engine light on - help
 

this morning I started the car.. I could feel the car felt a bit "juddery" on idel. I could feel on the pedal it was juddering. and the engine light was flashing on and off and now remains on...

it did this a couple of times in past but from switching car off and on again the light went out. however this time light is perm on.

any ideas what maybe causing this?

Get the codes and post those and you should get an answer. "Light on" could be anything in a very long list.

I have bmw scanner 1.40 so will pull the codes off tonight..

You can also help us help you better if you would "identify" WHICH 2005 E53 X5 you have.

You could have one of 4 engines BMW used that year...there may be something specific to the N62 V8 engines (4.4i/4.8is) versus the M57TU diesel engine (3.0d), versus the M54 I6 engine (3.0i) that we may be able to point you directly to (as well as pulling the OBD II codes)...but without any model info...we could suggest incorrect information.


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Off the top of my head and definitely just an assumption...it sounds like you may be describing the N62's intermediate lever issue....but this of course only applies if you have one of the N62 engines.

mine is the 4.4 petrol engine and its a 2005 year

ok guys ive ran the bmw scanner 1.40 what section am i looking at for engine codes? i have the log but its not obvious what section im looking in?

this is what i had from the log..

# ERRORS DETAILS - DTC(hex)/PARAM(hex)
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IKE -> BD/90 - Electronic braking-force distribution
LCM -> Shadow-memory:
5B/05 - Level washer fluid
7A/01 - Front left side light
SHD -> Shadow-memory:
9444/03 - Long-time low voltage
9541/5F - SHD SKB activation
9540/41 - SHD Manual roof movement
9640/81 - SoS Manual roof movement
9440/1F - Panic mode activation
9441/01 - Manual initializing

i tried starting the car again tonight when got in.. engine light still on and when i pressed down on the accelarator pedal to rev it a little bit i could hear and feel it wasnt running right..

Engine light
 

:iagree: What Qsilver said (it sounds like you may be describing the N62's intermediate lever issue).

But......you are showing "9444/03 - Long-time low voltage".....Low voltage could screw up multiple modules....Check the battery and charging system.

i do have the N62 engine...
whats the N62's intermediate lever issue). ??

the car has been running fine up to this morning, i did have this happen a couple of times when starting the car you can hear it not running smooth and juddery and the engine light would flash but turning car off and on again and all was ok ..
however today started the car it was runnin juddery and would feel the judder while foot rested on the pedal the engine light remained on though and now wont go out..
also tried it again tonight blipped the accelarator a little and you can hear its not running smooth and car shaking when bliping the accelator.. any ideas what issue could be?

This issue is common enough that if you type "BMW N62 intermediate lever issue" into a google search box...you'll have your answer quicker than what we can write. :)

In fact, the search may bring you right back to Xoutposts...and there should be some links to past threads in the articles, FAQS, & how-tos links along the top of the page. :)