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LOL, it seems pretty impressive what E85 does with some cars, the s55 seems to really enjoy it. I've heard mixed reviews on e85 even though I don't have it in my location yet. Not sure but is it true it goes bad after a month? Don't drive my car much and there are times gas will sit.
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09-24-2019, 06:59 AM | #598 |
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The info on relocked DMEs for new 2020 cars is hard to find. Bootmod3 should update their website to reflect this. Much to my disappointment, I just bought a 2020 + a Bootmod3 OBD Agent before discovering the issue.
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09-24-2019, 01:35 PM | #603 | |
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Everybody works with the same hacks, those hacks are not made by us nor by BM3 - those hacks are made by other people. I'm curious how true that statement is, because if it's accurate, then it's really out of their control. proTUNING Freaks ? Some questions: 1 - So anyone with an M2C and a tune – even if they're currently on a supported Istep – once their dealer flashing their DME, their BM3 tune will stop working, until they are able to flash it again, right? 2 - Apologies for not having done my research in advance, but do you have any links to the process for removing a DME to send away? How hard is it / long does it take? In the old days of the E9x platform, it was like a one hour job to remove it. 3 - Does bench flashing leave any physical changes on the DME? From opening it? Nothing's being modified on it, is it? 4 - Are there any differences when BMW looks at the DME (based on what people know, which I get may not be a perfect understanding) if it's been bench flashed compared to OBD flashed? Trying to get an idea of pros and cons of it, vs. waiting out for an OBD flash from them, which there's no ETA on AFAIK... I get they can't commit to anything, but ANY sort of an estimate would be better than total silence... Everyone understands it'd only be a rough estimate and depending on bumps along the way, it could completely change. But are we talking about 1 month? 3 months? 6 months+??? |
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On a level of mechanical difficulty out of 10, how much is it? Notwithstanding crappy instructions out there... Last edited by Lotus99; 09-24-2019 at 08:23 PM.. |
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I’m no mechanic. If forced to rate it on a 1-10, I’d say maybe a 4. It went back together in about 1/3 less time. As always, YMMV. Any independent BMW shop “should” be able to do this for you, but beware, one local Indy quoted me $850 to remove and reinstall. In their defense, I bet he looked at the BMW tech manual that includes removing the charge cooler which would add considerable time.Still $850 seemed WAY high to me.
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If you have a few minutes, do you mind looking at my other post a couple above, as I’m guessing you know the answers to some of those questions because you got your ECU bench flashed. |
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2) no. YouTube is your best bet. the videos suck though. 3) nope. they don't open it. 4) they can tell if it's been flashed I've seen return time of 1 week ish from send to receive. |
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I'd also imagine that the software and procedure necessary to do this is something only BMW techs have access to and can do with ease But no one will stopping you from trying, probably won't work, but who knows |
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If the goal for the switch is to preserve the warranty, doubt this would work. The ECU is just one place where mileage readings are kept. So even if switching would work (I somehow doubt it would be truly plug and play) then you would still need to contend with the mileage discrepancy between the gauge cluster and ECU, among other places. At that point, your are probably just better off unlocking the ECU the old fashioned way. Accomplishes the same and you won't be out the cost of an extra ECU.
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But it is a load of hassle to do and risk messing it up and end up with a bricked car. A new DME has to be calibrated with various things including fuel injector metering values taken uniquely from each injector and set via programming... Last edited by doughboy; 09-27-2019 at 03:24 PM.. |
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