2014 BMW 550i wont start after live wire makes contact w/ ground

FalconFan · 09-11-2023, 09:38 AM

I was doing a simple repair and a live wide made contact with a ground. The car will crank but wil not start. Getting Error code P10E4. Can any body tell me how to fix my mistake?

Opie55 · 09-11-2023, 11:45 AM

Looks like you fried something that controls your valvetronic relay, or the relay itself. I've never dug into the valvetronic system enough to know where the relay is located, but I'd start there. You can probably run some searches on here or YouTube to find where it is.

StradaRedlands · 09-12-2023, 12:43 AM

Hopefully it was fuse protected and you can track down the fuse!

09-11-2023, 09:38 AM	#1
FalconFan Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW 550I Join Date: Sep 2023 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	2014 BMW 550i wont start after live wire makes contact w/ ground I was doing a simple repair and a live wide made contact with a ground. The car will crank but wil not start. Getting Error code P10E4. Can any body tell me how to fix my mistake?
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Opie55 Colonel 1195 Rep 2,908 Posts Drives: '15 650i Convertible Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Looks like you fried something that controls your valvetronic relay, or the relay itself. I've never dug into the valvetronic system enough to know where the relay is located, but I'd start there. You can probably run some searches on here or YouTube to find where it is.
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StradaRedlands Brigadier General 4942 Rep 3,000 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i MT Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: SoCal iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [8.21] 2009 BMW 328i Touri ... [7.90] 2013 BMW X5 35i [7.63] 2011 BMW 528i [8.75] 2006 Mazda3 [5.50]	Hopefully it was fuse protected and you can track down the fuse!
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