Thank you for taking the time to do this. I found your video a few months ago but somehow lost track of it. I was SOOOO happy to have found it again. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.

I love the E39. I owned one for 7 years and had very few problems. It did me well and now I miss driving that solid smooth ride.

I have to say I am so happy I stumbled across this video. It described the exact symptoms I experienced. I, however, was leaning towards a faulty airbag module as I could not communicate with the module at all and I've seen problem stem from the K bus on Z4's. So I was actually trying to find the best way to remove an airbag module and your video came up afterwards...The attention to detail was impressive, the wiring diagram made perfect sense, and made me check my vanity mirrors and such. Of course I had much more going on than I thought. So I checked the voltage at the electronic ignition switch, and of course i had low voltage at the accessory wire. Picked up a new switch, installed it myself, cleared all trouble codes, and Voila...everything worked properly!!! Also you saved me $$$, as a new airbag module is approximately $440, but the switch was only $72. so i would have wasted $440 and still had the same problems. Thank you so much for the insight.

@OneAuto

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to be of help. Thanks

just wanted to thank you. I was experiencing these exact same symptoms. your method of diagnostics and proof of work is a great lesson. I performed this exact repair and car is fixed.

@OneAuto

2 жыл бұрын

Great news! You’re welcome

Finding things like you did early on puts you way ahead. Great work Rob. Another video proving OEM parts are sometimes worth the price.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Cheers Wyatt, absolutely. In this case cheaper than the aftermarket.

Oh, you just can't beat a good old piece of after-market crap to hold up an already tricky repair. This video demonstrates how highly-skilled diagnosis in the first instance can save you hours replacing unnecessary parts. First-class job!

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Makes a change to see a road test on the left side of the road, so used to seeing ERIC O driving on the right, great repair video, found another good mechanic to watch.i will accept a tenner for my review LOL.

Very impressive electrical work there Rob.

You Tube is far more interesting than regular TV. Fantastic video.

@OneAuto

6 жыл бұрын

True story.. 👍

Great work Rob! Glad to see that it wasn't too much of a problem in getting it squared away. Have a good one Rob! 👍

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Cheers Terry 🍻

Vanity mirror controlled radio... those crafty Germans think of everything! Can't wait until Eric-O sees this one!

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Yep, radio switches off to let the ladies concentrate while they apply their make up!

Just watch and did the work to my bmw. Great advice it worked great. Thx

Great stuff, dude! Thanks for making the vid.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

50sKid Cheers man 🍻

Good video Rob. Way to track down the problem. gotta love those aftermarket part!

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Hey Mike Thanks!! Yep the aftermarket parts keep us on our toes!

Great job Rob, look forward to the next.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

125 SM Thanks!

great video mate. you deserve way more subscribers. keep em up! 👍

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great videos.And gladly for me, showing some good repairs on European models :)

Absolutely terrific video Rob ! Looks like the slogan stays the same over there . N.E.W = never ever works.. Really happy for this video . Cheers 🍻

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith! Yep I thought of you saying Never Ever Works when that happened. Cheers 🍻

Hi dear, it works prrfectly in my E39 530i. Really appreciated your help! Thaks so much !! Cheers!

Great that! Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks

Awesome work sir. Love your methodical approach . Thank you

@OneAuto

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ramon

strange fault Rob glad you sorted it great video as always mate

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Cheers Paul!

Great video, love the vanity mirrors taking out the radio :D

@OneAuto

6 жыл бұрын

How cool was that!

1 minute in... I was thinking ground problem. D'oh! Good first step in checking a wiring diagram! I'll be remembering this for sure!

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Yes me too mate. Especially with that airbag light flickering and fading out. Thought you'd like that one. Cheers🍻

Great diagnostics Rob, this is the stuff I like to watch. Why are these aftermarket parts such bad quality, there not cheep and they wernt always this bad years ago.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I suppose it's all about cheap materials.

Brilliant job Rob , its issues like that which leaves me thinking what the fudge is going on here ? Nice diag and direction process , this sort of job i tend to leave alone in fear of making things worse !

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Cheers Chris. Be lost without the wiring diagram for direction.

great video. I'm having the exact same issue on my 99 e39 528 touring. Now I know what to do! THANKS!

Good job man thanks 🙏🏻

Great video Rob,the first time I watched your video thumb up.Keep in track.I would like see more video from you.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Josenildo Silva Thank you :)

interesting job. I enjoyed a lot

Good work Rob !

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

nice vidmate been there done that lol yeah it's surprising sometimes how cheap aftermarket parts can be I've had a couple of cases recently where the aftermarket prices were more expensive than the genuine great vid mate

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

If the dealers stocked more I would use them first port of call every time. Cheers Leon!

@bodgitandleggitgarage

7 жыл бұрын

One Auto, yes mate same

Great diagnosis Rob. I really enjoy the electrical content videos. What in particular gave you direction on this one? I note you did quite a bit of background research off camera. I would have loved to have followed you through the troubleshooting/thought process as this is what swamps many techs who could easily get overwhealmed with all those troublecodes.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

I just look at a wiring diagrams, power distribution diagram & fault codes to try to find a link between all the failing items. I don't do it with the camera on mainly cause I end up chatting rubbish lol. I have to concentrate, its bad enough loosing your train of thought with customers coming in & phone calls. Glad you liked it.

Great repair!

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great vid Rob Cheers Jamie

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jamie

Hi, i have a traction control light and the gear with ( ! ) this in the middle of the gear light is on. “Transmission warning light” and stuck on 4th gear. Any idea?

Nice SAM sticker on your tool box!

Hi there,I think your troubleshooting skill are very excellent because the problem was huge, I need to ask you something i have a 2007 bmw 530i that the emergency lights go on every 5 min if you happen to have one of these problems can you make a video about it?

Nice diagnosis Rob. Love the weird ones that make you think. Gotta love crap aftermarket parts but you knew that with Lucas.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Yeh with you there. The ones that make you go Woah are more interesting to resolve. I've heard Lucas is still around and is real bad now. Not used Lucas for years

@haywardsautomotive6156

7 жыл бұрын

Yeh Lucas electrical parts are like Dorman or A1 Cardone...stay away from them like the plaque!

@GarthGoldberg

7 жыл бұрын

My parents bought a Triumph TR-250 new in 1968. Picked it up at the factory in Coventry. The Lucas windshield washer crapped out before the car made it back to the U.S.

Rob, funny you should experience that with gsf pattern parts. I bought a 2006 vw Passat 1.9tdi for £100 originally for scrap (it had a 2 week old battery and full tank of derv lol). It had a months mot, so I ran it as my own car had a gear issue. for mot to pass, it wanted 4 tyres, number plate. brakes were sticking but the sliders had seized, and an electric handbrake motor was u/s. I bought a caliper for the rear at considerable expense. I have a diagnostic reader that will cycle the brake. it wouldn't work. took it back, took ages to get refund. went to breaker £80 later job sorted. few months later, the temp gauge was messing about, rough running, I was worried as it had covered 300k. I changed the thermostat with genuine vw as that was cheaper, but the temp sensor was a lot dearer than gsf. I set myself a budget of no more than £600 before I called it a day. Sensor came, with new maf made by v-tech. put them on, cleared codes drove 5 miles it cut out never to re-start. towed it home, remembered an old trick with citroen hdi. pulled wire off new maf bingo it fired. sent parts back, got money back in the end, but it put paid to my bargain banger. I went to breaker 18 miles away and grabbed the 2 sensors off that. put them on, bingo sorted. We had already bought a newer car. l will never buy anything other than named off them again. and its sometimes worth that extra bit more for genuine. bloke I sold it to has plated it as a taxi again and has done 6k trouble free already grrrrrr

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Its the first time I've tried a Vemo part....and the last! Gotta love the VW 1.9 TDI's

Very good Rob... I had one with different behaviours but same component being the culprit... common problem on this ones...

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Yes it is common, I had one do similar years ago. Cheers Luis

@nzRCreviews

6 жыл бұрын

Where did you source your replacment part from?

Thank you I watched your video at least 6 months ago and the same thing just happened to me

Awesome vid Rob. I wouldn't have a clue if I seen that . This will help a lot of people plus teach everyone not to buy aftermarket dodgy parts. LOL

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Cheers Steve!

99 528i driver seat and steering column stop working, Can you please make a video of it.?

Great job

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

The Germany bit made me laugh! My Arse, Definitely China I would say. BMW part made in the Czech Republic... European quality. E46 suffer from ignition switches also I believe! Great video as ever.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

I know mate.. the original BMW marked switch was made by Valeo.

@ashleyburton8605

7 жыл бұрын

One Auto, Valeo or Vemo... Hmm I think I know which supplier I would trust.

Hmmmm. A 20 year old BMW with electrical gremlins! Well i never. Keep up the good work Rob. Stay frosty.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Cheers 🍻

Anyway to get ride of transmission code without putting it on a machine?

I have a problem with my car 1999 bmw 528i it has the transmission light on and the code I have is P0600 what should I do

it is the same like m54 e39 the swicth ?

it is will work for e46 m43tu "01 ?

I have transmission light on after I changed my intake hoses anyone know why ??

done few bmw ignition switches over last few years, ones I normally use are febi bilstein branded and made by SWAG germany, they between 30 and £40 pending on the day and status ... Has to be online and next day or 2 day delivery as none of my local factors stock that brand or can match price and local stocked options from gsf ecp barum autoquip etc seem junk :-/ quite annoying have part option local same day but always junk :-( Least online parts options and shipping improved massively which tends help offset the standard autofactor poor quality and poor stock range/prices to some extent .

I have a 2001 530i with the ⚙symbol on car jerk when braking and jerks when shifting to drive and reverse

Nice one Rob. Do you get your wiring diagrams from a subscription source?

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes I use Autodata and Alldata.

I hate the long technical videos, but yours I did watch to the end, thank you for the video. Please can you tell me what is your diagnostic device ? It is a wireless ?

@OneAuto

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It’s an Autel MS908 and yes Bluetooth connection

@mycomment6699

2 жыл бұрын

@@OneAuto Thank you very much for the info, am a 528i 1998 model owner and already subscribed.

Dammit just fitted a Vemo cam sensor to my v12 BMW 760, haven't even tested it on the road yet. Looks like I will be doing it again very soon. I've had bad luck with some aftermarket parts except for the known quality brands like Delphi or Bosch etc.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Do you know what.. if it works, so be it. I've just warranty claimed a Bosch fuel pump after 1k miles (made in China on the box)

@andrewthompsonuk1

7 жыл бұрын

Well just returned from a nice drive in the Cotswolds in 30 degree heat and the car runs better than it has for a long time. Had a fantastic meal on the price difference.

Purple wire (5v measurement) was a 12v return from the switch? Was trying to work out how you were condemning the switch from what the meter was saying

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Yes purple wire should have been 12v as the accessory output from the switch that fed all those fuses I highlighted.

@todayintheshopbanksy5904

7 жыл бұрын

Could one of the accessories on that wire being faulty have pulled that voltage down? I know the switch was the problem, trying to work out how to be 100% sure before replacing it.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

No just voltage drop caused by bad connection in the switch. To be 100% you could jump a 12v wire straight to the purple to confirm the switch at fault.

Impressive that the radio worked at all with 5 volts.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

That's good German engineering right there.

please did the transmition light come again ? because I have the same problem I drive my car e39 I get this warning light transmition warning light ,but what happens afterwards when turn off ignition and then turn back again the warning light dissapears and the shifts normal do you have any idea thank you Regards Saleh

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

saleh byatra Sounds like you have a different problem to this one that I'm not aware of.

@bigdeal87

5 жыл бұрын

Have the same.. did u fix it?

Lol, I wonder how accurate that MPG dial is

What is the part called

having such problems on your car should just make you laugh lol

i have been surprised a few times with genuine parts being cheaper from Honda.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Yes always worth enquiring first. If they stocked more parts we would all use them more.

I disassembled the piece and found it dirty and had carbon traces to prevent the connection. After cleaning it now works well and naturally

@OneAuto

5 жыл бұрын

Captain Nehad Nice work 👍

@legendman391

5 жыл бұрын

One Auto, Thank you and for your help I benefited a lot by identifying the invalid piece

Hi Rob, Where do you find your wiring diagrams? I find autodata leaving me down lately with wrong wire colours, pin outs.

@OneAuto

6 жыл бұрын

I sub to Autodata but agree it has some very shady areas. I also sub to Alldata but it’s the Euro one so ain’t great

@keithgrant2142

6 жыл бұрын

One Auto, yeah I've heard that that about all data. We'll have to persevere so. Thanks for the reply.

Eric o will be screaming....dorman parts re-labeled...lol

Where do you source your wiring diagrams Rob ! Brilliant video by the way

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks.. I subscribe to Autodata and Alldata

@NewLevelAuto

7 жыл бұрын

One Auto, and if all else fails there is EricOdata

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Oh yes of course EricOdata for the US stuff lol

What Part OfThe Vountry Are You M

VEMO is an OEM supplier to BMW so the factory part could be the same except for the logo. I'd still go for OEM anyway. How many times do you replace the switch in the life of the car?

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

What I forgot to mention was that the original BMW marked switch was made by Valeo.

@GarthGoldberg

7 жыл бұрын

VW OEM ignition switches are made in China now. Lots of other parts, now, too. Like EVAP purge valves. Bosch, made in China.

@autonomousanderson494

6 жыл бұрын

03 bmw 525i e93 I was having the same problem and it was the switch , airbag light blink car loose power sometimes , steering adjusting by itself

What Part Of The Country Are You m8 👍

Under 12V seems a bit low, is the battery on the way out?

@grantsnell6782

6 жыл бұрын

Good repair! The ignition switch seems to be a fairly common problem for BMWs of this era.

Hi 👋 my car bmw e38 2001 start car no light in dashboard when I drive speed 40 warning ⚠️ light traction light cam in dashboard can help me tanx

@OneAuto

6 жыл бұрын

This might help you, kzread.info/dash/bejne/iYehpZSPk8vdZ9Y.html

hello Rob.. nice video. can u tell me the name of broken switcher? I am from Serbia so I need to now the right term if I need to buy this switcher, so they need to know what I'm looking for. sorry for my broken English. cheers mate

@OneAuto

6 жыл бұрын

Its the 'Ignition switch'. Get one from BMW, part number 61326901961

@mirchsrb5635

6 жыл бұрын

you are the best, mate..thanks a lot.. take care

May i ask what kind of computer scanner you use?

@OneAuto

4 жыл бұрын

Autel Maxisys MS908

is obd common in europe?

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

s n491 Yes sir and OBD2

such a common issue that vanity mirror airbag interface controller 😂

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Just glad it didn't pop the airbag when the mirror blind was opened 🙈

So BWD has a European subsidiary?

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Haha yes the European subsidiary is called NEW! :)

What is this switch called

@OneAuto

4 жыл бұрын

Ignition switch

this is the reason I always buy/ insist on genuine BMW when my mechanic does any work on BMW.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Good advice 👍

@GrahamReid34

7 жыл бұрын

now i've seen what you guys go through and the frustration makes my decision more worth it. :) looking forward to your next video.

GREMLINS, HAHAH

HaHa Vemo is the Dorman of the UK.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

So it seems :)

Touch wood, I've never had a car with electrical gremlins. I think it would freak me out haha lesson of the day, don't put shit in your BMW! They don't like it :)

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

Haha this one didn't like it :)

@TheCowgirlNiamh

7 жыл бұрын

Haha mine doesn't like it either. On the odd occasion when I'm stuck and can't get OE parts, you can almost see her twitch lol they're moody divas but so worth it ;)

All you need when you are trying to work out an electrical problem. Faulty "new" parts.I will steer clear of vemo cheap shite.

@OneAuto

7 жыл бұрын

TrueBlueEG8 yep not very helpful!

I Need To Bring My 1999 e39 Auto BMW to You. Re Auto box Yellow Cog light Coming on. Going into Slow Mod. Please Get In Touch Rob.👍🫵🙏