March 14, 2017 Followup from the Pelican Staff: You either have a major fluid pressure loss or a valve body failure. Any help much appreciated July 23, 2018 Followup from the Pelican Staff: What fault codes are stored? I love all the courtesy lights on the vehicle. They tried to bleed me to death but I stop bleeding and fix it myself. I am getting occasional hard thumps shifting into D or R when cold; works fine after warm-up. Keep your fluid fresh and avoid costly repairs regarding your suspension or steering pump. This is in response to Pelican on then drive not working but reverse works. I hope to help answer and give you solutions to the most commonly asked questions.
Took it back and thye said that they put in another transmission and rebuild it. Other than the fact that if you do not start the car within five days of its last run, the battery goes completely dead??? I am selling it in case anyone is looking! I almost sold it but after looking at it again and again, I realized I still love my car! It performed better after that and it again illuminated the gear box light. With anything but the lightest throttle application from standstill, the drivetrain will shudder violently, with rapid thud noise and feel feels and sounds like wheel hop. The sad thing about it is the rich and well-to-do will keep them in business out of ignorance. I took the car to a automatic gearbox speicalists and they said that the problem is not mechanical.
My question is if there is a known cause and should I be worried? This only happened from 5th down to 4thand all gear changes were smooth. It goes into limp mode every time i turn sharply. I took it to a mechanic that I once trusted but trust no more and he was able to get all of the water out. I am looking to get an 04 745…any experiences? Panic mode when pressed and held alarm activation. If you supply the fault codes I can tell you what causes those codes most times. Hope this helps Can someone please give advice as my Bmw e38 750i does not accelerate at all. New fix alleviates that — can be found on search engines.
September 23, 2017 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Thanks again for sharing this. Any other vehicles I should be considering? June 1, 2018 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Likely a worn clutch or solenoid. Changed valve body, replaced the oil and torque converter but still not working. Then they swap it in, requiring the least amount of downtime. Which solenoids should i replace?? Power Steering Filter Although important to keep the fluid topped off at all times, doing a power steering flush is recommended but not necessary. So My questions is to you guys is.
Best decision of my life. Sometimes I get a pass this was one of those times. Anyone help me and figure out where it goes. January 16, 2019 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Likely a faulty thermostat. The car runs fine just disconcerting, and the noise can get loud enough to hear while driving. Check the transmission cooler lines, transmission cooler and transmission pan gasket.
She loves listening to the amazing sound system. The car glides on the motorway, overtaking effortlessly 95% of cars that comes in front of it. I have driven the S Class Mercedes. The new one comes out in September with chrome and looks more like the third generation,enough said. This will be your best bet when diagnosing. Only just found the torch in the glove box. Completely dead at just 21000 miles.
Much different to driving a four cylinder diesel Mercedes E Class. February 23, 2018 Followup from the Pelican Staff: I would start by checking the vehicle for fault codes. This car cost nearly 100k less than 20 years ago, and it is still full of parts that make up a 100k car, only they are old now. Hope this helps someone have better day October 8, 2018 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Thanks for the additional info. Just getting married, at the moment, we love the person car , but then as it grows old dated , we see it through a different standard. It does come equipped with traction control, which should provide some assistance. My husband is a mechanic,so I know how much repairs cost and appriciate them.
Of course, for 77 grand, it ought to be. Even a slightly low voltage tends to mess with the electronic systems in fine German luxury cars. December 21, 2017 Followup from the Pelican Staff: There are many things, but you have to get some tests done. If you keep up with the maintenance and use the right oils, etc the car will basically treat you well. If left overnight it would start in low gear, but by 10mph or a couple houses down the block it would kick back into limp mode. I finally got rid of the 745 and decided on buying a 2008 750Li. The only good news here is that you don't have to mess with the iDrive all the time.
The e38 needs its transmission oil, filter oem only and gasket changed every 45k at most. . This key is used on the new 7 series E65 starting in 2002 Key Initialization Up to four keys can be coded initialized to operate the remote system, but all must be initialized at the same time. That's about the only thing that saved us from driving around in silence in 80 degree heat. Now it is cranking but it does not start.
What can be the problem. Look for loose transmission or engine mounts. August 23, 2018 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Likely an internal fault. This car has only 30,000 original miles and was garaged all its life. If the transponder accepts the received password as valid, starting continues. I reset the code then when it came back again it said gear monitoring 2.