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Water leakage in footwell

Owned this car from new - its been low cost carefree motoring apart from new turbo 4 yrs ago.. ouch! Now however there is water coming into the footwell around the excelerator pedal and clutch pedal..any ideas what maybe problem please as ...

2002 BMW 3 Series 2 litre compact diesel
Posted: May 8, 2014
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Heater not working

My heating is not working. When I turn it on the fan doesn't start. No air is coming out at all and there is plenty of water in the engine

2002 BMW 3 Series 2.0
Posted: Nov 30, 2013
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Back window wiper not working

when press the back window wiper nothing happen can anyone help

2002 BMW 3 Series 316 ti
Posted: Jul 3, 2012
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Eml light on the dash

recently the eml light came on on the dash of my car also started to labour and loose power and was running realy rough had the garage look at it and changed one of the coils ignition coils car was ok for a week then the problem came back c...

2002 BMW 3 Series 316ti
Posted: Jun 6, 2012
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None start

car wont start with key not even turning over for a second.wont spaek to ecu through a diagnostic comes back no communication. had ecu tested no fault with that at all

2002 BMW 3 Series 2.0 turbo
Posted: Apr 4, 2012
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Cutting out

Can't find fault - AA could not find fault, garage could not find fault,apparantly the fault does not show on diagnostics machine. The problem: Always starts first time hot or cold. Runs ok but recently it has taken to cutting out. Can trav...

2002 BMW 3 Series 318i manual petrol
Posted: Mar 6, 2012
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Propshaft ?

Hi just had a new gear drum put in about 2000mi ago but today I noticed that when in D and with the window open and stationary there was a rattling coming from the back the ratling stopped when put in to N. There has also been a intermitant...

2002 BMW 3 Series 330ci msport auto
Posted: Dec 8, 2011
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Heater blowing cold

BMW 316ti se compact :coolant warning light comes on and off during journey, also heater is now blowing cold air ??

2002 BMW 3 Series 316ti
Posted: Oct 15, 2011
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Xenon headlights

I have fitted some genuine xenon headlights to my 325ci when i start the car they flicker why is this ?

2002 BMW 3 Series
Posted: May 17, 2011
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Engine knocking when dip clutch

When I dip my clutch I will occasionally hear quite a loud knock noise, some people say this is the diff mounts but others say the gearbox?? any idea would be very usefull

2002 BMW 3 Series 318ci SE 2.0L
Posted: Nov 23, 2010
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Driver door elect window

Electric window is palying up and seems to "twisat as it slides up and therefore gets stuck - I ve had a look inside but the airbag is in the way of me trying to effect a repair. how do I discount or remove from door without setting the bag...

2002 BMW 3 Series 318 I SE Manual
Posted: Nov 13, 2010
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Engine revving when warm

My 2002 318i SE 2.0litre petrol engine revs itself between 1200 and 1600 revs in five second cycles when the engine is at running temperature. Normal idling revs is 800 rpm. What is the cause of this and is it easily remedied?

2002 BMW 3 Series 318i SE
Posted: May 13, 2010
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Leak in boot when raining pretty bad

i have a lot of water in my boot when it has been raining it seems to be coming from the shelf where the roof folds in.hope anybody can help.

2002 BMW 3 Series 325ci sport convertable
Posted: Nov 25, 2009
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Remote central locking and climate control not working!

My central locking key fob does not work, but the key works fine. It worked absolutley fine and then one day just nothing at all! Can anyone help me please? I Also have a problem with my climate control. The lights work, the buttons work, b...

2002 BMW 3 Series 1.8i manual 4 door
Posted: Nov 13, 2009
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Heating / Aircon

my blowers on my car have stopped... when i go to clear the windscreen i can only feel slight heat coming out and also the aircon has stopped. can anyone advise. i have been told it could be a the fuse.

2002 BMW 3 Series 318 CI
Posted: Nov 12, 2009
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Engine management light on car has no power at times and at times wont start

2002 BMW 3 Series 320 dse auto
Posted: Oct 29, 2009
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Engine oil needed topping up after only 1,1000 miles since last full service

engine oil down to minimum after only 1,100 miles since last full service

2002 BMW 3 Series 330ise
Posted: Sep 9, 2009
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Radiator keeps losing water

Hi I have just bought my bmw 316i. I noticed the amber radiator warning light the other day telling me that the water levels in my radiator are low.I topped up the water level and a few hours later the warning light came back on and i notic...

2002 BMW 3 Series 316i se 1.8
Posted: Aug 6, 2009
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Engine revs up and down to 2500rpm.

Please could you help me. I have a bmw E46 318ci its a 2 litre engine and when the car warms up and the cars idle at 1000rpm it keeps reving upto 2500rpm and back down to 1000rpmthere are no manage light indications showing.it doesnt cut ou...

2002 BMW 3 Series 318ci 2.0
Posted: May 2, 2009
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Loss of power, rev counter and battery

Hi all, any help and advice is most welcome. First of all on several occassions iv lost power with a horrible crunching/chugging noise coming from my engine. It feels as though the whole engine block is shaking. I cant engage any revs and n...

2002 BMW 3 Series 318i
Posted: Feb 27, 2009
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