335i owners, has this ever happened to you before?

j1330i · 05-19-2008, 12:09 PM

First let me mention that my 335i is completely bone stock. So i recently came back from track yestarday and i found out my car can only handle 3 laps before my check engine light comes on and my car losses all boost. So after that i turned my car off and let it cool down for roughly 5-10min. after that i started it and it seemed to be ok again, so i took it back onto the track and same thing happed. After 3 laps check engine light comes on then no boost. this happened 3 times.......

so whats the deal with my car?

scottp999 · 05-19-2008, 12:13 PM

What are the details on your car? Do you have the stock oil cooler?

ren · 05-19-2008, 12:14 PM

you can search for "limp mode" and read pages about it. do you have an oil cooler?

j1330i · 05-19-2008, 12:32 PM

my car is pure stock

Sniz · 05-19-2008, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by j1330i

my car is pure stock

they are asking if you have the pure stock oil cooler located in your passenger wheel well. It will be in the front of the wheel well and will have slats to let air pass through it. If you dont have this, your oil temps are getting way too high too quickly and the car pulls back the reigns.

Were you monitoring your oil temps while on the track?

leftcoastman · 05-19-2008, 12:41 PM

Is it a 6MT or a Steptronic? The steptronics are notorious for overheating coolant.

If you don't have an oil cooler, both the 6MT and Step will have issues with oil temps.

j1330i · 05-19-2008, 01:02 PM

my car is 6mt and i do have the stock oil cooler

Mattscott · 05-19-2008, 01:04 PM

Search for "limp mode" and read the oil cooler retrofit sticky under the general forum

leftcoastman · 05-19-2008, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by j1330i

my car is 6mt and i do have the stock oil cooler

Go to your dealer and complain. That is certainly not normal behavior. I have seen many bone stock 6MT with cooler 335i on track in 95+ degree ambients with no problems.

Bubbles · 05-19-2008, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by leftcoastman

Go to your dealer and complain. That is certainly not normal behavior. I have seen many bone stock 6MT with cooler 335i on track in 95+ degree ambients with no problems.

+10

j1330i · 05-19-2008, 01:10 PM

what if i use better oil

ie. motul race oil?

jeho · 05-19-2008, 01:10 PM

I thought that when tracking 335i, you need to be running 94 or higher Octane to be free of any limp modes...
also 0w-40 or 10w-40 oils will keep heat lower then bmw brand 5w-30

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136963

RedGT3 · 05-19-2008, 01:11 PM

I just took my JB2 car to the track and the oil temp never went about 255. The outside temps was 89 degrees. I agree with Left take the car to the dealer and see waht they have to say. One more thing were you holding high RPM all the time when you were runing?

Dubbedoutbimmer · 05-19-2008, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jho86

I thought that when tracking 335i, you need to be running 94+ Octane to be free of any limp modes...

tracked mine for a full day and no limp modes or overheating I have sport package and im a E92 335xi I would deff go to the dealer your car should not even break a sweat

scottp999 · 05-19-2008, 01:13 PM

Not at the track, but I drove the car hard on the street for 40 minutes, at 104 degrees air temp last year, and stayed at 245-250, no limps at all. 6MT with Oil cooler. (93 Octane Shell v-power)

jeho · 05-19-2008, 01:36 PM

and you guys were only running 92 octane? ^^^^^

j1330i · 05-19-2008, 01:41 PM

i ussually run 94 octane but there was no sunoco around so i had a half take of 94 and half take of 91 mixed

luca335i · 05-19-2008, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by j1330i

First let me mention that my 335i is completely bone stock. So i recently came back from track yestarday and i found out my car can only handle 3 laps before my check engine light comes on and my car losses all boost. So after that i turned my car off and let it cool down for roughly 5-10min. after that i started it and it seemed to be ok again, so i took it back onto the track and same thing happed. After 3 laps check engine light comes on then no boost. this happened 3 times.......

so whats the deal with my car?

It says you have a 330i. What track did you go to?

vegasspeed · 05-19-2008, 02:11 PM

Damn, that is unusual I think for a 335i with a stock oil cooler. Still, if you are going to track your car I would look into upgrading those cooling parts of the turbo to be safe down the road.

j1330i · 05-19-2008, 02:17 PM

i switched to 335i, i went to dunnville track

j1330i · 05-19-2008, 02:17 PM

i was mostly in high rpm the whole time.....lots of sharp turns

leftcoastman · 05-19-2008, 02:29 PM

Especially stock, anything greater than 91 octane is unnecessary. I ran 91 octane on Procede V2 and didn't get any limps....in 90 degree ambients.

Go to your dealer. Tell him it was a DRIVING SCHOOL, otherwise you'll get warranty yanked for racing.

The 335i runs hot on track, no question about it. STock or Procede, if the ambients are hot enough (anything over 85), I can EASILY get the oil temps up to 285-295. It really depends on how you drive it. Beginner or intermediate groups should be OK. Advanced or instructor level will start sweating.

I will try S4to335's experiment running the Castrol 10w60.

05-19-2008, 12:09 PM	#1
j1330i j1330i 19 Rep 213 Posts Drives: 330i, 335i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: toronto iTrader: (3)	335i owners, has this ever happened to you before? First let me mention that my 335i is completely bone stock. So i recently came back from track yestarday and i found out my car can only handle 3 laps before my check engine light comes on and my car losses all boost. So after that i turned my car off and let it cool down for roughly 5-10min. after that i started it and it seemed to be ok again, so i took it back onto the track and same thing happed. After 3 laps check engine light comes on then no boost. this happened 3 times....... so whats the deal with my car?
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scottp999 Brigadier General 133 Rep 4,764 Posts Drives: 4runner SR5 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: MD iTrader: (2) Garage List 2007 BMW 335 [9.00]	What are the details on your car? Do you have the stock oil cooler?
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ren Captain 62 Rep 840 Posts Drives: 2024 X7 M60i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: U.S. iTrader: (8)	you can search for "limp mode" and read pages about it. do you have an oil cooler?
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j1330i j1330i 19 Rep 213 Posts Drives: 330i, 335i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: toronto iTrader: (3)	my car is pure stock
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leftcoastman Lieutenant Colonel 52 Rep 1,714 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Near some canyons iTrader: (1)	Is it a 6MT or a Steptronic? The steptronics are notorious for overheating coolant. If you don't have an oil cooler, both the 6MT and Step will have issues with oil temps.
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05-19-2008, 01:02 PM	#7
j1330i j1330i 19 Rep 213 Posts Drives: 330i, 335i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: toronto iTrader: (3)	my car is 6mt and i do have the stock oil cooler
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Mattscott Major General 108 Rep 8,327 Posts Drives: 2007 335i E90 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Beaumont, CA iTrader: (2)	Search for "limp mode" and read the oil cooler retrofit sticky under the general forum __________________ 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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j1330i j1330i 19 Rep 213 Posts Drives: 330i, 335i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: toronto iTrader: (3)	what if i use better oil ie. motul race oil?
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jeho ig: jeffersonho 148 Rep 2,184 Posts Drives: E90M3.E36M3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: PNW iTrader: (6)	I thought that when tracking 335i, you need to be running 94 or higher Octane to be free of any limp modes... also 0w-40 or 10w-40 oils will keep heat lower then bmw brand 5w-30 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136963 __________________ E36 M3 on TE37SL E90 M3 on TE37SL http://instagram.com/jeffersonho
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RedGT3 Major 78 Rep 1,253 Posts Drives: .2 GT3/M3cs Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FL iTrader: (3)	I just took my JB2 car to the track and the oil temp never went about 255. The outside temps was 89 degrees. I agree with Left take the car to the dealer and see waht they have to say. One more thing were you holding high RPM all the time when you were runing?
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scottp999 Brigadier General 133 Rep 4,764 Posts Drives: 4runner SR5 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: MD iTrader: (2) Garage List 2007 BMW 335 [9.00]	Not at the track, but I drove the car hard on the street for 40 minutes, at 104 degrees air temp last year, and stayed at 245-250, no limps at all. 6MT with Oil cooler. (93 Octane Shell v-power) Last edited by scottp999; 05-19-2008 at 01:45 PM..
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jeho ig: jeffersonho 148 Rep 2,184 Posts Drives: E90M3.E36M3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: PNW iTrader: (6)	and you guys were only running 92 octane? ^^^^^ __________________ E36 M3 on TE37SL E90 M3 on TE37SL http://instagram.com/jeffersonho
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j1330i j1330i 19 Rep 213 Posts Drives: 330i, 335i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: toronto iTrader: (3)	i ussually run 94 octane but there was no sunoco around so i had a half take of 94 and half take of 91 mixed
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vegasspeed Captain 80 Rep 761 Posts Drives: 335i 6MT coupe Montego Blue Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Las Vegas iTrader: (1)	Damn, that is unusual I think for a 335i with a stock oil cooler. Still, if you are going to track your car I would look into upgrading those cooling parts of the turbo to be safe down the road. __________________ 335i coupe Montego Blue Dinan stage 3 tune, Advan RS wheels 350whp/365wtq 1994 Brooklands Green Acura NSX Comptech Supercharged 390whp/300wtq
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j1330i j1330i 19 Rep 213 Posts Drives: 330i, 335i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: toronto iTrader: (3)	i switched to 335i, i went to dunnville track
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05-19-2008, 02:29 PM	#22
leftcoastman Lieutenant Colonel 52 Rep 1,714 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Near some canyons iTrader: (1)	Especially stock, anything greater than 91 octane is unnecessary. I ran 91 octane on Procede V2 and didn't get any limps....in 90 degree ambients. Go to your dealer. Tell him it was a DRIVING SCHOOL, otherwise you'll get warranty yanked for racing. The 335i runs hot on track, no question about it. STock or Procede, if the ambients are hot enough (anything over 85), I can EASILY get the oil temps up to 285-295. It really depends on how you drive it. Beginner or intermediate groups should be OK. Advanced or instructor level will start sweating. I will try S4to335's experiment running the Castrol 10w60.
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