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I'm starting to think my clunking is the dual-mass flywheel. Loading & unloading the drivetrain is silent... it only "thunks" on clutch engagement and disengagement. I have 115k on the original clutch, so the idea that the DMF is sticking isn't exactly outrageous. |
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Dan at DiffsOnline is hands down the best. In my old E36 M3 race car I had one of his 3.64 4-clutch diffs and it was unreal. It's not cheap but I always prefer to spend a little more to do it once and do it right. He's my go to if I even sink LSD money into my 128i.
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Thanks, hoki06 and Ab28 . Let's hope my wife hasn't seen this thread, but it sounds like an LSD is on the list.... I'm laid up for a few weeks with a foot injury, but I'll be putting in my Bilsteins next. After that I plan on driving it for a while, but I might throw the LSD on my birthday list...
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Here's a picture, just for fun: I still need to: 1. Use NCS to code the unit to my car 2. Modify the E90 case to fit in my E82 3. Tinker and adjust the needles ...but that stuff looks easy after virginizing the cluster. |
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Nice! Glad you kept at it and got it done. I don’t know what eeprom chip yours had, mine was the 160D0wt and I was able to erase the vin as is. I had lower miles on my new cluster so I didn’t bother messing with mileage. I’ll post in my thread my experience with the oil temp gauge as I’ve actually put about 1k on it since I swapped them last week. Signing up for the first hpde of the season soon so I need to get to work on other stuff soon!!
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Finally got some time over the weekend to get shocks and struts on the 128i. I had previously swapped from the stock base model springs to Eibachs, and tried to save a few bucks by going with Sachs sport model struts. Well, even though the Eibachs are advertised as being compatible with the sport model struts, they are not. The car was bouncy and got upset really easily.
So, that effort to save money just cost me $400 and made me do a full shock/strut swap twice. At least now I'm getting pretty good at it. Got a full set of Bilstein B8s to replace the Sachs. Old strut: New strut: New strut installed: New shock installed: The car still needs a paint correction and a good interior detail, and I'd like to install an LSD from Diffsonline. But with an alignment, I should be basically done with this project for now. |
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Finally was able to drive my E82 yesterday for the first time in a few weeks. Took it to get aligned after the strut/shock install and before I could get it out of the driveway I threw a "TPMS Inactive" error. Tried multiple times to reset, all to no avail.
The guys at the tire shop checked my TPMS sensors and said all 4 were not reading, that they were likely all dead. That seems a little hard to swallow- the car has been parked for about 2.5 weeks and I had no issues with TPMS prior. I did code the new Kombi to my VO and plugged/unplugged the TPMS receivers in the front wheel wells while doing the struts. So it's possible that the sensors were on the way out and the system reset caused the car to pick up on it? Either way, I'm not replacing 4 TPMS sensors.... it's time to code the system out. I didn't take any pictures, but the whole process took less than 20 minutes. Please note that this is a 128i without iDrive... the process may be slightly different for iDrive cars. I borrowed/modified this from a couple of E90 posts, but it worked on my E82. 1. Disconnect RDC module. Mine was in the trunk below the passenger side taillight, behind the trunk liner. Popped out a couple of plastic rivets, unplugged and removed the RDC unit and put the liner back in place. 2. Next, I had to change the VO and write it to the right modules. Open NCS EXPERT, FILE, PROFILE, EXPERTMODE 3. F1 (VIN, ZCF/FA) 4. F3 (ZCS/FA F. ECU) 5. SELECT CHASSIS (E89) 6. CAS, (VIN SHOULD POPULATE), OK 7. F2, ENTER FA 8. SELECT CHASSIS (E89), AGAIN 9. CLICK ON $2VB, HIT DELETE KEY ON KEYBOARD AND PRESS OK 10. F6, BACK 11. F4, PROCESS ECU 12. SELECT CAS, AGAIN 13. F2, CHANGE JOB, SELECT FA_WRITE 14. F3, EXECUTE JOB 15. F1, SG/SGEN, SELECT NFRM 16. F3, EXECUTE JOB 17. Next, I had to recode KOMBI to turn off TMPS now that the VO was correct. Open NCS EXPERT, FILE, PROFILE, EXPERTMODE 18. F1 (VIN, ZCF/FA) 19. F3 (ZCS/FA F. ECU) 20. SELECT CHASSIS (E89) 21. CAS, (VIN SHOULD POPULATE), OK 22. F6, BACK 23. F4, SELECT KOMBI 24. F2, CHANGE TO SG_CODIEREN, OK 25. F3, EXECUTE JOB This worked perfectly for me. |
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Huh, does seem fishy they all went out at once. Either it wasn't them, or the quality control / manufacturing of them is so great they all had identical lifespans? But, yeah, problem solved!
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If I had known how easy this was I would have done it proactively. If anyone hasn't done it, the choice between 20 mins coding it out and any amount of time chasing & diagnosing TPMS issues is an easy one. |
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Wow - it's like deja vu all over again! I just put Bilstein B8s (B12 kit) in and when I buttoned it up . . . TPMS inactive and these codes:
• Fault code: 00604E Error RDC system / Error tire pressure control system • Fault code: 00604F Error transmission channel VL • Fault code: 006050 Error transmission channel VR Okay, maybe something wrong with the connections to the RDC transmitters so I pulled the wheels and fender liners off and . . . oops! I left the right side disconnected. Left side was plugged in but I checked it and reseated it to make sure it was properly connected. Then I ran Carly diagnostics again, cleared the codes but the warning and right side code (006050 Error transmission channel VR) popped back up immediately. I will pull the right wheel again and check/clean the connector and see if that makes a difference. But coding it out and not having to deal with a fussy system is sounding better and better. It may be time for me to learn about coding beyond what I can do with Carly. Your coding directions may be helpful down the road.
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How wild... it's always funny how many people there are working on these cars to have someone basically doing exactly the same thing and running into exactly the same problem at the same time. Entirely possible I did the same and forgot to plug one back in when I put the fender liner back in, but I wasn't willing to pick the car back up and pull the fender liner when I could solve the problem permanently. |
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