Engine FailSafe Program
 

Hey Guys.......yesterday i was driving on the highway when the "engine failsafe program" came on.........i pulled over to the side of the road and waited a few minutes and then turned the engine back on.....everything was fine.....i did notice that the x was running a little slugish before the engine failsafe came on........im taking it to my mechanic tomorow o check it out.....anyone have any idea???

i have a 2003 3.0i x5

I had this happen at start up. Turned it off and then started up and everything was good.
I changed the fuel filter and clean the injectors for good measure and made sure I was running 93 octane. So far so good.

the fact that there was no "check engine light" would that mean that there were no fault codes registered?

I believe that a "soft code" is in the computer. If you get it scanned it may reveil the issue. Mine never showed the CEL or SEL either.

thanks bro....

Scan the ECU for codes and see what it says. I take it you got no other lights besides EML?

Is it idling badly or just running rough underload, when it runs?

I have gotten EML for several reasons, and they are common for pre 2004 E53. Usually you will get a P series code from the OBDII though. Check it out.

EML clears when you turn off the car, but the code that triggers it will not have cleared. If the CPU detects the same conditions at start up again, it may throw the EML again. This can happen intermittantly until you rememdy the underlying problem.

being humble and realizing im new at these terms,,,,what does eml stand for?

anyone???

Looks like we're SOL and finding out what EML is?