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Originally Posted by Dackelone
You know its never a good idea to drive with a ECL on. They do call it the "money" light for a reason.
The N55 engine has no throttle valves. Well... it sort of has a small mini one, but that is only used for the first few minutes during cold start. The idle and rpm is controlled via camshaft timing(vanos) as far as I understand it.
Q). Did you ever have the Vanos recall done? The bolts to the vanos can shear off and drop down into the oil pan or worse jam up in your timing chain and cause further damage. Have a dealer run your VIN to see IF your car has any open recalls.
Since your car was a military sales car... and not in BMW USA's system... just call BMWNA and have them enter your VIN into the US system. Recalls have no time limit. Any dealer should be able to get this taken care of. I have also attached the paperwork that needs to be sent into BMWNA to register your car's VIN.
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Hey Dack - this was super helpful thank you! I filled this out and sent it in and got a message saying it could take up to 10 business days. Is there any way to see when they've finished? It's been 10 days and no word I'm super curious to see what's been done on my car lol