16' 340 "recall" to reprogram ECU

howiegu · 06-02-2016, 04:35 PM

Went in for an oil service for my 16' 340 at 8K. When I picked it up at the end of the day, SA said they also reprogrammed the ECU per "recall"...OK, let's see: the steering is heavier in Comfort, the Eng. is louder in Sport, car now is hesitate to move after a dead stop in Comfort, and the fuel range optimistically increased at least 100 miles after each refuel comparing to pre "recall"

Addition: there were at least 7 pages of printouts for the job. SA won't give a copy. Asked my CA to get them for me

. The Surround View is much better to detect parking curbs in front to save the M Sport; the Backup Cam is much better to warn car-chasing dogs.

dKNIGHT83 · 06-02-2016, 04:40 PM

Keep us posted!! Interesting!

goj · 06-02-2016, 04:57 PM

They did that for mine too. It was something to do with the Navigation safe use disclaimer not popping up each time car was turned on. Recall for legal reasons, probably had some moderate bug fixes as well.

At least that was mine a month or so ago

pocky · 06-02-2016, 05:00 PM

I coded out the disclaimer anyway on my 340i. Let us know how it goes. Anyone have the TSIB for this "recall"?

howiegu · 06-02-2016, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by goj

They did that for mine too. It was something to do with the Navigation safe use disclaimer not popping up each time car was turned on. Recall for legal reasons, probably had some moderate bug fixes as well.

At least that was mine a month or so ago

Mine was more "aggressive". So I coded it out

goj · 06-02-2016, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by howiegu

Quote:

Originally Posted by goj

They did that for mine too. It was something to do with the Navigation safe use disclaimer not popping up each time car was turned on. Recall for legal reasons, probably had some moderate bug fixes as well.

At least that was mine a month or so ago

Mine was more "aggressive". So I coded it out

Before or after the updat?

bri1042 · 06-02-2016, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by pocky

I coded out the disclaimer anyway on my 340i. Let us know how it goes. Anyone have the TSIB for this "recall"?

Yeah, I was gonna say..."what legal disclaimer?" :-)

kromix · 06-02-2016, 09:15 PM

Subscribed, anyone have the actual details of this? Would like to see if its worth me bringing the car in for this.

eluded · 06-02-2016, 10:15 PM

think i will dyno my car before the recall

goj · 06-02-2016, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kromix

Subscribed, anyone have the actual details of this? Would like to see if its worth me bringing the car in for this.

Definitely not worth it. I had it done When I had my rear deck lid spoiler reinstalled they did it.

Btw. Another topic is how bad BMW adhesive is or how poorly applied they are applied by the port and dealer. At my next service they need re do it again

RedKloud · 06-02-2016, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by goj

Definitely not worth it. I had it done When I had my rear deck lid spoiler reinstalled they did it.

Btw. Another topic is how bad BMW adhesive is or how poorly applied they are applied by the port and dealer. At my next service they need re do it again

+1

WHL102 · 06-02-2016, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by goj

Definitely not worth it. I had it done When I had my rear deck lid spoiler reinstalled they did it.

Btw. Another topic is how bad BMW adhesive is or how poorly applied they are applied by the port and dealer. At my next service they need re do it again

+1 Port installed spoiler took 2 or 3 tries to finally get it right. It always lifted up on certain parts of the spoiler. Fell off completely once and had to be replaced - first dealer denied warranty claim and second dealer either got it approved or they paid for it themselves.

howiegu · 06-03-2016, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by goj

Before or after the updat?

After. Therefore coded it out

MomoM3 · 06-03-2016, 10:58 AM

My 340i went in for the ~8k service and 1st oil change on May 27... SA or Tech didn't mention anything to me...

paul e · 06-03-2016, 12:07 PM

Mine goes in Wednesday for an 1800 mile break-in oil change (on me) and for a noise inside the steering wheel hub. I'll post back and see if there is any S/W update/flash to report.
My car was built 11/4/15.

goj · 06-03-2016, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MomoM3

My 340i went in for the ~8k service and 1st oil change on May 27... SA or Tech didn't mention anything to me...

Maybe you don't need it, not all cars should be effected if the SW patch happened before your car got in port

howiegu · 06-03-2016, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by paul e

Mine goes in Wednesday for an 1800 mile break-in oil change (on me) and for a noise inside the steering wheel hub. I'll post back and see if there is any S/W update/flash to report.
My car was built 11/4/15.

The I-level after the reprogram is now at F020-15-07-502

HitmanHearns · 06-03-2016, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul e

Mine goes in Wednesday for an 1800 mile break-in oil change (on me) and for a noise inside the steering wheel hub. I'll post back and see if there is any S/W update/flash to report.
My car was built 11/4/15.

Mine was built on 11/23/15 so please let me know how it went for you.

White340 · 06-05-2016, 08:02 AM

I had the software in my 340 updated a month ago and ever since then the throttle response has reduced dramatically. Previously in sport mode I was able to get peak torque with just a tap on the gas. Now i really have to put a good amount of pressure before the car gives me peak torque and it takes longer to build up to it (seen via the sport display). Do you notice the same?

RoundelM3 · 06-05-2016, 09:35 AM

Software reflashes result in all adaptations being set back to "zero". A few hundred miles of driving should get things back where they were prior to the update. If not, take it back to the dealer and request that they look into whatever issue is causing the symptoms you're experiencing.

White340 · 06-07-2016, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by roundel335

Software reflashes result in all adaptations being set back to "zero". A few hundred miles of driving should get things back where they were prior to the update. If not, take it back to the dealer and request that they look into whatever issue is causing the symptoms you're experiencing.

I've driven about 400 miles since and it hasn't changed. The instant torque with a light tap in sport mode is gone. The M3/M4 forum has a whole thread on this where the they have also noticed this same issue with v58.3 of the firmware.

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...&postcount=403
http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...&postcount=384

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