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P1385 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for December 2009

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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P1385
Help Request Posted
1997 BMW 740i 4.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAGF832XW
P1385: Knock sensor circuit 4. ... and found lean codes for bank 1 and 2. No other codes. Smoke checked and found the intake rear cover and the pcv tube under the intake leaked badly. Removed manifold and replaced pcv tube, all gaskets and the rear cover.Smoke checked again-all ok. Cleared ...
December 30, 2009