This morning, on the way to work, the yellow CEL came on. The temp outside in the 20's F, Ice on the roads and piled high. I was scraping some of it. I checked the oil, and the coolant level. The coolant is slightly below minimum on the jug, but oil is good. I tried disconnecting the battery to reset the CEL, but it did not reset. I looked under the car and could see nothing hanging down or leaking.

My question is could the low coolant cause the CEL? I have less than 50,000 miles on the car and the active date is in May, so I think it is still under warranty.

Thanks in advance for the help.

raday

 

Head to a local Autozone or Advance Auto parts and have them read the codes.

It'll tell you what caused the CEL.

 

OK, Thanks. I will check it out.


raday

 

Well, I planned on going to the mini dealer after work, but I guess the fear of the mini dealer put the scare into the CEL and it was not on when I started the car this afternoon.

Thanks for your response.

raday

 

I would still have it checked, as it maybe the sign of something failing and very posibly will return. I'd want to catch it before the warranty expires.

Seriously a cheap code reader can be bought for $10-$20 now a days, I don't understand why everyone does not have one. Kinda hard to guess anything with cars anymore.

 

Buy the Torque app for your phone and get a bluetooth or wifi dongle to use with it. It'll allow you to read and clear codes on your own time.

 

I would like to get the app and the Bluetooth device for my Mini. Which dongle did you purchase?

 

This is the one I have:
Just be aware it's Android only.

 

is your mini an automatic or standard? were you caught in snow briefly and had to push the car a little hard to get it out?

 

Thanks for the info however, I need one that will function with Apple. I think eBay may be my friend on this one.

 

Be aware that some check engine lights are BMW only readable with a proper "factory" scan tool.

(These are the half/power/lit check engine lights).

Full blown check engine lights can be read with a generic aftermarket scan tool.