BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 02 2ltr cutting out randomly

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Sun 1 Jun 2008 18:44
02 2ltr cutting out randomly - treeballed
My BMW E46 2002 cuts out after a mile after starting, its a total loss of ignition only the battery light comes on,no others, if travelling fast enough when the pedal is pressed it will continue on and the light goes out, some time it will stall completely, if the car is turned off then will restart, sometimes it has to be locked and wait for 5 mins or so the will restart. this is intermittent, and does not leave any fault codes, the car runs sweet as a nut, other than when it dies.
I have changed both the cam sensors, and im going to get the crank sensor tomorrow, if this does not cure it then i need a few suggestions
Thanks Darren

Edited by Pugugly on 01/06/2008 at 19:33

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Sun 1 Jun 2008 18:53
2002 2.0l 2002 2ltr cutting out randomly will or w - Screwloose

ECU feed relay?
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Sun 1 Jun 2008 19:32
2002 2.0l 2002 2ltr cutting out randomly will or w - elekie&a/c doctor
Early E46 models suffer with ignition switch faults causing loss of electrics.Could this be your problem?Part is cheap,around £35.hth
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Fri 11 Jul 2008 22:53
02 2ltr cutting out randomly - diymech
I have exactly the same problem as yourself. Did replacing the crank sensor cure the problem?
Thanks Neil
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Sat 9 Aug 2008 17:03
02 2ltr cutting out randomly - Michael-bmw
hi
did anybody solve that problem? becouse my car start to behave in same way like yours :-(
cheers
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