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Old 12-09-2018, 10:09 AM
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DSC

Can anyone explain to me how exactly the DSC actually works?

It's because I have a crazy idea that if my DSC were somehow either slightly delayed or working backwards it could be causing my ass-end to get squirrelly.

Thoughts? Magical fixes? WAG? SWAG?

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It works by controlling the torque and slippage to all four wheels from information that it gathers from various sensors. If it's not working properly then I would think you should be getting a warning and/or code unless maybe there is something wrong with a sensor that is reporting reasonable information that isn't accurate, like maybe the yaw sensor (not sure about what it's called.) Just spit ball' in though, mine works fine and I don't have any experience with DSC systems.
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Old 12-09-2018, 12:07 PM
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Pretty much what I thought, now I'm starting to think it's my DSC that is bad but not throwing codes because my ass-end is loosey goosey and no matter how much I try to convince myself that I have 50,000 hp and 25,000 lbs of torque it has to be something else and it's only momentary before it all tightens up.

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And DSC light works but never comes on? What are you using to check codes?
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Old 12-09-2018, 12:17 PM
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NOPE no lights and I use a Foxwell Nt-510 and also keep my Torque Pro on the rest of the time.

Somehow this seems like it's going to be a PiTA

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You need to get some BMW specific software running on a laptop to read the codes. Yes, might take some effort to track down such a problem. It could even be a transfer case issue but you need to be sure you are getting all the information first.
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Has there been any work done on transfer case ??
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IIRC, when the DSC is off (as in normal daily driving) and you lose enough grip to activate it, the DSC light will flash in conjunction with the activation. So if I gun it taking off from an icy stop sign, DSC will detect wheelspin, will slow down said wheels (feels very similar to a timing retard) to a speed where they can grip, and will transfer grip to other wheels with positive grip. The DSC light is going nuts during this process. It's not a blinker like flash IIRC. I believe it flashes directly in conjunction with whatever feedback signal it is getting from the wheels....so it's very fast and irregular while grip is intermittent or non-existent. Does that sound correct? We got a little snow today for the first time and I'd planned to take it out for it's annual test!
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Only the resistor and motor but this issue predates that work

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I'll see about getting video from inside looking rearward. It's crazy noticeable when driving over the little white road markers like when they're used to put turn arrows in the lane.

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