I have a 2002 BMW 530i and it ran out of gas today just as I was pulling into a gas station. After that, it began to sputter and the service engine light is on. It seems the fuel filter could be clogged, but I was unable to locate it, where is it? Also, I drove it a few hours later and it seemed to be running alright then, but the light is still on. Does that stay on, or would it reset itself if there was not a problem?
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Did the same thing on my 99 540. Had to remove the battery cables for a minimum of 3 minutes (in some cases, it's recommended to touch the positive and negative cables together to clear some codes, but I think that was only with older models). This is one of the ways to reset codes that come on in the car.
I don't know where the fuel filter is on that car, but most vehicles (in general) have the filter on the fuel lines that run between the tank and the engine - under the car. Hope this helps.
I don't know where the fuel filter is on that car, but most vehicles (in general) have the filter on the fuel lines that run between the tank and the engine - under the car. Hope this helps.
hello i recently had my 5 series servcied and was shown where the fuel filter is (but my car is a diesel) it`s located on the right of the engine it should have a clear/whitish colour pipe going into the back of a beer can shape vessel and another whitish/clear pipe coming out of it going into the engine.