simon1966 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Hi Guys, I have owned my E46 325ti Se for the past six years. Approximately 12 months ago after setting off on a journey, I noticed my Bmw would not pick up speed past approximately 30mph. I pulled over to try to determine what the problem was and on doing so I noticed on my dash display there was a yellow gear/cog with an exclamation mark lit up. I turned off my engine and waited a matter of seconds then restarted my engine, which eliminated the light and drove as normal. Recently this problem is happening more often. Noticeably when its cold. The only way I can get rid of it to drive is to let the car run for a minute or so and restart the engine. Has anyone got any ideas as to what this could be? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B9SLJ Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Hi, it could be the transmission failsafe mode kicking in, whilst the gearbox oil is cold, try having the gearbox oil and filters changed first, approx£80, but could mean your torque converter is on its way out. I had a similar problem in my x5, not a cheap fix cost me £1000 to have fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Would a scan not be a better first port of call, see if there's any one particular fault being reported? If you're near me, I'm happy to scan it for you. There's a full list of users with it somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kib Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 get codes read as said, I think you will find it will cost a lot more than £80 for a oil change and filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B9SLJ Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Yeh a diagnostic would definitely be the cheapest option to try first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
