Naturally, the M3 would throw a CEL the last week of Oppo

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First of all, ignore how dusty my car is. Second of all, my M3 threw a CEL for the third time during my ownership. The previous two times were for throttle position actuators. This time it appears to be something different.

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Photo: e90m3

Got in my car on Saturday morning and was greeted by the CEL, and since it wasn’t in limp mode, figured it couldn’t be too nefarious, so I drove it. The good news is that it did go away after it warmed up. Also pulled fine deep into the rev range.

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Photo: e90m3

Bought a bluetooth ODB adapter, but I think I got a defective one. Going to read the code then go from there.