In this video I go over how to remove and install the instrument cluster on a BMW E46 3 Series. I also go over how to take apart the connector and remove pin…
BMW Instrument Cluster Removal Installation And Diagnosis Testing For Powers and Ground
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Hi I just tested my power and ground wire all is solid and there is a good
ground. So based on all this my cluster is done.
is it repairable?
Where would you recommend to check if I can repair the cluster?
Thank you very much for all you did
Forgot to mention
On e39 wire number 5 black and green has no reading with key on or off ???
Wire 6 its empty on that slot
I know e46 is different car but what is wire #5 for ???
Thx
Thanks, you are very helpfull for all of us, well i went to a bmw
specialist mechanic, he remove the plugs and said me that the plugs are
perfect whitout any signs of oil, then he took out the CCV and find too
much oil in that valve, he said me that the problem is the CCV and it is
sending vapor oil to the intake and the that vapor is used as oxygen in the
combustion and that cause the smoke from the exhaust. Thank you very much,
you was right.
Hi, im having a serious problem with my Bmw E90 320i Limousine 2007. My
cluster is malfunctioning. When i turn on the car, my fuel and RPM gauges
show the correct information but after 2 seconds they fall to mark 0, only
works the speedometer and the lcd display with the warnings lights. I made
the Cluster Test and it past the test perfectly. I have the BC Indicator
Stalk broken and the exterior temperature sensor missing. Can those parts
cause the cluster failed after 2 seconds after start?
Really impressive video !!!
Body, i really appreciate that you are doing for help me. I just have
publicated a video showing my BMW e90 320i with Hot Engine and smoking when
i press the accelerator. How can i know if is VALVE SEALS or CCV or oxygen
sensor defective?
Hello Alan, This may be an issue with the cluster but often on the E90 it
is due to a communication failure on the communication bus called the
K-bus. There are a lot of common spots the short and it can be a difficult
find. I would recommend a scan at the dealer to see if you have K bus
faults and they can check the common spots. This can be caused by a failing
component or a chaffed wire or it could be the cluster. Some testing will
need to be performed.
Hello tyler, If the other items are lighting up with backlighting then the
lighting system is most likely not the problem. It almost sounds like the
problem may be the instrument cluster itself.
The K bus issue could be related to the stalk which is connected to the
steering angle sensor which is on the K bus I believe. It sounds like you
may do a lot of short distance driving which may be building water in the
exhaust. Take a look around the engine to check to see if the valve cover
is leaking oil near the exhaust side. It is common for them to leak and
this could be the smoke you see while it burns off the hot exhaust.
Hello cataha, I have never had to do this. The EWS and DME communicate for
rolling code but not the cluster and EWS. The LCM on the other hand does
store the mileage so if you swap in a cluster it will take the higher
mileage from the LCM along with a manipulation dot, but as long as the
vehicle is not drive once it is back in the LCM from the original vehicle
it will revert back to the correct mileage. Thanks for the heads up in case
I run into this 🙂
Alan, I watched your video. I would remove the plugs and see if they are
fouling out. Also take a look inside the intake manifold by removing the
throttle to see if you have oil build up in the intake. If so I would start
with the CCV. I have heard of valve seals failing on the N62 engine but not
on an E90 320i. It could be a leaking injector as well. Remove the oxygen
sensor for the pre cat and see if you see any sign of oil. The exhaust
valves on the N62 where the ones that usually leak.
you know that i allready replaced the BC stalk, after that the 2 stalks
work perfect finally, but the cluster is doing the same, it start and mark
Fuel Gauge and RPM perfectly but 2 seconds after marks 0. After that Only
works the odometer and the center display with all warning lights and
sounds. So the stalk missing wasnt the problem. Or now i need a reset and
software update from dealer?
I really appreciate all your help, I’ll do you recommend, I’m really
desperate with this problem in the cluster, my car has the BC stalk broken
and missing of the ambient temperature sensor, maybe is that the problem?
One last question, my car pulls smoke from exhaust sometimes is white with
gray smoke if the car accelerated drop a lot of water through the exhaust,
where I live the temperature is 40 ° C, very hot, do not understand.
On my E46 330ci just the past couple of days (hottest of the year) I have
noticed the LED readout on my instrument cluster has dimmed randomly a
couple of times. Only for a second or two and it would brighten right back
up. I actually just got home from my work drive and it did it again but I
had the voltage test up and running when it did. No drop in voltage when it
occured. It was reading between 13.8-13.9 under load. Just starting to look
into causes, looks like might be an amb light sensor?
i think you forgot to add one small but major detail too it. In my
experience that is If cluster is higher then EWS/LCM then EWS/LCM is
adjusted to higher then it was If cluster is smaller then EWS/LCM then
cluster will jump too.. and correct it self too current mileages I seen it
happen right the way, or after battery change, or after module
restart/reset short-outs Also EWS needs to be adjusted at time(s) due to
cluster testouts or swaps