2001 v8 P38 causing electric headaches in belgium

[hotrubber007]

hi intellignet people,

i've changed the Becm module ( 650£ ) changed the receiver module 430 mhz and finally the thing is no loger drawing current and flatting my battery whoopyy - but alas suddenly my mirrors and my sunroof plus windows are no longer working. I've borrowed the centerswitch console from another car to eliminate it beeing the problem - still no change. On the test book no error codes, it registers that all the moving parts ( like sunroof , windows etc ) are not yet ajusted ( right ! i havn't been able to move them since installing the Becm )
BUT no matter what i do to the switches and center console nothing moves or gets exited in any way .
ON top of that some idiot has nicked my Naerside mirror while it beeing parked - since that is seemingly BUS wired could that have an effect on the windows etc not working ? it coincides with the Becm unit beeing fitted

any help would be greatly apreaciated.......................

cheers guys

[P100]

If you have fitted a new BeCM, how have you programmed it??
The settings for mirrors, sunroof etc are within the becm and would be programmed on installation.
Hopefully your installer/programmer has not locked the new becm or you will not be able to set these features.
Hope this helps

Roy

[hotrubber007]

well roy, thanks for telling me , i must admit i kind had this sneaky feeling . Obviously the car is back with *** who is the only one with the T4 testbook around here, who are also the company which set it up for us in the first place.
If it is looked is there any way which i can sneak in on another testbook and printout the " wrongdoings " if ever he refuses to refund me the £650 ?

Its allways funny how you give certain tasks to specialists expecting them to do better than yourself .....

cheers for your help mate

Edited by Moderator to remove company name to avoid falling fould of naming and shaming policy

Edited by Meeja on Thursday 27th March 08:42

[P100]

Ok, well, if it is locked you are well F****d, because there is no real way you can unlock a becm..
Many people have said they can do it but I have yet to see one......
There are a few companies in Belgium that have an Autologic, which could do the job but you will have to contact autologic direct to find out who they are. contact www.diagnos.co.uk and email them.

If the company who programmed the becm are of course responsible if they have not programmed it correctly, depends on how you approach them I suppose..

Let me know if I can help further.

Cheers Roy

[hotrubber007]

hi Roy
well still havn't heard back from *** ,the people who encoded the new Becm unit for us - guess they are slowly realising their wrongdoings , but i've had some good talk with the belgian representative of autologic. The system is expensive (£7000 + vat), but seem to be the best on the market. Funnily he prposed to see the equipment at a place where he had just installed this piece of kit *** .... told me in the same phrase that they had managed to burn the equipment by charging current though a booster on battery twice over. Boosting he had replaced free of charge under warrenty both times ... these guys are not really going gently about their tools i guess
also been on another forum, MP3 car , and seen a thread about UKOBD and their faultmate MSV , something which replaces ROVACOM ? do you know anything about them ? their equipmant seems much cheeper and more really suited for our pockets as a small workshop. We do maybe 10 testbook sessions a year since we are more into rotten old english metal.
What's your background - seemingly the only one here which knows about these Systems? I'm an automotive engineer from coventry uni, having spent most my time there sadly drinking and racing old cars...

Mod edit to remove company name AGAIN to avoid falling foul of naming and shaming rules.

Edited by Meeja on Friday 28th March 12:43

[P100]

Hi, yes I will come clean... I run my own indy company and we use Autologic exclusively.
I cannot say about the Rovacom or any of its offshoot products, but suffice it to say that I looked very carefully at all of the equipment on the market before making the decision to go with Autologic.

Its a decision I have not regretted once in the 8 yrs I have had it, and further more, I am still using the original hardware!
Regular downloads from the internet are available and their training sessions are brilliant.They also have a very useful forum which is used by many Autologic users worldwide and must be the envy of many equipment companies.
The equipment can be used on some rover cars for engine diagnosis and any vehicles that use the rover V8 engine.

The Autologic is a valuable workshop diagnostic tool that will help you develop your business further and cut down on diagnostic time. It is easy to use and has many features that exceed the dealers equipment.

They also have diagnostics for Porsche, Volvo,Jaguar,Mercedes,VAG, BMW.
Check it out.
By the way i`m not on commission, I just happen to believe its a great piece of kit!
If I can help further let me know
Cheers Roy