E38 740il no power to the pedal

[Bowenmatt20]

Or these

awesome I’ll try that this afternoon. I was told by two abs module re builders that the Bosch 5.0 cannot be re built. So I pulled a used one off a 740 at a junkyard. But I’ll try this before I put it on

[Timm]

Yes, second set of pictures 12 and 2, same connectors and can easily be swapped over as they are physically close to each other. The engine does not rev up as the main throttle position sensor does not come off the idle stop - and the ASC+T system sees the secondary throttle move as if by itself!

[Sundaycruzer]

So did it work?

[LarryBrown]

I replaced a dead battery and the car worked fine for a few weeks and then suddenly went into limp home mode on the dash board and wouldn't rev up and then would start but not continue running.
I followed Timm's voo-doo procedure here and it worked! The car started and runs fine now!
Thanks Timm!

<GRIPE ON>
That is so annoying. How much would a trip to the dealer have cost me for them to do that procedure? Something that simple should be in the owner's manual and the dashboard should guide you to it. The computer knows what's wrong, this is a common fix, it should all be smart enough to get you going with you have to pay $400 to the dealer for a literally two minute and 5 second procedure. Also it's so great to have Timm here to give us authoritative advice like this, but alarming that so many previous posters would weigh in before anyone would post such a simple and obvious solution.
<GRIPE OFF>

Anyway, now I am so happy, I do the dance of joy! Dah-dah-dah-dah-daaaah......

Certainly worth a throttle reset using the following procedure:

Get in the car and shut the doors
Turn the ignition key to position II - but don't start the car
Press the throttle to the floor and keep it there for 5 seconds
Turn the key to the off position but do not remove the key
Let go of the throttle pedal
Wait 2 minutes without fiddling with anything

You are now ready to go, start the car and see if all is well.......

[Timm]

Another happy customer!