A bit of a long post but I was wondering if anyone had any other info, I’ll try and keep it brief.
I sold my 2004 2.2 E85 to a friend. Recently it developed a fault and he called me up so we could take a look together. I quickly diagnosed that it was the light control module (LCM), the old unit was removed (and inspected for full diagnosis) and a second-hand part was obtained from a reputable breakers. I fitted the new LCM. It all worked but of course it initiated the odometer tamper light so I called the local Indy to book it in for a re-code, I gave them all the info that you now have. They advised us not to drive it as it could cause problems with the mileage tamper if driven too far, so we arranged for a transporter to move it to the garage at a cost of £100.
When the car arrived the Indy then told us that in the last year or so “BMW no longer supported the chassis” so a LCM re-code wasn’t possible on a salvaged unit and a new one needed to be ordered at full price (£300 plus fitting plus coding).
My friend chose to go ahead but that change seemed odd to me. I’m aware that large insurance companies seek to use reused parts and given the global focus on being green it seemed like an odd move by BMW not to allow a software re-code on a perfectly serviceable part. Not least it also would render huge volumes of parts on the second-hand market as being essentially useless. Does anyone have anymore info, questions or thoughts?
I sold my 2004 2.2 E85 to a friend. Recently it developed a fault and he called me up so we could take a look together. I quickly diagnosed that it was the light control module (LCM), the old unit was removed (and inspected for full diagnosis) and a second-hand part was obtained from a reputable breakers. I fitted the new LCM. It all worked but of course it initiated the odometer tamper light so I called the local Indy to book it in for a re-code, I gave them all the info that you now have. They advised us not to drive it as it could cause problems with the mileage tamper if driven too far, so we arranged for a transporter to move it to the garage at a cost of £100.
When the car arrived the Indy then told us that in the last year or so “BMW no longer supported the chassis” so a LCM re-code wasn’t possible on a salvaged unit and a new one needed to be ordered at full price (£300 plus fitting plus coding).
My friend chose to go ahead but that change seemed odd to me. I’m aware that large insurance companies seek to use reused parts and given the global focus on being green it seemed like an odd move by BMW not to allow a software re-code on a perfectly serviceable part. Not least it also would render huge volumes of parts on the second-hand market as being essentially useless. Does anyone have anymore info, questions or thoughts?
