'06 4.4 shaking on startup
 

Hey All,

My '06 4.4 is shaking on startup. So far it's happened twice when it's cold out and the second time the "Check Engine" light came on. After reving the engine a bit the shaking goes away and the X runs smoth (check engine light stays on). I ended up dropping it off at the shop anyways for them to take a look at it.

Any ideas what I should expect from the shop?

Check the CCV hoses. The usually get soft and could have cracks.

I had same problem. It was intermediate levers.

Lots of different reasons why this could be.

where are the ccv hoses located? sorry im a convert from mopar to bmw, so its a bit diff :)

under the middle cover to the back of the motor

excuse my ignorance...whats a ccv hose do?

crank case ventilation hose.

10-4..just reading a great post about cleaning ccv. Why do these things get clogged?

biggest problem is they get soft and fall apart. The also have oil that goes through them and if there is moisture in the oil from short trips in the winter they can freeze.

Mine has exact same problem. Have appointment scheduled next week. Please let us know what they found.

Thanks for all the replies guys. I should get my X back from the shop today and I'll post here what they found.

@ Mywidebody02, I think you're right regarding the CCV. I called the shop yesterday and they told me the error readings where pointing towards a starter celenoid (sp?) but that they where still checking it out.
By the way, your X is sick! I love the black on red.

Thanks. I love those rims on your x

Any ideas? Yeah, I have one. When you start the x in freezing cold temperature, don't step on the gas. If the oil separator is frozen shut you will risk blowing your gaskets.

That sounds like good advice

sounds like possibly intermediate lever issues. hope it's just a ccv hose.

Well, I called the shop and it sounds like it's the intermediate levers. The shop was still doing a tally on the total breakdown and was checking to see if they have the parts to repair it.

What kind of damage am I looking at if it is indeed the intermediate levers?

*Update*

The shop called back with bad news. Apparently it's about 3K to fix the intermediate levers. They did mention that it does not hurt the X and that it is cold weather driven.

Here's a good read I found in case anyone else is having this issue.
http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...ssue-06-a.html

I'm not sure how good it is to drive the X with this issue. Sounds like it hits a lot of X's.

Damn, $3K. :dunno:

you have nothing to lose by going to the dealer and trying to get BMW to cover this repair. it is a factory defect and you have done nothing wrong to the car to make it worse.
http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...ssue-06-a.html

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