third Limp Mode this morning at only 2700 miles.

To the people who have had a software update, the rest of us REALLY need to get a bulletin number. The dealers are bad about sharing this info so if we don't go armed with something concrete, we will likely get a run-around. I'm tired of wasting so much time at the service department.

[Dinh335]

Originally Posted by TheObviousChild

I had my third Limp Mode this morning at only 2700 miles.

To the people who have had a software update, the rest of us REALLY need to get a bulletin number. The dealers are bad about sharing this info so if we don't go armed with something concrete, we will likely get a run-around. I'm tired of wasting so much time at the service department.

have you been to the dealer 2x already? or just your third limp mode in general.

If I have to take my car in to the dealer 3x for this, I'm not going to be happy.

[snowghost]

Originally Posted by Dinh335

have you been to the dealer 2x already? or just your third limp mode in general.

If I have to take my car in to the dealer 3x for this, I'm not going to be happy.

How about 4 times. Mine is at the dealer now while I drive a POS Ford Focus.

[DarkTrigger]

Originally Posted by Bama335

Mine did it the 1st time this am - temps in the 40's and no power in 2nd plus a roaring fan. I shut it off, and it's fine afterwards. 10/2102 build 6MT

I read through all 9 pages of this thread and it seems that some folks got it repaired with a new fan, others with a new t-stat, and some with software - should I ask for all three?

LoL. It's up to the tech. A new aux fan worked for me though. I think most of the people here had the aux fan replaced cuz it was fried.

[snowghost]

Originally Posted by DarkTrigger

LoL. It's up to the tech. A new aux fan worked for me though. I think most of the people here had the aux fan replaced cuz it was fried.

New aux fan was the first thing they did for me. Back a month later.

[TheObviousChild]

I haven't had it in specifically for limp mode yet. After the first episode, I had it in for something else and told them to look into it. They found nothing...not sure how deep they dove.

I just scheduled a service appt for the 15th to look into this and address an annoyance where I start the car and the actuator on the tail pipe squeals. Had to wait until the 15th to guarantee a loaner because I don't want to get stuck with a rental.

I've got the Rocky Mountain chapter CCA driving school coming up on the 25th...hope I don't limp there! That could be straight up dangerous.

[Dinh335]

Originally Posted by DarkTrigger

LoL. It's up to the tech. A new aux fan worked for me though. I think most of the people here had the aux fan replaced cuz it was fried.

i guess my question is what prevents new aux fan from breaking if it's the same fan that broke originally.