r/e46•
lobosuper01

Potence loss and shut down

Troubleshooting

So, I've took an E46 (320i, M54 and automatic) that my dad had and started driving, been driving it as a daily ever since January. When I first picked it up I did basic service (oil change, spark plugs) and left the cooling system for later (mainly to save up money to do the full repair). Hasn't got any problem until today, I was driving to work when uphill (the road has a prominent uphill) it started to lose power, also shifts didn't make it, at first I came to think it was a trans problem, but after passing the uphill shifts were made with no further problem, thing is after this event when I tried to get some rpm car shut down completely, no code jumped after this, not even the ECL light, it just shut down. I panicked and shut it down and then started it again, and I could just get to work and park it, thing is I tried to rev it up and it shut down again (parked) and didn't wanted to start off again. I'm at work rn but I can't get it out of my head, I might think it can be the crankcashaft position sensor, I just replaced the battery so I let it out of the discussion, and worst case isn't the transmission, but again, no code jumped, has anyone experienced this problem? I'd be glad if anyone could respond, thanks.

Posted Jun 11, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC

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