318' E36 Fuel Gauge And Temp Gauge Problems Help!! - BMW Forum

mrfunk · 07-21-2005, 06:42 AM

My 1992 e36 318i has had a few electrical problems recently, first is the fuel and temp gauges. One day the needles just didnt work and i thought ill check the fuses. I found that the fuse was blown but about 5 mins after i replaced it, it blew again. Could it be short circuited from the temp gauge light because that hasnt worked since i bought the car a few months ago or has anyone had any problems like this? Secondly the brake lights stopped working today. I have no brake lights but all other lights work ie reverse and signals. I thought i'd maybe replace the light bulbs but it didnt help. I didnt see any blown fuses either in the fuse box in the eng bay. Could it be a faulty stoplight switch or something? are bimmers known to have this many electrical problems? if so im gonna get rid of it. Any help would be greatly appreciated

thanks

e36surge · 07-22-2005, 04:22 AM

Sounds like bad ground. Check the links below.

http://member.rivernet.com.au/btaylor/BMWT...mpGaugeE30.html

http://autorepair.about.com/library/faqs/bl172d.htm

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/archive/i...hp/t-88117.html

hope it helps.

mrfunk · 07-22-2005, 01:30 PM

thanks dude. I guess its a common problem for e36's.

mrfunk · 07-24-2005, 02:01 AM

nah still no luck. keeps blowing the fuse. stuff it im just gonna give it to an auto elec to look at

e36surge · 08-02-2005, 04:02 PM

What happened? Did you find out the cause?

mrfunk · 08-04-2005, 08:49 AM

nope i just put a 20amp fuse in there instead of a 15

fuk it

aheath · 08-04-2005, 11:19 AM

check the relay switch by the brake pedal. It's a relay for the brake light/cruise control. Check this before you go get ripped off. It's a 15-30 minute job. This is defintely the problem if you see a brake light circuit message coming up.