2011 F20 118i Steptronic Intake valve control solenoid

[Syl]

Hey guys

I've got a problem with my sisters F20 118i, it just started going into limp mode and We scanned the codes quick and it's coming up with P0083 – Intake valve control solenoid, bank 2 -circuit high.

Any ideas or anyone had any issues like this?

I read up on it quick and some say it could be the connector on the solenoid could be dirty or something? Or can the solenoid be fixed or cleaned if that is the problem?


Thanks guys!

 

[zippy320]

I would remove it from the car , clean it up with carb cleaner , let it soak in clean , shake it around , spray it up , let it dry , replace the o ring gasket if its in bad condition and check again .

I dont know what engine your car has but this is the procedure for my E46 318i with the N42 engine . Should be similer to your engine , position might be different . Mine is easily accessible from the front of the engine.

Its easy to remove , there's 1 bolt screwed onto the head , which holds in place a sort of metal tab that keeps the solenoid in . When that's removed , disconnect the wire and pull the solenoid out . Do the same process for re-installation .

There should be two solenoids at the front of the engine , I suggest you clean both as best you can and go from there . Worst case , your plug might be fouled or you need to replace the solenoid .

 

[Syl]

Thank you Zippy, I appreciate your reply!

Apparently the guy got the codes mixed up and it is actually P142E, low fuel pressure or something like that.
Any thoughts? I see some people talking about the HPFP?

The car started fine this morning, revved fine, and then when we went around the block it started with the rough idleing and the code popped up again.

Dirty fuel? Faulty sensor? Faulty fuel pump?

What do you guys think?

Thanks in advance!

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Does anyone maybe know of someone who can help just to properly scan the car's error codes?

I know BMW is going charge like R800 or something...

 

[zippy320]

Off the top of my head , when ever I think of low fuel pressure , first thing that comes to mind would be a weak or failing fuel pump , but before you go out and buy a new fuel pump , replace the fuel filter and the sensor (or see if you can get a good working sensor to test with before buying it).

BMW never changes the filter , on my E46 , I did 200 000kms on the original filter , not realizing it had never been changed , a new filter made a world of difference to how the car performed . The old filter was made in 2002 and was original , it looked clean but there was dirt in it .

So change the filter first , if that fails , it can be a dirty line or your fuel pump . If there's dirt in the line then the tank must have some dirt in it as well but that's kind of a big job to clean and flush the tank i think as so many parts have to come off . When you remove the pump look inside and see if its clean or if there are sediments at the bottom of the tank. If it looks clean then its unlikely that the line is clogged or dirty.

This is my opinion though . Start with the filter , then the fuel pump itself . But in all honesty , I think its the High pressure fuel pump that's going and you should replace that . low pressure fuel pump to my understanding is sort of like a feeder pump that operates at low pressure , High pressure pump is your main fuel pump , I think the newer cars have only one fuel pump , My E46 has only one pump in the tank under the seat , the E30 has two , I have no idea how many pumps our new F30 has but I think yours has one under the seat as well .

If the fuel filter helped and corrected the problem , then I would also plan on replacing the pump as I feel a clogged filter would probably put extra pressure on the pump making it work harder which would lead to premature wear (someone can correct me on this )



Also if you fit a new pump , don't let the petrol in the car go very low , the Pump needs petrol to keep it cool and when the petrol is low , the pump heats up and if you do it to often this can also lead to premature failure .