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Originally Posted by Z@T
Thanks for the info. Might not that common in Florida or the service guy told me BS. 
Just went to the car to get the document.
"Preheating control unit"
looked on realoem for the part number:
http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...=12&fg=15&hl=5
However the car is starting normal. Probably because Florida has normal temperatures in the winter time.  |
Yep that's the part, they are made by Beru and cost about £70(obviously not from BMW at that price). As the engine is direct injected it probably doesn't need the glow plugs unless its really cold.
A guy on BMWland has just done a guide on how to change
http://www.bmwland.co.uk/forums/view...p?f=5&t=141079