You need some specialty tool for a german car, you can ping me first, since I might have it….[/quote]
Thanks flu: ever seen that P1777 code – seems related to the transmission. BTW, even though I replaced the battery I never had it “programmed”.[/quote]
No.. Do you have a stick or automatic?
What you can try to do is if you have a ecu/obd tool, you can just try to reset the fault code and see if it comes back.
My 2000 A4 had a flaky ECU and I had to reset the fault code every so often. Problem went away once I bought an ECU that was chipped by GIAC …
The other mind set is if something breaks, it makes a perfect excuse for performance upgrades…. You might be limited in what you can do with a 328, but there are options out there suspension, brakes, etc…
Also, join bimmerfest and other blogs… And do some search first there. If you can’t find it, post a question in the tech section. Usually someone went through what you go through, and if not chances are there is at least a seasoned tech on those blogs that responds to questions….
Lastly, word of advice about all those plastic cover panels…If they bother you, just leave them off. Most of them are purely cosmetic..The exception is the underbelly cover that protects your belts from road crap…They end up breaking (or at least the fasteners end up breaking) because they are mostly plastic pieces.
