Update on the X

[4.8isX5]

Small world, was it on 287 during the day or night?

Yeah i was heading down to the guys house to chill... If it was during the day i stopped to take a quick leak hahah.

[4.8isX5]

Mpg seemed to increase by at least 1mpg all around and thats me driving it hard.

[tecboy99]

Does the transfer case detect the front shaft is disconnected and not send power to it? Otherwise, what would prevent the transfer case from trying to send power to the front wheels and nothing happening?

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by tecboy99

Does the transfer case detect the front shaft is disconnected and not send power to it? Otherwise, what would prevent the transfer case from trying to send power to the front wheels and nothing happening?

Without pulling any fuses or coding (and the resulting ABS, errors, etc) , it is likely the system 'sees' the lack of traction up front as the indication to send power out back. Without coding though it seems like you'd have the DSC error at least.

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by 4.8isX5

Small world, was it on 287 during the day or night?

Yeah i was heading down to the guys house to chill... If it was during the day i stopped to take a quick leak hahah.

Omg lol you're that guy on the highway - it was in the afternoon, probably 1-2 PM or so -

Go to a Dunkin Donuts to take a leak LMAO

[tecboy99]

Originally Posted by PropellerHead

Without pulling any fuses or coding (and the resulting ABS, errors, etc) , it is likely the system 'sees' the lack of traction up front as the indication to send power out back. Without coding though it seems like you'd have the DSC error at least.

Wonder how you would code something like that. Maybe you could make the car think It's a E39 5 series.

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by tecboy99

Wonder how you would code something like that.

I'd like clarification if the set up shows zero errors on the dash- including DSC and how that was done if so. Otherwise, it's kind of a rudimentary 'fix' that simply allows for time to save the money for a proper repair.