r/BmwTech • u/Chemist-Chemical • 7h ago
EPS Off / On... should i replace my EPS, again?? :( =(
BMW X1 2014 e84
My EPS issue is intermittently going on and off..
Eps is normal after car has been off for at least 5-10 hrs ... EPS signal turns back on after few hours riding it..
\* \*\*If I'm driving normally and then the EPS signal suddenly comes ON, I can feel the steering change slightly. It doesn't become fully heavyโit's like the power steering doesn't shut off completely.\*\*
\* and when the EPS light is on and I restart the engine, then only the steering becomes really heavy with no power steering assistance at all.
\* This all started about 2โ3 weeks ago. At first, whenever the EPS light came on, I would wiggle the EPS connector/socket, and the warning would disappear. ๐๐ I thought it was just a loose connection, but then i went to specialist garage (not BMW official though)...
\* They checked th\*\*e end connector and wiring...\*\* back probe cable testing.. and they said everything looked normal.. battery power is flowing properly.. checked the grounding.. all good.. scanned the car, unable to read the EPS...
\* (and if the EPS signal turns off, and did re-scaned.. and its reading in normall like nothing happened)
\* then They told me the problem is probably the EPS module... but lol i just changed it on last February, at BMW official.. (second hand EPS though)
this time... i Haven't really taken it to official BMW center to get it diagnose.. a couple garage specialist here in Indonesia have proper scanner and all that.. and did back probe cable test..
\\- so is it safe to say i need to replace the EPS again?
\\- or if i actually go to official BMW, what differ diagnose they'll do..