Ok so it s been a while..After putting it all back together, I ended up having a loud exhaust leak and a p0032 (if i remember) code which is over-advance cam on bank 2 right off the start. reset came right back. ...but the truck was moving and running strong.So I researched it and come to find out this code is vanos sync with cam and crank sensor within 4 second of start. Had to open it back up !! But luckily bank 2 is the side without the tensioner so I check the cam and sure enough was off...Noticed the pin in the fly wheel will slide in another hole next to the one for TDC..so basically was not fully retarded on bank 2. That code shuts Vanos down if the DME can't detect vanos closed circuit within a few sec as a point of reference... during this procedure I noticed the cracked brackets on the aux air pump tube.. put it back together. and this is where I went wrong :-(

Since i rebuilt the trans i wanted to delete the error codes and when doing so using Progman (Newb with this) something when wrong, not sure if loss of voltage or faulty cable or my stupid (_x_) but I bricked the DME....
Long story short, got ISTA installed and awesome gurus i found in forums helped me setting up a new DME...
Note: Truck would not crank or start water/oil temp were maxed out, which is an indication of DME connectivity issues. I used, INPA, DIS, and a bunch of other software, multiple cables and i couldn't connect the the engine/trans management part of the DME . Everything else worked fine.
I received a DME pre loaded with the daten and E53 files based on my VIN and synced it to the EWS system using ISTA and VOILA!!! Holly shit it started no leak no codes no noise..other than injectors.That being said, tag/insp are dead from a year ago cause I knew nothing about the software side of this..still don't but i got the concepts.. whole different ball game.. anyways..

Looking thru forums the end results or fixes to the problems are not always there so I wanted to close the loop...Thx for reading, ping me if u guys run into odd stuff cause it probably happen to me :-)