First jb3 CEL??

YAIRGODINEZ · 10-25-2010, 07:21 AM

Hello everyone, I'm a little worried about this.

So yesterday I drove normally with no problems at all, I arrived home and parked my car.... Everyhting was ok.
This morning I woke up to go to university as soon I woke up I went to the garage to turn on the engine for a warm up cuzits very cold in the morning and a CEL "check light engine" and I had no full power at this time

so as I was worried and didn't know what to do I drove like this for about 20 km I tried to delete codes with the CAN tool but nothing happened.... I arrive at school and I turned off the engine for about a min , the on again and tried deleting codes again... Everything worked perfectly, the CEL went off and I drove it again really hard just to test if everything was ok....everything went perfectly .

Now I'm a little worried.... Why would out of nowhere the CEL would go on.

Have this ever happened to you?

mineo77 · 10-25-2010, 07:54 AM

what where your codes?

black e · 10-25-2010, 09:24 AM

It happened to me, I got a 2ca3 code ,witch according to BMS is a wastegate conector code.
I checked my JB3 connections and everything was fine....So I don't know how it happened but it hasnt happened since.

SiN55 · 10-25-2010, 10:19 AM

Huh, hope they will solve the problem.

YAIRGODINEZ · 10-26-2010, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mineo77

what where your codes?

2c58 was my code

black e · 10-26-2010, 07:17 AM

That's a tuner code.
You might want to email BMS and maybe get a firmware update.

Mike@N54Tuning.com · 10-26-2010, 12:27 PM

It's just an N55 plausibility code. Goes away when you restart the car. Email BMS and they can send you the latest beta firmware to upload.

Mike

shockin330i · 10-26-2010, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by black e

It happened to me, I got a 2ca3 code ,witch according to BMS is a wastegate conector code.
I checked my JB3 connections and everything was fine....So I don't know how it happened but it hasnt happened since.

Was that a hidden code?

black e · 10-26-2010, 08:14 PM

the 2ca3? no, that put me on limp.
i also had a 2774 once and that did throw a CEL and i've had a few 2c90 and 2c58 which are hidden.

woner · 10-27-2010, 12:27 AM

I had an ironic experience with this tonight..After reading this thread, I decided that I needed to be on the latest firmware to prevent these issues with my tune. I emailed Terry and he told me to export some data so he could tell which firmware I was on. As I started my engine to export the csv file, I was greeted by the half-filled symbol on the dash and a service engine light.. After I uploaded the new firmware, everything checked out okay.

Terry doesn't think that the data connection was related to the error, but it sure was an odd coincidence. I'm just glad bms is based in California. I doubt he would have been as enthusiastic about helping me out if he was in the same time zone as me. I couldn't sleep without making sure my car was okay

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Mike@N54Tuning.com · 10-27-2010, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woner

I had an ironic experience with this tonight..After reading this thread, I decided that I needed to be on the latest firmware to prevent these issues with my tune. I emailed Terry and he told me to export some data so he could tell which firmware I was on. As I started my engine to export the csv file, I was greeted by the half-filled symbol on the dash and a service engine light.. After I uploaded the new firmware, everything checked out okay.

Terry doesn't think that the data connection was related to the error, but it sure was an odd coincidence. I'm just glad bms is based in California. I doubt he would have been as enthusiastic about helping me out if he was in the same time zone as me. I couldn't sleep without making sure my car was okay

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LOL if you unplug something in the ECU box when the ECU is awake you'll sometimes get a CEL.

Mike

woner · 10-27-2010, 12:48 PM

Yeah but if I unplugged something then its would still be unplugged. and there are no errors. I doubt the movement of the usb cable could unplug anything in there anyway..

Mike@N54Tuning.com · 10-27-2010, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woner

Yeah but if I unplugged something then its would still be unplugged. and there are no errors. I doubt the movement of the usb cable could unplug anything in there anyway..

You can also trigger code during firmware updates if the ECU goes to sleep and wakes up during one, etc. Anyway if you got a code while doing a firmware update it's pretty impossible for it not to be related. Especially if its an SES which normally indicates the ECU lost connection with a sensor.

Mike

woner · 10-27-2010, 03:56 PM

I'm still getting a service engine soon light. Also, the car doesn't feel as strong as it did, at least not at partial throttle. Do I need the CAN tool to get rid of the engine light? Would removing the tune for now make the light go away?

Mike@N54Tuning.com · 10-27-2010, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woner

I'm still getting a service engine soon light. Also, the car doesn't feel as strong as it did, at least not at partial throttle. Do I need the CAN tool to get rid of the engine light? Would removing the tune for now make the light go away?

Can't say I know what's going on with your setup in detail. If you were working with BMS directly my suggestion is to continue to do so.

Mike

woner · 10-27-2010, 04:21 PM

Yeah I'm gonna email terry. I thought some of these guys with similar errors would know.

Andrew@ET · 10-27-2010, 10:28 PM

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10-25-2010, 09:24 AM	#3
black e Lieutenant Drives: DCT N55 135I Join Date: May 2010 Location: Boca Raton Posts: 526 iTrader: (7)	It happened to me, I got a 2ca3 code ,witch according to BMS is a wastegate conector code. I checked my JB3 connections and everything was fine....So I don't know how it happened but it hasnt happened since.
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10-25-2010, 10:19 AM	#4
SiN55 Second Lieutenant Drives: 135i N55 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Croatia Posts: 262 iTrader: (0)	Huh, hope they will solve the problem.
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10-26-2010, 07:17 AM	#6
black e Lieutenant Drives: DCT N55 135I Join Date: May 2010 Location: Boca Raton Posts: 526 iTrader: (7)	That's a tuner code. You might want to email BMS and maybe get a firmware update.
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10-26-2010, 12:27 PM	#7
Mike@N54Tuning.com Lieutenant General Drives: 07335i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 14,294 iTrader: (86)	It's just an N55 plausibility code. Goes away when you restart the car. Email BMS and they can send you the latest beta firmware to upload. Mike
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10-26-2010, 08:14 PM	#9
black e Lieutenant Drives: DCT N55 135I Join Date: May 2010 Location: Boca Raton Posts: 526 iTrader: (7)	the 2ca3? no, that put me on limp. i also had a 2774 once and that did throw a CEL and i've had a few 2c90 and 2c58 which are hidden.
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10-27-2010, 12:27 AM	#10
woner Second Lieutenant Drives: '11 LMB 135i DCT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 227 iTrader: (1)	I had an ironic experience with this tonight..After reading this thread, I decided that I needed to be on the latest firmware to prevent these issues with my tune. I emailed Terry and he told me to export some data so he could tell which firmware I was on. As I started my engine to export the csv file, I was greeted by the half-filled symbol on the dash and a service engine light.. After I uploaded the new firmware, everything checked out okay. Terry doesn't think that the data connection was related to the error, but it sure was an odd coincidence. I'm just glad bms is based in California. I doubt he would have been as enthusiastic about helping me out if he was in the same time zone as me. I couldn't sleep without making sure my car was okay .
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10-27-2010, 12:48 PM	#12
woner Second Lieutenant Drives: '11 LMB 135i DCT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 227 iTrader: (1)	Yeah but if I unplugged something then its would still be unplugged. and there are no errors. I doubt the movement of the usb cable could unplug anything in there anyway..
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10-27-2010, 03:56 PM	#14
woner Second Lieutenant Drives: '11 LMB 135i DCT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 227 iTrader: (1)	I'm still getting a service engine soon light. Also, the car doesn't feel as strong as it did, at least not at partial throttle. Do I need the CAN tool to get rid of the engine light? Would removing the tune for now make the light go away?
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10-27-2010, 04:21 PM	#16
woner Second Lieutenant Drives: '11 LMB 135i DCT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 227 iTrader: (1)	Yeah I'm gonna email terry. I thought some of these guys with similar errors would know.
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