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Originally Posted by N52UNED
You can very likely clone your ECU to a used ECU. People do it all the time for BMW cars ... so you should be able to do it for the SUV's. You can also send your ECU out for repair as well. A buddy of mine is having his e46's ECU repaired now. There's lots of companies that clone ECU's.
How did you get an extended warranty for a vehicle with a CEL? Did you purchase it through the dealer?
IMO ... this dealer sounds shady, regardless of his willingness to fix the car .... it's still within the 30 day period so he is obligated to by law under your 30 day warranty. He should've never sold the car with a CEL in the first place. Don't let things go too slow on this, as after the 30 days this dealer is no longer obligated to do anything else. Since you purchased the vehicle knowing it had a CEL, regardless of what the dealer said might be the cause for the CEL ... any issues are ultimately on you. It's now your car. I would not rely on being able to use the warranty for the CEL after the 30 days either.
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Thanks for your response!
I just got off the phone with 2 chip tuners fairly local to me and the one said cloning the ECU can be hit or miss and he would get back to me, and the other tuning shop said it wouldn't be a problem provided I can bring them the original ECU with the vehicle. They also said they think the BMW dealer may have corrupted something and they are confident they can repair my ECU.
As far as the dealer being shady.. I don't think so. If anything he's pushing to get this fixed asap so he doesn't have to incur any further expenses. (He's out around $4K so far for NOX sensor and diagnostics).
Extended aftermarket warranty was purchased through the selling dealer. No check engine light was present at the time of the sale, only popped up the next morning.
I suspect what happened was the non-BMW mechanic that the dealer uses for brakes, ball joints, etc etc. safety related items simply cleared the code for the NOX sensor fault and when the light reoccurred after I picked the vehicle up the next day the dealer wanted it repaired correctly so then made the appointment with the BMW dealer.
The selling dealer has been good, no complaints here as long as he's willing to pick up the tab until everything is correct with the vehicle which seems to be the case.
Thanks again for your response