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- ronk
- Lifer
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Key fob dead
This is giving you some grief!
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
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- Lifer
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I forgot to check if the brake lights actually were off after fitting brake switch and starting engine....................still on!
So it seems 2 wires are engine lock out and other 2 for the brake lights.
So i need to give the connector a good clean and try again.
Be real pain if i have to source a connector and fit..
So it seems 2 wires are engine lock out and other 2 for the brake lights.
So i need to give the connector a good clean and try again.
Be real pain if i have to source a connector and fit..
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- Lifer
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So removed connecting plug, cleaned contacts, refitted, cleared any codes.
So ign. on..brake lights still on.
Stupid flipping car.
Now got to trace all the light wiring and modules.
Next try is to pull brake light fuse and refit, i see what happens.
Seems might be some sort of fault indication staying on as i have seen DSC fault when moving off on test run.
So ign. on..brake lights still on.
Stupid flipping car.
Now got to trace all the light wiring and modules.
Next try is to pull brake light fuse and refit, i see what happens.
Seems might be some sort of fault indication staying on as i have seen DSC fault when moving off on test run.
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- Lifer
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Fixed!
Well switch bought for £34 from Eurocarparts, faulty.
I bought it so i didn't have to wait for the cheapo £11 one off Ebay.
Well fitted the ECP on and brake lights still stuck on. Tried pulling fuses, disconnecting battery.
Started checking the wires to switch with multimeter, then thought try fitting the cheap switch.
Well it worked, the ECP is faulty.
Another week of racking brain unnecessarily.
I tried each in turn by placing a craft knife blade on the end of switch, as switch as magnet inside.
Cheapo worked, ECP didn't.
Shows even new can have faults, don't assume it's any better than what came off.
Well switch bought for £34 from Eurocarparts, faulty.
I bought it so i didn't have to wait for the cheapo £11 one off Ebay.
Well fitted the ECP on and brake lights still stuck on. Tried pulling fuses, disconnecting battery.
Started checking the wires to switch with multimeter, then thought try fitting the cheap switch.
Well it worked, the ECP is faulty.
Another week of racking brain unnecessarily.
I tried each in turn by placing a craft knife blade on the end of switch, as switch as magnet inside.
Cheapo worked, ECP didn't.
Shows even new can have faults, don't assume it's any better than what came off.
- ronk
- Lifer
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You’ll need a week in a darkened room tö reduce your stress levels!
As you said, new is no guarantee - Years ago a colleague bought stop / tail bulb - it had a trail of filament bridging the the two circuits. Old fashioned technology but it still caused him some problems.
As you said, new is no guarantee - Years ago a colleague bought stop / tail bulb - it had a trail of filament bridging the the two circuits. Old fashioned technology but it still caused him some problems.
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
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On my N20 E89 bought a new Vaico boost sensor as I thought the original was duff…it was way out of calibration…fortunately I managed to get ISTA working and the test routine spotted it…could have been a whole lot of time wasted otherwise…flybobbie wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:25 pm Fixed!
Well switch bought for £34 from Eurocarparts, faulty.
I bought it so i didn't have to wait for the cheapo £11 one off Ebay.
Well fitted the ECP on and brake lights still stuck on. Tried pulling fuses, disconnecting battery.
Started checking the wires to switch with multimeter, then thought try fitting the cheap switch.
Well it worked, the ECP is faulty.
Another week of racking brain unnecessarily.
I tried each in turn by placing a craft knife blade on the end of switch, as switch as magnet inside.
Cheapo worked, ECP didn't.
Shows even new can have faults, don't assume it's any better than what came off.
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
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- Lifer
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OBD reader said switch was working, probably the part that allows engine to start, but having 4 wires obviously some of those wires were not getting right signal to switch brake lights off. Wiring diagram shows connections from the switch to dsc for example, as that came up as error soon after car moved on early success getting engine started.
I assume the link to cas allowed a start but the blue/red wire missing signal.-
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Still not sure if they were actually faulty or whether the brake light switch was a consequence of getting damp whilst standing and condensation running on to brake switch and shorting.
Didn't help matters and my blood pressure that replacement switch was faulty.
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Re damp
Had a Merc 220 coupe years ago kept cutting out completely in heavy rain. Company car so into dealer replaced loads of parts behind dash under steering column etc. Didn't clear it.
Whilst still a problem windscreen got stone damage and had to be replaces, done by Autoglass at my drive. Fiitter fetched me out tp show almost minute gap in sealant above steering column- source of leak that had caused all problems. Car fine after but why dealer hadn't even realised that fault was to to due to damp. Every occasion it went in was during or just after heavy rain.
Has your car had a new screen fitted?
Had a Merc 220 coupe years ago kept cutting out completely in heavy rain. Company car so into dealer replaced loads of parts behind dash under steering column etc. Didn't clear it.
Whilst still a problem windscreen got stone damage and had to be replaces, done by Autoglass at my drive. Fiitter fetched me out tp show almost minute gap in sealant above steering column- source of leak that had caused all problems. Car fine after but why dealer hadn't even realised that fault was to to due to damp. Every occasion it went in was during or just after heavy rain.
Has your car had a new screen fitted?
Dec 2009 Z4 35i DCT Deep Sea Blue
2018 3 door Cooper S DCT
sold 2003 e46 330ci Convertible
2018 3 door Cooper S DCT
sold 2003 e46 330ci Convertible
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- Lifer
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Yes.
Twice.
Need a few dry days.
Only problem driving home today from work where i have been working on it, MOT booked tomorrow, abs warning came up.
Half dozen fault lights came up. Emergency brake function failed, i tried it.
iDrive doesn't open with this fault.
So obd reader out again, said abs pressure switch.
So went through several resets, pump cycle, brake fluid level sensor fail, etc.
Gone for now.
Make sure it doesn't come up tomorrow.
Starting to fall out of love with this car.
Twice.
Need a few dry days.
Only problem driving home today from work where i have been working on it, MOT booked tomorrow, abs warning came up.
Half dozen fault lights came up. Emergency brake function failed, i tried it.
iDrive doesn't open with this fault.
So obd reader out again, said abs pressure switch.
So went through several resets, pump cycle, brake fluid level sensor fail, etc.
Gone for now.
Make sure it doesn't come up tomorrow.
Starting to fall out of love with this car.
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- Lifer
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So took car for mot, abs warning comes up, cancel mot.
So restart, no abs warning, take it shopping, no abs warning (ebrake function fails, but not hand brake)..
Get home, no abs warning.
Stupid f*&^%$g car.
So obd reader out cancel codes, see how long it lasts.
So restart, no abs warning, take it shopping, no abs warning (ebrake function fails, but not hand brake)..
Get home, no abs warning.
Stupid f*&^%$g car.
So obd reader out cancel codes, see how long it lasts.
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- Lifer
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So now ordered two rear wheel speed abs sensors.
As i have noticed some wheel slip, which haven't had for a long time.
Put that down to resetting everything and flooring on some slippy road.
As i have noticed some wheel slip, which haven't had for a long time.
Put that down to resetting everything and flooring on some slippy road.
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- Lifer
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So sensors arrived, will fit shortly, but might not need them...
Codes now coming up;
6E30, dsc hyd. control unit, pressure sensor plausibility. What pressure that is not sure, obd shows brake pressure at pedal.
And on obd active test, brake fluid level sensor not working.
So it might think fluid is low, which it isn't and reduce abs function.
Looks like it is normally closed, so i can play around with bypassing or shorting.
It is wired straight to abs unit plug.
Codes now coming up;
6E30, dsc hyd. control unit, pressure sensor plausibility. What pressure that is not sure, obd shows brake pressure at pedal.
And on obd active test, brake fluid level sensor not working.
So it might think fluid is low, which it isn't and reduce abs function.
Looks like it is normally closed, so i can play around with bypassing or shorting.
It is wired straight to abs unit plug.
- ronk
- Lifer
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Your fortitude is to be admired
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
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- Lifer
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- Joined: Sat May 25, 2013 8:27 pm
- Location: Stourbridge
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Well would help if Foxwell reader showed right results.
Said brake fluid level sensor not working, so disconnect at reservoir, bong fail, but said working!
It's software is back to front.
So drove home today, no abs warnings
Said brake fluid level sensor not working, so disconnect at reservoir, bong fail, but said working!
It's software is back to front.
So drove home today, no abs warnings