Strange Results After Recall Updates
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2007 M5, 2004 X3 3.0i
I was due for my 20k service, so I brought it in and complained about the increased whine from what seemed to be the s/c. They said it was that the power steering fluid was low and topped it off.
Something tells me if its low at that mileage, shouldnt they have checked for leaks?
Something tells me if its low at that mileage, shouldnt they have checked for leaks?
#52
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Originally Posted by Eleanor Owner
I'm not modded and my car is significantly slower/more sluggish. It just feels a lot heavier and less responsive.
Other than the problem I noted in other threads with hitting the redline in first, I actually feel as though the car pulls harder.
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Originally Posted by enzom
Other than the problem I noted in other threads with hitting the redline in first, I actually feel as though the car pulls harder.
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'11/E63-Former car: '05 RT4 E55, Sprintbooster, Phenolic Spacers, RT IC /Secondary HE & BMC Filters
hey 55 klub,
just got mine back for the brake & air injection recall. rab motors here in marin did the work. all seems okay...fortunately. good wknd to all.
todd
just got mine back for the brake & air injection recall. rab motors here in marin did the work. all seems okay...fortunately. good wknd to all.
todd
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Originally Posted by Eleanor Owner
Thats quite strange because as I said, I'm also having the same problem as you with bouncing off the limiter but it seems that because it is doing that, I am not shifting at full power and therefore losing power. Do you feel like you're getting to the redline faster as well? For me, not only does it seem to take a lot longer to get to redline, it for some reason keeps going
It feels a bit quicker to get there. As for shifting without power, even before the upgrade, the car would seem to pull power on the shift. I think it might be some sort of torque management program to minimize drivetrain shock. The shifting was never crisp.
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Just got my car back from service at the dealer and not sure if its my imagination or something, but the car feels slower. It's still fast so I can't tell for sure but I just want to confirm that my ECU was or wasn't reflashed. Also noticed that when I messed with cruise control, I couldn't set it above 250km/h. Is this normal if my ECU was supposed to be delimited? There are no roads nearby to try it out so I'm hoping somebody here knows if cruise control limit and vmax are linked in the ECU??
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I just talked to Bob at RennTech. He said when MB "upgrades" the ECU, they erase what's on it and reprogram it, so the ECU definitely needs to be sent back to the tuner to be flashed and add their programming onto the chip. I don't know about running out of memory space like was mentioned above. I'm hoping the MB "upgrade" fixes the problems they have identified, then our reflash by our tuner will ADD what they program in, so that, in the end, the MB problems are fixed AND our ECU's are tweaked by our tuners. Does this sound right, and is it what we hope for? I'm not a big computer guy and don't really understand all this programming stuff.
#61
[QUOTE=jamusa]I experienced that the car ran like crap after the install,so i s
ent it back Kleemann,and now it runs ok.[/QUOTE
With the new mb programme installed,the car is off by 20rwhp,so those of you who has not done the update...........dont let the dealer install it.
ent it back Kleemann,and now it runs ok.[/QUOTE
With the new mb programme installed,the car is off by 20rwhp,so those of you who has not done the update...........dont let the dealer install it.
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05 ML-500 , 03 CLK5.5 AMG has left the Garage
Reflash ECU??
Well I asked to talk to the tech who was assigned to my car. I flipped him a $20.00 bill asked him not to do the reflash and left him the star diag , go to page for the -10 c mod/ radiator suction fan trip limit. for engine temp. On the dash. All was well. I'm sure it got him a beer or 2 , He might have shared with the other Techs in the shop. I left the service writer. A new Taylor Golf sunviser with a matching polo shirt , I won at the last golf outting. P/S I didn't get the Hyundai loaner for the Day. These guy's are people too . Just share a little kindness . It goes a long way. And it did cost much . ___PTE___
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2005 E55
Originally Posted by vrus
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Well, after dropping my car off this morning for the scheduled TB & supercharger service/install I found out that the ECU was inadvertantly re-flashed.
@!@(*#&()*&@$()*!U)_#@(&!_)@(#&*!)(@*#)_(!@&#)*(&! @
Now, they have to find a car with the previous SW revision, read it out, and reflash mine again to downgrade it to the previous version.
Well, after dropping my car off this morning for the scheduled TB & supercharger service/install I found out that the ECU was inadvertantly re-flashed.
@!@(*#&()*&@$()*!U)_#@(&!_)@(#&*!)(@*#)_(!@&#)*(&! @
Now, they have to find a car with the previous SW revision, read it out, and reflash mine again to downgrade it to the previous version.
I wished I had done a baseline dyno on my car before the air relay pump service recall. Now I won't know if I've lost any power after the recall.
#64
Originally Posted by sly55
Guys, am i to understand that its the modded cars that are coming back slower?? My car is at MB now waiting to get its updates done! Bone stock, should i call and tell them not to touch ecu?!
Ted
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Originally Posted by luke14
Hey Guys, I was considering buying a brand new 06 from the dealer. But after reading this I was wondering if a new 06 kept stock will be effected by this problem?
Thanks
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