Thanks for replying - already tried that one. It needed a fault code reader, so
ive now been to the garage & it needs a new crank sensor & stat sensor. Cant
wait for the bill. If i'd known what it was, i would have changed it myself.
I'd like to my hands on one of these tools that read the codes & can reset them.

TIA
Andy

John wrote:

> Sounds like a wife problem.
>
> Last night my wife took our "new" (05/2003 bought two days ago w/4900km!)
> 330i SMG out for a ride to town. Ten minutes later I get a call on my
> cellphone--my wife cannot start the car. The ABS light stays on, the
> gearshift "C" light is lit, although the lever is locked in the "N"
> position, and "N" is indicated on the dash. The engine does not turn over.
> While I'm dressing our daughter so we can make a rescue mission to town the
> phone rings again. The car is running.
> The solution is a sort of Microsoft Windows reset: my wife got out of the
> car, locked it using the remote, then unlocked it. Everything went smoothly
> back to zero!
>
> Your situation may be a similar case of electronic ghosts. I'd suggest
> <ctrl>-<alt>-<del>!
>
> Ciao,
> John
>
> "Not here please" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> ...
> >I wonder if anyone can help.
> > The car was all running fine until my wife stalled it, now it takes an
> > unusual long before starting and the DSC (abs) light remains on all the
> > time. It sounds like its running on all 6 cylinders but the power is
> > definately down.
> >
> > Can anyone point me in the right direction please.
> >
> > TIA, Andy
> >