Coding for auto to manual trans swap

Cosmos99 · 08-03-2022, 09:54 AM

So my shop has gotten all the physical part of the swap done and it starts and runs. His INPA is having an issue coding right now ( not just on my car but others and he is going to do a reset soon ) He does however have Bimmergeeks ProTool also. Does anyone know if you can program the car to recognize the manual transmission via Protools?

Thanks !

-Ed

Cosmos99 · 08-03-2022, 10:50 AM

Bimmergeeks got back to me. Problem solved.

gary_william · 08-03-2022, 07:56 PM

What did the swap cost?

Blau · 08-12-2022, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Cosmos99

$1700 in labor not including the parts I bought. Had a bunch of other stuff done too.

That's not bad at all. Nice one

logancorado033 · 02-08-2023, 10:17 AM

What was the coding steps for bimmergeeks protool.
Also did you have any issues after the swap or anything stoped working

Blau · 02-09-2023, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Cosmos99

Bimmergeeks got back to me. Problem solved.

We're you able to get everything coded just from the app? Care to share any details of how this worked out?

Cosmos99 · 02-17-2023, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by logancorado033

What was the coding steps for bimmergeeks protool.
Also did you have any issues after the swap or anything stoped working

I do not recall the full steps. My friend Mike at Nordkuste did the work. It's been running flawlessly like OEM. Mike is the best he got it coded perfectly. I put 2500 miles on it before putting it away for the winter.

Cosmos99 · 02-17-2023, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by WeShallCallHerBlau

We're you able to get everything coded just from the app? Care to share any details of how this worked out?

I don't have the full details. Mike at Nordkuste Performance in OH who is a friend of mine did the swap for me. The car runs 100% OEM. I am loving it.

j128id · 07-05-2023, 05:01 PM

Hey Cosmos, this is very interesting to me and something I'd like to do to my 128i down the road. How was shopping around for a manual trans? What was the hardest part out of everything? Total price?

Dieselboy · 07-07-2023, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by j128id

Hey Cosmos, this is very interesting to me and something I'd like to do to my 128i down the road. How was shopping around for a manual trans? What was the hardest part out of everything? Total price?

I detailed the work and cost to swap in my build here:
https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show...1810392&page=5

pegrande · 05-31-2026, 04:51 PM

hi, I've just finished a manual swap and mechanically all is fine.help! I've got an e82 (2008). There have been difficulties with the additional wiring of brake and clutch, so I've changged the VO to not needing the clutch for starting.(KPS and KLR disabled)
Problem is no crank!
The car is in overall good condition, the starter runs if solenoid is shortened. Most likely I don't have ELV , however there is no lock engaging. VO order coded with Protool and seems to be ok.
Faults are in CAS (A0B5) about road speed signal , and in DDE (4DF3) torque trans wrong. Nothing that should trigger no crank.
There is a synchronization between CAS and DDE called "reset starter lock" that is showing on Protool but it is not working. When performing the synch it replies "failure" (Ox90). But I received info that this synch is not necessary.
What way is there to find systematically the reason for no crank?
do you have an idea from your experience?

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j128id New Member 8 Rep 8 Posts Drives: BMW 128i Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Raleigh-Durham North Carolina iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW 128i [0.00]	Hey Cosmos, this is very interesting to me and something I'd like to do to my 128i down the road. How was shopping around for a manual trans? What was the hardest part out of everything? Total price?
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pegrande Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: bmw e39, e82, e60 Join Date: May 2026 Location: new zealand iTrader: (0)	manual swap hi, I've just finished a manual swap and mechanically all is fine.help! I've got an e82 (2008). There have been difficulties with the additional wiring of brake and clutch, so I've changged the VO to not needing the clutch for starting.(KPS and KLR disabled) Problem is no crank! The car is in overall good condition, the starter runs if solenoid is shortened. Most likely I don't have ELV , however there is no lock engaging. VO order coded with Protool and seems to be ok. Faults are in CAS (A0B5) about road speed signal , and in DDE (4DF3) torque trans wrong. Nothing that should trigger no crank. There is a synchronization between CAS and DDE called "reset starter lock" that is showing on Protool but it is not working. When performing the synch it replies "failure" (Ox90). But I received info that this synch is not necessary. What way is there to find systematically the reason for no crank? do you have an idea from your experience?
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