Good day all!!!!
Oh my goodness... Well, I’m trying to stay calm here, but I really can’t help but be a little excited... So, this is what I have for yous...
This is the power supply I am using... It works GREAT!!! The IOTA-75 hooked up to the vehicle by an old set of jumper cables... I cut the crushed clamps off and cleaned up a section of wire to hook right to the under hood connections... DO NOT connect to the battery... Something about a different of voltages measured at TML 15 and TML 30... I’m just following the advice given... Loosen the bolts and pinch the wire to have a solid connection... I hooked up a volt meter so I could keep track...
PLEASE ignore the mess!! I NEED A SHOP!!! I have a dedicated 20A outlet with the dual plug version... The compressor uses this normally, but the side prong on the IOTA cord worked in this outlet...
There are a few things you MUST change to get this to code... BUT, I only did two things thus far... The last thing is to get a new ROW ZCS code... I used Zeko, but it wouldn't let me change the trans... Maybe it was due to the X5 for my year not having a manual 6-speed... Or I was just doing it wrong... We'll see if I need to do it...
The first is the most obvious and easiest... Under the GM3 (I think, so much has been going on!)... Find the transmission... Change it to the manual (in German)... It says “Schrittschaltung - steptronic” for the automatic... And you need to change it to "HANDSCHALTUNG - manual"... I should have gotten a picture of the change, but I was caught up with stuff... Oh, while I was in there, I coded comfort close with the remote to "active"... And killed the headlight washer option...
The other thing I did was program the DME with a manual version assembly number... If you look under realoem for the programmed DME, the part numbers are different for the manual and auto trans versions... I just used the one from my 540i...
I will say that it failed the first couple times I tried... I reset the connections and restarted the ignition to get a clean connection to the computer... It worked after that... It is a two part process... The first part after the program button is pushed is this message you get telling you how many spots you have avail... Hit OK... You have a fast progress bar, then a long one... (The long one is where I failed soon after I took this picture... I probably moved and messed with the connection...)
Part two is almost identical to part one... You have a message saying the same thing about spots avail to program (you have 14 avail on an blank module)... So, when you are done with this one, you will have 12 left... This second status bar goes quick...
You should get this...
I turned off the ignition for more than 30 mins after this programming... I read somewhere it is recommended... I installed my clear rear lights I got from the YPIY two days ago... Sweet upgrade and takes 4.8 minutes per side...
I also need to make a note about this shifter cable... Leave it in place!! Cut it or whatever... But leave the ignition switch end in place... I didn’t cut mine... I tucked it under the heater duct... You won’t be able to turn the key to off so you can remove it...
And this is where it goes...
Umm, and the exciting part... I haven’t tried to start it yet due to the exhaust still sitting on the ground under the X... I don’t want to scare the neighbors... But I did put the MANUAL trans in REVERSE... It did EXACTLY what it should have!!! Mirror dropped... Reverse lights came on... and PDC came on... It all really happened!!
Oh, I also got a set of very decent five star wheels... I just need some tires... The 18” version... Not exactly like the 4.6is, but close...
That’s all for now...
Cheers all!!!!