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help please engine management light on

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:42 pm
by cauf41
hi all
any body help me my engine management light came on a friend put a small computer thing in and it came up p106 is the fault how do a find out what p106 is am clue less about cars i have a x5 3.0 i petrol 2004
cheers davie

Re: help please engine management light on

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 3:33 am
by Turks
I can't help i'm afraid, don't know what this code means. Try google.

Please introduce yourself first too as a matter of courtesy.


Turks.

Re: help please engine management light on

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 10:49 pm
by cauf41
hi all am davie from scotland i have now found out what is wrong with my x5 its the map sensor
cheers davie

Re: help please engine management light on

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:38 pm
by JimmySpeed
map or MAF Davie? I know about MAF sensors but not much about map sensors

Re: help please engine management light on

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:56 pm
by cauf41
hi there
yesthe map sensor which is manifold absolute pressure sensor

help please engine management light on

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:27 pm
by JimmySpeed
Oh ok. Expensive fix?

Re: help please engine management light on

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:24 pm
by cauf41
no cost about £40 and my mate done fitted it for a £10

help please engine management light on

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:45 pm
by JimmySpeed
Good result. I really need to get myself a fault code reader