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E36 General discussion and technical help for 1992-1998 3 series cars.

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Old 08-17-2005, 06:17 PM   #1
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3rd brake light

Does anyone know if the OBC is supposed to detect when the 3rd brake light bulb is out? I was fixing the gasket seal around it today, and decided to pull the bulb just to look. Lo and behold the bulb was shot, who knows how long I'd been driving w/o it
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Old 08-17-2005, 07:13 PM   #2
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It should... I used to get the annoying warning until I changed the sensor, you'll probably have to change the sensor on yours...
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Umnitza now provides a mechanic to install all parts ordered right in the box! It's their new "Total customer service program" that will eliminate all the haters and keep incompetents from breaking shit and blaming the vendor! When you are all set simply call INS and they will pick him up free of charge.
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Old 08-17-2005, 10:03 PM   #3
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You mean my sensor is probably bad because it's not reading the dead bulb? Where would this culprit sensor be?
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Old 08-17-2005, 10:07 PM   #4
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right next to steering column, that sensor is known to go bad... common E36 problem
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Old 08-17-2005, 10:09 PM   #5
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My center brake light is detected. When the brake test didn't go off on braking, I saw mine was out. I hate that. I stopped and put a backing light bulb in it so it worked again
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Old 08-18-2005, 02:44 AM   #6
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Yeah, I don't have that OBD check control computer anymore.....
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Old 08-18-2005, 08:32 AM   #7
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right next to steering column, that sensor is known to go bad... common E36 problem
Thanks, I guess I'll hunt it down sometime soon. If you can be more specific that would also help. But for now, everything works, except of course it won't tell me if that light goes out again. What I don't get is that the OBC tells me when my main brake lights fail, but not the 3rd light? Are they seperate circuits??
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