tomcat59alan
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Australian beer is like making love on a boat - it's ####ing close to water.
But tastes like sh1t
Australian beer is like making love on a boat - it's ####ing close to water.
Hi Saint.V8, I'm not sure if this will make you feel better, but I have EXACTLY same problem - my left xenon bulb (my car is LHD) exploded causing same "light effects" on instrument panel. These effects disappeared when I disconnected left headlight and were gone when bulb was replaced. Since that time I am not able to connect to diagnostics neither with Allcomms nor with official dealer's testbook or other serviceman's diagnostic system (I am not sure which brand it was). I am able to connect to engine and transmission ECUs via standard OBDII tools.
I, too, randomly receive ABS/HDC/... fault that disappears after engine is turned off. Probably it is not good news, but I am afraid it is not your allcomms that is broken.
I am not a pro like you and I was not able to have this fixed for almost a year, but if I could help anyhow, just let me know. I'd be so happy to find out what the problem is.
Have you read Saint's posts on the previous page to this one regarding headlamp levelling ECU?
Read the Bus Diagnostics PDF I will attach shortly...
I tried it with the replacement IP and LCM and it was still the same, so I put the originals back and it still wouldn't connect....Aahhh Saint.V8 I so envy you that you can use that diagnostics again. I tried disconnecting everything that I thought may be faulty and is reachable, tried it with lights off, lights disconnected, but still no communication.
I read again this thread, but there's one thing that I am not sure about. Do you now have old or new IP and LCM installed?
That PDF you attached uses some BMW diag tool that seem to help with bus problem diagnostics. Is there any chance that this would work with L322?
I tried it with the replacement IP and LCM and it was still the same, so I put the originals back and it still wouldn't connect....
Then it all of sudden a good while later it just all of a sudden just worked....and I have absolutely no clue why it cleared itself and I have no idea what caused it....
The BMW Diagnostics tool is called DIS/GT1 and I am not sure if it would work with the L322 or not, I have both the BMW INPA and also DIS, I can get INPA to connect to my 7'er and DIS will work to a fashion, but I can't get INPA to connect to the L322 as I don't have the required profile files I think for the Range Rover, I have heard of others who have got INPA to connect....but I am continuously looking to see how to get it to talk to the L322....as for DIS, this I have big doubts on if it will connect to the L322 at all.....and it is DIS that has the databus diagnostics function.
And people say the p38 is troublesome!