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Ok, I am furstrated and need an expert's help. My '00 328Ci w/ 126K miles has Peake R5 readings of CA, Cb, E3 & E4 currently. At 117K miles the E3 & E4 appeared and I replaced the PreCat O2 sensors with Bosch OEM replacements (via NAPA). All was fine for 3K miles +/- now these codes are here again along with the CA & Cb. I need to know what these are telling me since I have Peake's discriptions as CA= Oxy sensor control limit (cyl 1-3); Cb = the same but cyl 4-6; E3= Oxy sensor adaptation limit Cyl 1-3 & E4= same but cyl 4-6; and I recently replaced the pre-Cat O2s.

Submitted: 357 days and 19 hours ago.
Category: BMW
Value: $40
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2000 BMW 328Ci 328

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I replaced preCat O2s
I had a non-BMW shop look into it - and they had different codes & solutions which we agreed were not consistent.

Posted by long time tech 357 days and 19 hours ago.

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Can I have the last 7 numbers of you vin please , I'm not sure if the faults will transfer to a BMW fault or not . Here is what I can tell you from your description of the faults . The ca and cb faults reading o2 sensor control limit means your vehicle is either running too rich or too lean , 99% of the time it is running lean due to a vacuum leak . You need to have the engine inspected for vacuum leaks . Pay attention to the rubber air boot that is between the throttle body and the air flow meter also look into the crankcase vent valve located under the intake manifold . I'm also pretty sure the other 2 faulty will also be addressed with the repairs .

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The whole VIN is WBABM5346YJP01895

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I just checked and unfortunately the codes do not transfer to a BMW code . From your description it is a rich or a lean condition . You should start with testing for vacuum leaks . When the faults read control limit that basically means that the control unit has reached a limit where it can not add or take fuel away from a combustion cycle . This will be caused by either a unmetered air leak ( vacuum leak ) or too much fuel ( fuel pressure regulator , clogged air filter .... ) . We usually see a vacuum leak with these faults .

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