Re: SI Lights - Unusual Problem (E30)

[Michiel van Wessem <jmvw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yup, exactly the same here on my 87 325es. It started after I reset the
board the third time or so in a week. I have new batteries so that isn't
it. Mine seems to have settled on five LED's now, so I don't care too much.

I don't know what causes it - wonder if the connection for the first LED is
loose. I hope I didn't kill it by shorting it for too long or something
like that. 

Please post it if you ever do find out.

Michiel (87 325es http://www.vramp.net/~jmvw/cars/BMW/ )

At 06:01 PM 2/10/99 -0500, Bob Smitter wrote:
>I have seen what I though was the full range of SI board
>problems....and they always meant battery replacement.
>Now my 1991 325i is doing something I have never seen or
>heard of before.  
>
>The service lights were reset recently after an oil change.
>As expected 5 green lights prevailed.  But after only a few
>days I noticed only 4 lights lit.  Okay, says I, maybe it is
>counting down quicker towards and inspection service.
>But then next time I started I saw 5 lights again.  Now it
>seems to be random whether 5 or 4 lights come on at start.
>
>Has anyone seen this, and if so is it just another indication
>of battery failure?  I have none of the other symptoms of bad batteries.
>
>Thanks,
>Bob
>1991 325i
>
>
>

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