M3 not starting, now working - suspicious...
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My M3 Evo decided it didn't want to start/run last week after sitting outside in the heavy rain. I got it recovered home, left it for a bit to see if it would dry out, but 4 days later still no joy.
I plugged it into a diagnostic reader last night, and it came up with some error codes - air supply meter, control unit power supply and some undefined ones. I cleared those, tried it again, and lo and behold the bloody thing ran perfectly!
Now, call me cynical ("you're cynical") but I find this too easy and too cheap to be a permanent fix. I'll use it as much as possible over the next few days, and read any fault codes again to see if they come back, but anyone got a view on whether I've been very lucky, or whether it's likely to pack up again?
I plugged it into a diagnostic reader last night, and it came up with some error codes - air supply meter, control unit power supply and some undefined ones. I cleared those, tried it again, and lo and behold the bloody thing ran perfectly!
Now, call me cynical ("you're cynical") but I find this too easy and too cheap to be a permanent fix. I'll use it as much as possible over the next few days, and read any fault codes again to see if they come back, but anyone got a view on whether I've been very lucky, or whether it's likely to pack up again?
So, this evening's little update:
Went out, tried to start it, the starter turned over but it wouldn't catch. Also couldn't hear the fuel pump prime, but on reflection not 100% sure I ever do...
Anyway, hooked up the laptop again and...it now won't connect to the DDE/DME module, so I can't tell if there are any fault codes (unless it not connecting is a fault in itself? It doesn't seem to be reliable enough software to trust that).
I had a feeling it had been too easy. Any thoughts, chaps?
Went out, tried to start it, the starter turned over but it wouldn't catch. Also couldn't hear the fuel pump prime, but on reflection not 100% sure I ever do...
Anyway, hooked up the laptop again and...it now won't connect to the DDE/DME module, so I can't tell if there are any fault codes (unless it not connecting is a fault in itself? It doesn't seem to be reliable enough software to trust that).
I had a feeling it had been too easy. Any thoughts, chaps?
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