Broken sensor, CPO was modded??

e92bmw · 03-08-2011, 03:09 PM

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chili36 · 03-08-2011, 03:11 PM

There's nothing like buying a brand new car.

e92bmw · 03-08-2011, 03:13 PM

Wait, Now I saw a video, it looks like the passenger sensor is different from the drivers side one? Is this correct? Is mine normal?

GeorgiaTech335coupe · 03-08-2011, 03:17 PM

Passenger side one twists and locks, driver side one just snaps onto a tab.

If something is broken, it could've also been BMW techs looking into the ECU for a tune.

e92bmw · 03-08-2011, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaTech335coupe

Passenger side one twists and locks, driver side one just snaps onto a tab.

If something is broken, it could've also been BMW techs looking into the ECU for a tune.

Does it look normal in the pic?

themyst · 03-08-2011, 03:24 PM

Looks ok to me.

Brey335i · 03-08-2011, 03:27 PM

There was a thread by an owner a while ago who taped up his sensor just like that, but if I remember correctly he sold the car back to BMW because his engine was acting funny after running 25 psi daily...

Just messing with you. I wouldn't worry about it, looks like it works fine. You can bring it up with BMW next time you're in for service

marinellie · 03-08-2011, 03:29 PM

Yup that's how they come from factory. Pictures are normal.

Kevin@AKMotorwerk · 03-08-2011, 03:31 PM

perfectly normal, thats not even a sensor, thats a plug thats capped because you don't have the factory bmw alarm

e92bmw · 03-08-2011, 03:32 PM

Ok Thanks a lot guys!
And brey335 I must admit my heart dropped until I saw the last part of your comment :P

secretsquirrel · 03-08-2011, 04:25 PM

The tech broke one of my clips on that sensor so just because it has been molested doesn't mean it was from an owner.

blacknbean · 03-08-2011, 04:57 PM

it looks normal to me...the tape holds the sensor the the black bar which connects to the car. you can take off the tape and look at the sensor to seee if anything is damaged, but i think my car looks the same

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 03-08-2011, 04:59 PM

Lol.. its normal and they are 2 different looking sensors.

forza1976 · 03-08-2011, 05:01 PM

looks normal

Juiced46 · 03-08-2011, 05:37 PM

100% normal. Like mentioned that is the connector for the alarm. Your car doesnt have the alarm so there is just a plug in it. Its supposed to be taped up.

shifterboy45 · 03-08-2011, 05:45 PM

you can tell that is still factory -- just examine the rest of the tape material used on the looms.. fabric tape is standard issue -- looks kosher to me

Xander · 03-09-2011, 08:28 AM

Looks normal. Keep in mind even BMW techs can break stuff. My car is missing one of the allen bolts on the engine cover (the one in the back) after being in for service when they did the spark plugs.

Just keep thinking CPO, as long as you didn't mess with it and cause it to break, they will pretty much fix it for free, and wash it when they are done too!!!

X...

drewrak · 03-09-2011, 07:58 PM

When I was first considering doing a tune i popped open my hood to see how difficult it would be. That's when I noticed that I had some broken clips, and the "flaps" weren't put back right and my first reaction was that someone had modded it. But then I remembered that I had the HPFP issue and it was possible that as the tech was putting it in, somewhere along the lines he had to go through all that.. Or at least that I am aware of, I brought it in, talked with my service tech, and they replaced everything under warranty. It could have just been a mistake by a tech who worked on your car.

Alessandro · 03-09-2011, 08:10 PM

looks normal for sure.

marv85 · 03-10-2011, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brey335i

There was a thread by an owner a while ago who taped up his sensor just like that, but if I remember correctly he sold the car back to BMW because his engine was acting funny after running 25 psi daily...

Just messing with you. I wouldn't worry about it, looks like it works fine. You can bring it up with BMW next time you're in for service

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e92bmw Lieutenant 12 Rep 490 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: In front of your car iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335i coupe [0.00] 2007 335i coupe [0.00]	Wait, Now I saw a video, it looks like the passenger sensor is different from the drivers side one? Is this correct? Is mine normal?
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GeorgiaTech335coupe Lieutenant Colonel 76 Rep 1,883 Posts Drives: Black BMW 335i coupe Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Passenger side one twists and locks, driver side one just snaps onto a tab. If something is broken, it could've also been BMW techs looking into the ECU for a tune. __________________ Legal Disclaimer: Anything I or anyone else says about my vehicle on this website(e90post.com or any affiliated or nonaffiliated sites), pertaining to modifications, is only to gain acceptance from my/our peers, and does not actually represent anything actually existing on my car, and thus, cannot be held against me in any issues, i.e. warranty claims, that may arise.
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Brey335i Banned 112 Rep 4,771 Posts Drives: e46 ///M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (11)	There was a thread by an owner a while ago who taped up his sensor just like that, but if I remember correctly he sold the car back to BMW because his engine was acting funny after running 25 psi daily... Just messing with you. I wouldn't worry about it, looks like it works fine. You can bring it up with BMW next time you're in for service
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marinellie Saving lives one shift at a time 19 Rep 309 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 335i Join Date: May 2009 Location: Farmington, CT iTrader: (1)	Yup that's how they come from factory. Pictures are normal. __________________ 2008 335i...... 6AT....Sports package.... Premium package.....Cold weather package....i Drive....Nav....Sat radio....Logic 7.....PROcede v4 auto tune....Injen Intake
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Kevin@AKMotorwerk General 290 Rep 28,154 Posts Drives: THE GUY YOU LOVE TO HATE Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: hillsborough, nj iTrader: (1)	perfectly normal, thats not even a sensor, thats a plug thats capped because you don't have the factory bmw alarm
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e92bmw Lieutenant 12 Rep 490 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: In front of your car iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335i coupe [0.00] 2007 335i coupe [0.00]	Ok Thanks a lot guys! And brey335 I must admit my heart dropped until I saw the last part of your comment :P
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secretsquirrel Colonel 130 Rep 2,291 Posts Drives: f80 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Far North Dallas iTrader: (2)	The tech broke one of my clips on that sensor so just because it has been molested doesn't mean it was from an owner.
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03-08-2011, 04:57 PM	#12
blacknbean Major 14 Rep 1,044 Posts Drives: e92 335i 6MT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: LA iTrader: (2)	it looks normal to me...the tape holds the sensor the the black bar which connects to the car. you can take off the tape and look at the sensor to seee if anything is damaged, but i think my car looks the same
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Jeff@TopGearSolutions 3441 Rep 79,211 Posts Drives: C6 Z06, 09 335i, 10 335xi Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: www.TopGearSolutions.com iTrader: (37)	Lol.. its normal and they are 2 different looking sensors.
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forza1976 Major General 3399 Rep 6,593 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 49417 and 60610 iTrader: (13) Garage List 2022 BMW M3X [10.00]	looks normal
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Juiced46 Major 75 Rep 1,035 Posts Drives: 03 Turbo Cobra, 2011 335xi Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wallingford CT iTrader: (3)	100% normal. Like mentioned that is the connector for the alarm. Your car doesnt have the alarm so there is just a plug in it. Its supposed to be taped up.
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shifterboy45 Major 23 Rep 1,179 Posts Drives: 2009 335i Coupe Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North by Northwest iTrader: (0)	you can tell that is still factory -- just examine the rest of the tape material used on the looms.. fabric tape is standard issue -- looks kosher to me
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03-09-2011, 08:28 AM	#17
Xander I'm new 8 Rep 255 Posts Drives: 997 Turbo, F80 M3, CC & Yukon Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY iTrader: (4)	Looks normal. Keep in mind even BMW techs can break stuff. My car is missing one of the allen bolts on the engine cover (the one in the back) after being in for service when they did the spark plugs. Just keep thinking CPO, as long as you didn't mess with it and cause it to break, they will pretty much fix it for free, and wash it when they are done too!!! X...
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03-09-2011, 07:58 PM	#18
drewrak Private 8 Rep 52 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: CT iTrader: (2)	When I was first considering doing a tune i popped open my hood to see how difficult it would be. That's when I noticed that I had some broken clips, and the "flaps" weren't put back right and my first reaction was that someone had modded it. But then I remembered that I had the HPFP issue and it was possible that as the tech was putting it in, somewhere along the lines he had to go through all that.. Or at least that I am aware of, I brought it in, talked with my service tech, and they replaced everything under warranty. It could have just been a mistake by a tech who worked on your car.
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Alessandro Major 111 Rep 1,043 Posts Drives: Audi RS5 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada iTrader: (8) Garage List 2011 335is [9.50]	looks normal for sure. __________________ 19 Audi RS5 15 Audi S5 GIAC Stage 2 white 11 E92 335is DCT FBO 441 whp silver 08 E92 335i FBO 6MT 427 whp space grey 05 E46 M3 red
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