Hi Javars,
How did you establish which sensor was faulty?
Cheers.
How did you establish which sensor was faulty?
Cheers.
Parking Sensor replacement
I had the 10 second long beep when selecting reverse which told me I had a PDC fault, the 3rd sensor from the left was to blame.
It appeared I would need to remove the bumper to replace it but that wasnt necessary, I only had to remove the rubber boot seal at the bottom and take out the two screws that are exposed and you can pull the top of the bumper far enough away to gain access to the sensors
10 mins. Job done !
It appeared I would need to remove the bumper to replace it but that wasnt necessary, I only had to remove the rubber boot seal at the bottom and take out the two screws that are exposed and you can pull the top of the bumper far enough away to gain access to the sensors
10 mins. Job done !
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Hi
Ignition on. Select reverse. Put your ear against each sensor in turn. If it's working you can hear a faint tick. No tick = knackered sensor.
Simples !
Steve
Ignition on. Select reverse. Put your ear against each sensor in turn. If it's working you can hear a faint tick. No tick = knackered sensor.
Simples !
Steve
Thanks Steve, I'll give it a try.Hi
Ignition on. Select reverse. Put your ear against each sensor in turn. If it's working you can hear a faint tick. No tick = knackered sensor.
Simples !
Steve
Presume it takes 2 to do this?? :wink:
No just yourself. Leave it in reverse with the ignition on.Thanks Steve, I'll give it a try.
Presume it takes 2 to do this?? :wink:
Parking sensors
I sorted my parking sensor problem thanks to this thread. You can indeed hear the sensors ticking.....simples! Mine was an outside sensor on our cooper s convertible and you can get at it reasonably easily by removing the wheel arch lower trim and pulling away the inside of the wheel arch liner. Just for reference though it is worth noting that the sensors push back into the bumper for removal rather that pushing out from behind...I almost fell foul of this. The exterior ring of the sensor stays in the bumper.
Thanks for the help.
I sorted my parking sensor problem thanks to this thread. You can indeed hear the sensors ticking.....simples! Mine was an outside sensor on our cooper s convertible and you can get at it reasonably easily by removing the wheel arch lower trim and pulling away the inside of the wheel arch liner. Just for reference though it is worth noting that the sensors push back into the bumper for removal rather that pushing out from behind...I almost fell foul of this. The exterior ring of the sensor stays in the bumper.
Thanks for the help.
Listen for the clicks. Genius. Fixed PDCs on both Minis. One had a sensor that wasn't connected and the other had a missing plug(just corroded bare wire) fixed with a total and utter bodge job that should last a lifetime..
Great post, thank you
I had the long beep when selecting reverse and sensors not working,
BMW quoted £150 to repair,
Using the advise in this post, identified the problem sensor and replaced it with a new one I bought on eBay for £18
I Had to remove the bumper as it was one of the middle ones, but still just a 20 min job
Many thanks
I had the long beep when selecting reverse and sensors not working,
BMW quoted £150 to repair,
Using the advise in this post, identified the problem sensor and replaced it with a new one I bought on eBay for £18
I Had to remove the bumper as it was one of the middle ones, but still just a 20 min job
Many thanks
Hi, I would recommend a mini/bmw dealer. I had mine fixed yesterday for £161.80 including labour. They also sprayed the sensor to the same colour of the car.
My wife's 2005 Convertible Cooper S had a faulty drivers side sensor....I repaired that today by jacking car up, removing rear wheel, removing wheel arch liner to gain access to rear of sensor.
After i took out the sensor c/w wire i found that the connector wasnt making good contact, but it was if i pushed it further onto sensor...as soon as i let go it didnt make electrical contact.....i tried clening pins with emery board & wd40 in plug but still didnt help....In the end i kept it in tight by using a nice strong tie rap...So all in fixed with a nylon tie rap that cost pence
After i took out the sensor c/w wire i found that the connector wasnt making good contact, but it was if i pushed it further onto sensor...as soon as i let go it didnt make electrical contact.....i tried clening pins with emery board & wd40 in plug but still didnt help....In the end i kept it in tight by using a nice strong tie rap...So all in fixed with a nylon tie rap that cost pence
All my sensors click. What next.
Why do you rely on Parking Sensors?? can't you people judge the length of your cars??
The more rubbish the manufacturers stuff into cars the more there is to go WRONG
The more rubbish the manufacturers stuff into cars the more there is to go WRONG
Two reasons:Why do you rely on Parking Sensors?? can't you people judge the length of your cars??
The more rubbish the manufacturers stuff into cars the more there is to go WRONG
1) The convertible has very restricted vision out of the back with the top up
2) we are not as good a driver as you are
Oh hang on, number 2 is wrong so it must be number 1.
Not much better with the top down, agree these are essential for convertibles. Plenty of bits of rock to back into round here.Two reasons:
1) The convertible has very restricted vision out of the back with the top up
2) we are not as good a driver as you are
Oh hang on, number 2 is wrong so it must be number 1.
Is there anyone that has recorded a video for fitting this as am a totally newbie when it comes to cars!
Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks
Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks
Sensor pushed in
All, after a fender bender the other day, my bumper is intact, but one of the sensors got popped inside the bumper. It's fully functional, just displaced, so I don't need a lot of access. Just enough to reach it and pop it back in. From this thread, it sounds like the easiest way to pop it back into place is to go through the wheel arch? And to go through the wheel arch, I am just facing a couple of screws and the lining? Anything else I need to know before I go digging around in there? (If it matters, my Countryman is a 2016)
All, after a fender bender the other day, my bumper is intact, but one of the sensors got popped inside the bumper. It's fully functional, just displaced, so I don't need a lot of access. Just enough to reach it and pop it back in. From this thread, it sounds like the easiest way to pop it back into place is to go through the wheel arch? And to go through the wheel arch, I am just facing a couple of screws and the lining? Anything else I need to know before I go digging around in there? (If it matters, my Countryman is a 2016)
Javars...I had the 10 second long beep when selecting reverse which told me I had a PDC fault, the 3rd sensor from the left was to blame.
It appeared I would need to remove the bumper to replace it but that wasnt necessary, I only had to remove the rubber boot seal at the bottom and take out the two screws that are exposed and you can pull the top of the bumper far enough away to gain access to the sensors
10 mins. Job done !
I know this thread is ancient and I hope you see my post...
" only had to remove the rubber boot seal at the bottom and take out the two screws that are exposed and you can pull the top of the bumper far enough away to gain access to the sensors"
Any chance you can post a pic of of the location/2 screws you are talking about? There are so "few" posts related to removing a bumper (or partially removing one).
I have a 2014 R60 Countryman S/ALL4 and cannot find a thing out there that shows me how to go about this.
If this reached you....great.
Cheers,
Fred
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