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Welcome Clive,very nice looking 5er.

Car returned this morning to Indy,i,ll be away all week so hopefully sorted by next Friday.

CCV done now and issues still there,car runs fine upto around 60mph,moderate acceleration in Sport mode brings engine light back on,misfire and excessive smoke,any ideas anyone?

Afraid so,went FJ Needs at Nantwich,brilliant job,good salary,good tackle,home a few nights a week,then got bought out by a big Irish based company who made all transport lads redundant just before last Christmas,so had a few weeks off over Christmas and started with a local company doing brick & blocks to sites but its not my cup of tea really so back on the frigos starting this Sunday.

Spotted fellow forum member Simon(Nomis) on a site in Warwick today,both in our work vehicles,MAN for Simon,Scania for me, Good to see you again Simon,it,s been a while.

Posting this here as its the same engine as in the 5 so thought it may get more coverage, Car normally starts on the button instantly,but last Monday turned over a few times before starting then on the way to work died for a second as i entered onto a roundabout bringing engine light on,carried onto work engine light went off,thought possible cam/crank sensor so booked in with my indy for today, Picked car up tonight,indy says codes logged for one of the coils and he,s also put a set of plugs in. Drove home in slow traffic all seems fine until i come to an open stretch of dual carriageway where i start to accelerate and engine light comes on,starts to misfire and a thick cloud of blue smoke from exhausts, Am i right in thinking cam/crank sensors don,t always throw engine light on? Anyone have any ideas what the issue may be before i take it back to my indy in morning.

Perfect combo for me,E38 in Imola Red,Lovely.

4 M3,s 2 E30,s and 2 E36 M3 lightweight from the Paul Walker collection all making over $200,000 each.

Anybody watching Barrett Jackson 2020 live auction from America,8 hrs of some superb machinery going over the block for some eye watering figures, Its on Discovery Turbo until 0500hrs.

Not bad at all ta,no 5 series at the min but making do with a 630i & Audi A3 3.2 quattro Sportback on dog carrying duties.

Welcome back Tidgy.

I realise it,s not a B12 but the L reg 740i on Autotrader at £3250 is a far more attractive purchase imo.

Welcome to the forum,that,s a nice looking touring you,ve got yourself there.

Welcome Jonathan,lovely looking tourer that.

If i had the room and the time to tinker and cosset,another E39/38 would be at the top of my list,i do keep an eye out on the usual car buying sites but realistically either the 630i or Audi A3 3.2 would have to go to make room and to be honest both cars give plenty of smiles per mile so i,m happy with both at the minute.