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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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Quote:(1) could possibly be a faulty Air Intake Temperature or Air charge temperature sensor and should really be looked at.....you haven't got the intercooler jammed full of mud have you?
Just cleaned the intercooler a few weeks back - i'll get the dealer to look at this when it goes in for service in 2500miles time 
Quote:(2) could probably be ignored as it only seems a comms problem and this can happen quite often between ECUs as far as I understand.
Thanks
Quote:(3) have you rewired the alarm to use the horns? ISTR that this will constantly cause this fault code in the BCM
yes, alarm is working off horn
Great  thansk for info.
I think it would be worth creating a document with all this info in , I'll start one off later today / tomorrow
Thanks Duncan
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 5th Nov 2009 12:00 pm |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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just off for a meeting - will try when i get back - new laptop arrived as well Duncan
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If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
FFRR Autobiography 4.4 SDV8 MY17
D4 HSE MY13 SOLD
FFRR 3.6 Vogue TDV8 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D4 SE TECH MY15 SOLD
D4 XS MY12 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D3 HSE MY06 - Re-Cycled Worldwide
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| 5th Nov 2009 12:16 pm |
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BBS SPY
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Member Since: 15 Jun 2007
Location: Sunny Cyprus
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Thanks for all your comments of praise chaps, Having spent near 10 years sending thousands of people diagnostic systems, i can still count the number of times i have not had back some comment of praise, delight and appreciation on one hand.
Yet it still gives me a warm feeling like every time was the first. 
Thanks Paul
These cars have such complex and inter connected / inter dependent systems that there are often logged faults lurking in them, usually related to Communication glitches between the ECU's. This can actually vary from car to car.
There can also be cascade effects, where an ECU gets a fault and is so busy handling that fault, that it does not broadcast on time and the other ECU's complain about loosing comms with it ETC.
EG if your EAS compressor goes faulty, the Terrain response will have fault codes logged showing comms errors with the EAS ECU, so will the Ipack and so on.
That's actually one of the reasons i try to encourage people to buy a good all vehicle system capable diagnostic system, way before a fault actually occurs that they will need its help with.
Firstly not only can you learn if something is going on that you do not know about, but secondly you can figure out what is going on that you do not need to worry about and can ignore when something new and significant pops up.
Its also the case that occasionally there is one of the many technical hiccups that inevitably happen from time to time in all complex systems that causes old faults to accrue. EG, you may have faults in your car from when you left your lights on a few months back for example, so it is typical that after reading faults and storing them to clear them and then keep a close eye to see what comes back, in what order and what does not.
Also having that storage ability of the faults as a text file at any time allows you to go back to any previous record.
Its a bit like learning your own vehicles unique and normal idiosyncrasies. And is actually a vital part of identifying and diagnosing any future problems that may crop up out of the blue. Waiting until there is a problem to get equipment is therefore not a good thing.
This is also a reason why i say it really is better to have your very own diagnostic equipment.
If something happens out of the blue one day, as we all know happens, quick lamp flash, non responsive reaction on a system, you can check it out right there and then. Before you get a fault storing cascade.
You can clear it, drive the car for a few days, check it again, and rule out anything you know is quite normal on your car.
All logical and sensible actions that you can patently see are invaluable to assesing if there really is a problem and its severity. But just think, that is impossible for a technician to do who just gets to work on your car for an hour if he is lucky, perhaps several days after a problem occurred.
He reads a fault, that might indicate a problem, but how can he really know if it was just a one of glitch or not?
Members here have complained about dealers not being willing to just check the cods, or wanting silly amounts just to do so, Imagine you could take your car in, and tell them that it gives you such and such a code, which has come back after being cleared x times after x period, etc etc.
Albourneboy & Brumlee. I can confirm that we are very close to releasing the ability to flash program any custom modified EMS Data files and we are working very hard behind the scenes with Pete Bell on the final stages of testing.
It is of course already possible for owners to swap between Flash data sets at will, just as Wiggs and Pete are showing you can pick and choose phone module contents as desired. So those with a performance data / map sets will just have that extra choice.
We do not currently envisage providing any reading and saving capability at all of any ECU, and if we ever did, such a saved file would only ever go back into the origional ECU, it would not even go back into a replacement, so there would be no way to back up another companies installed tune to cover the event that an ECU went faulty.
Of course as soon as it is released, it will surely open up even more enviable features for our system that will ultimately benefit the entire Disco 3 community, Just like it was with CCF Edit and is now happening with Flashing.
Quite some magic act huh, 
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| 5th Nov 2009 12:46 pm |
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evo8
Member Since: 29 Jan 2008
Location: Zalesie
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Colin - last questions before placing order for the multivehicle license 
- SM129 will work with Disco 4 as well or is it going to require a new multi vehicle license (which is not available yet)?
- seen the "flash downloader" topic - when are we going to be able to buy a BAS remap and flash it with MSV2?
thanks 2013 D4 TDV6 S; Baltic Blue; IID Tool BT
2007 D3 TDV6 SE, Auto; club Faultmate MSV2
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| 9th Nov 2009 10:00 am |
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BBS SPY
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SM129 is for Disco 3 not Disco 4
Hence Disco 4 will require a separate license and different modules (all not available yet) , However Disco 3 system owners will be able to re license to Disco for for just a small admin fee.
After reading the Flash Downloader thread and if you know anything about how long it took us to actually get it released over expectation, you will appreciate that if i learn anything at all, it is that i should not commit to any time scales.
But that being said it won't be long as i am working very closely with Pete just now frantically swapping stuff back and forwards and as i have said, i have re mapped my own car with a BAS remap and very nice it is too (PermaGrin)
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| 9th Nov 2009 10:32 am |
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RichieP
Member Since: 19 Sep 2006
Location: Reading
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Order Placed - Communication of the rpivate nature sent..... 
Seems I may have missed ordering a LD020? Richard......
2006 HSE Lugano Teal - with screens a DVD....PS2.... Freeview, and MANTEC plate!
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| 16th Nov 2009 8:44 pm |
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BBS SPY
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Hiya Richiep
And a big warm welcome to the BBS owners Club, thanks for your order
My Admin girls will contact you first thing in the morning re your discount etc
you do seem to have left off the LD020 if you want to do Disco 3. 
And are you sure you wanted with VCI 1as its only needed for earlier models. 
In any event, no worries, orders can be tweaked and modified, and its really just the sorting out of who you are and where we are shipping to that's important, and my girls are spot on in making sure you getting exactly what you need 
One might wonder why this thread went so quiet, especially after all the pre arrival banter, worries and concerns, But as any Chef will tell you, when the table goes quiet, its usually because the food is so good.
Or perhaps i just poisoned everyone 
lets see shall we.
Where are all you guys who got your systems, how are you getting on?
did we hit the spot or not?
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| 16th Nov 2009 9:17 pm |
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RichieP
Member Since: 19 Sep 2006
Location: Reading
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Yeah probably need to change to a HW017 and a LD020 .....Just wanted to get the order in before I changed my mind.... Richard......
2006 HSE Lugano Teal - with screens a DVD....PS2.... Freeview, and MANTEC plate!
2007 XS Commercial Java Black - with leather, Aux Battery and MANTEC plate
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| 16th Nov 2009 9:35 pm |
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evo8
Member Since: 29 Jan 2008
Location: Zalesie
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order DONE; PM sent;
Soon I'll be a member of the msv2 club  2013 D4 TDV6 S; Baltic Blue; IID Tool BT
2007 D3 TDV6 SE, Auto; club Faultmate MSV2
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| 17th Nov 2009 3:56 pm |
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BBS SPY
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Hiya Evo8
You most certainly will be, congratulations
You might be surprised how big a club that is !!!
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| 17th Nov 2009 4:43 pm |
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thorgal
Member Since: 26 Nov 2008
Location: on the east side
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Hi, Colin
I actually have a question regarding a main power supply for a Foultmate msv2, that I purchased two weeks a go.for some reason I did not buy a main power supply100-220v/12v and 2 pin power lead and I was wondering what should I look for in the States to buy one.Is it just a 12v power feed with 50-60HZ and certain amount of Watts? I obviously don't wont to fry my freshly purchased Foultmate hence my concerns.I did not proceed with installation yet and I would like to do so in comfort of my house, without just seating in my car with engine running,,while rain pours for the second strait week .Any suggestions regarding required power supply?
Also, from what I understand , I should use a cigarette lighter to power up a Foultmate, right? what about a axillary power supply near by in front console,is it suitable enough?
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| 19th Nov 2009 3:25 pm |
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lr_td5
Member Since: 30 Mar 2007
Location: Singapore
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Waiting for it to be shipped to Singapore...
Great service from BBS so far! Very efficient! LR lives!
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| 19th Nov 2009 3:48 pm |
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BBS SPY
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Hiya Thorgal
I can tell you are a bit nervous there.
But look it's easy.
You know the little Installation guide book that came with the system.
If you read it you will see it says
On these pages you will find very basic and simple to follow Step by
step information on how to proceed, how to install the software, how
to get started, and how to get help if you run into difficulties during
installation. Please read this book very carefully and follow the step
by step instructions without missing any of them however
unimportant they may seem or however self confident you may be.
Then there are the simple step by step instructions.
Step 1
Check all your bits, tell us if something is missing or broken.
Step 2
Sort out the PC hardware the system needs as listed.
Step 3
Is to use the provided CD to enable you to read all the help of the system and register on line with us so we can give you access to the dedicated BBS technical support forums,
Step 4
Is to consult help to connect hardware and install vehicle explorer software
and so on.
Step 5
read more from the built in help about configuring licensing and using your system before you do anything more. and a stress in about as strong a wording as i can possibly muster, the possibly dire implications of not following any of the steps exactly especially this one.
Now i don't know how you are getting on with steps 1 and 2 and the first part of 3, but i do know you have not registered on line yet which you need to do before even thinking about trying to power up the unit which is not needed until stage 4.
If you do follow the steps, and you do get to the first part of 3, read the help, then you will see a section entitled Installation and configuration
First page is On line owners area account
this shows you exactly how to register on line
Next Page is Connecting Hardware for installation
covers all the possible options for powering up the unit.
So i really do promise you chap, its all there if you will but heed my advice and follow the plan.
If you then need any detailed technical help or advice the dedicated BBS technical support forum and my entire staff are but at your disposal.
Bearing in mind your question, you might also want to read the License / Licence, especially the bit where it lists one of the ways to invalidate your warranty as :
Quote:Usage in conjunction with any spare or accessory not supplied by Blackbox Solutions Ltd.
Which came in really handy once when we had a complaint that the Server would not power up from a chaps Nokia phone Charger
So no welders,
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| 19th Nov 2009 4:13 pm |
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thorgal
Member Since: 26 Nov 2008
Location: on the east side
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Sooooo..... I successfully installed vehicle explorer,downloaded driver for usb to serial conversion,typed in Tup code( it was only one),got accepted and all went well. .I might sounded a bit nervous Colin,but that was not really the case.I just wanted to know of there is anything that i could do to buy a main power supply in the States,knowing that everything I buy from overseas turns up to be ridiculously overcharged by those shipping companies, in this case little main power supply with appropriate plug,hence my question to buy locally , if possible.If is not I will have no choice, but to get a power supply from you , no problem,I just though i would ask since many users report huge car battery drainage from plugin in to cigarette lighter lead.I wanted to have a option to work in my garage near wall receptacle with car windows rolled down and vehicle server powered up by wall outlet. This leads to my main question.During vehicle diagnostics , should I have my car keys turned to position 2 or can I start the car and leave it that way , so I can prevent accessible battery drainage or it always have to be position 2 with exception of full vehicle scan since many CPUs wont communicate with ignition off.Please bear with me here,I am alone here with no possible help from foultmate owners in my area , as you know.Thanks
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| 25th Nov 2009 3:49 pm |
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