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  1. Posted

    3 hours ago, Blenheim Car Sales said:

    promise you will post the end of all this what actually happened as the unsuspecting punter of the supercharged Range Rover was driving away his car not  knowing the  full story of what you have had to do to make it run

    Of course, I’m as straight as they come :unsure:

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    6 hours ago, Dave2302 said:

    Did I ever mention I hate BMW's with a passion ................

    Anyway, I took this heap of shit in as a chopper against a nice 2012 ML, so here's what happens .............

    More often than not it starts fine from cold, but when warmed up a little put key in slot, and a lot of the time up comes this wonderful little yellow Steering Wheel Locked Icon picture and it won't crank or start ....

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    My up to date Snap On reveals no fault codes that could be even remotely related and no low voltage codes.

    Dont ask about the INPA / ISTA / EDIABAS / WINKFP / WANK / USELESS PIECE OF SHIT Diag Machine that I already spent way too much time and money on and have yet to get it to connect with any fuckin BMW pile of shit :(

    Some say Battery, but it doesn't look that old .............

    Some say Reset a Counter in the CAS (key useage start counter) IDFK, Some say there is a s/w update for the CAS or replacement Module, (TSB ID: 61 28 06), some say needs a new Column and Steering Lock which all comes as one assembly and is well over £1k, ...............................

    Many others say it's the Stig .................. I just call it a cnut :lol:

    Seriously shall I just give the fuckin thing to the Scrappy Doo Pikey next time he's about, it isn't exactly the nicest Car anyway, been driven by the usual "Ultimate Driving Machine" Wanker, and I don't think "maintenance and repair" was in his vocabulary ;)

    Anybody got a sensible answer aside from Scrappy Doo or a galleon of unleaded and a match ;)

     

    EDIT:-

    I just got into CAS Module with Snap On and it is now posting Code "A116 ESL Critical Status"

    Is this the reset counter issue, if so anyone know if Snap On can do that ???

     

    TIA ;)

     

    Ista D is my go to for BMW’s 

    it works wonders and tells you a lot more than snap on 

    what cable are you using and have you changed your connection settings?

  3. Posted

    19 hours ago, marc_p said:

    Firstly, you must have balls the size or Mars to get a JLR product with a serious electrical fault! :D

    Secondly, what year/model is the car? I'm not too familiar with the latest stuff but I know the earlier stuff should still bring up your ignition without coding in the new BCM, it just wont crank. 

    Hahahah to be honest I’ve had one previously stolen recovered and brought a cat B, took everything out of the cat B and put it in the straight one- no cat Bs available right now lol 

    it’s a 2017 5.0 supercharged 

    Any clue what module if any would stop power to the car? 

  5. Posted

    Hi there guys was just wondering if any JLR specialists could help me with this one 

    we’ve got a car come into us that’s been written off due to lads taking it on a protected beach and getting stuck in the sand and then causing water damage :rolleyes: 

    now the car has no ignition so I was wondering is there a way to connect a Doip to pathfinder and forcing ignition on or allow fault code reading. 
    We’ve brought a new bcm and now we just need to program it in somehow with no ignition 

  6. Posted

    On 8/18/2020 at 3:34 PM, It's me said:

    dont apply for log book whatever you do

    i have been waiting between 4 months and as little as 7 weeks for in trade green slip only log books

    dont go there

    or cry

    Why not send it to the critical worker department 

    I got 4 accepted processed, sent out and received all within a week which I was shocked on considering I sent one back Back in March with no reply 

  7. Posted

    On 8/19/2020 at 3:40 PM, metcars said:

    Can some kind person tell me if there's a site that would give me an 'as built' spec for BMW from the vin/reg number? In the way that Ford ETIS works? If there is anything?:unsure:

    There was this site called car.kiev.info but I believe they’re in a lawsuit with bmw but there’s loads out there 

    just type in Bmw vin decoder on google 

  8. Posted

    1 minute ago, DCS01 said:

    I worked for a JLR dealer until March. Let me know if you are still having the problem and I can text my old workshop controller as see if they know of anything. 

    Thanks mate but after I bled the brakes it fixed the problem 

    well it has so far....

  9. Posted

    1 hour ago, Dave2302 said:

    I doubt the Fuel Cap is the cause of the EPB issue.

    The reason I specifically asked if it was read on decent Dealer Level kit is that age old statement "there's only one / very few codes" that I hear on a daily basis.

    This is because on an issue like this one the run of the mill Snap On, Delphi etc will not see all the Codes, the cheap OBD stuff is actually worse than useless too, only Dealer Level machines will see and do all.

    This issue could be an awful lot of things, including some speed sensors, brake light switch etc etc, and as we all know just chucking bits at it is almost never a cost effective way of repairing it ;)

    Yeah we use the doip VCI great bit of kit 

    im going to go and try a brake bleed again now that the epb is calibrated and see if that does anything 

  10. Posted

    57 minutes ago, Dave2302 said:

    Any Codes on JLR IDS machine ?

    Can’t remember the code exactly but there is one for the fuel filler cap having a short circuit due to it being broken 

    but that can’t possibly engage epb can it?

  11. Posted

    Hi there lads,

    Was wondering if someone who was clued up on RANGE ROVERS/JAGUARS

    I've got a Range Rover Sport L494 P400E thats come in to us for the parking brake randomly engaging when pulling out at a junction or setting off from a traffic light, it will engage and then disengage quickly causing a jolt 

    ive used Pathfinder to do a EPB Calibration and I thought that fixed it but the customer has come back to say the problem is still there

    anyone come across this before

     

  12. Posted

    2 minutes ago, MarkTVS said:

    Would you mind sending me pmwith some information on program etc?

    thanks

    mark

    Yeah mate I’ll go to garage tomorrow and have a look on my laptop 

    but one thing you need to do is write oldest service first and then the new one, so if it’s only had one previous service done before you’ll be alright but if it has a few services you’ll have to wipe them and then put in the services from oldest to newest (5 minute job)

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  14. Posted

    6 hours ago, craigpughcars said:

    Seems a few are getting crazy renewal quotes recently , while we've been struggling they've still had their coin , only be loyal if they're being loyal , I went over to Road Runner / Aston Lark can't fault their service so far hopefully I will feel the same next year , they went out their way to help out .

    You’d think that with COVID 19 and businesses not operating at full capacity the risk would be Lower for claims so it would be cheaper but alas it’s not 
    tbh mate they were one of my options but wanted pictures of the inside of my premises 

    by that time I already had something sorted with premier but kudos to them for still delivering big thanks to especially Declan and josh too

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  16. Posted

    Update: renewing through Premier insurance in Winsford, big thumbs up to Declan & Josh that sorted everything out for me. Would recommend these lot if you’re looking for a decent quote  

     

    p.s they did better the renewal price I was originally quoted :D

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  17. Posted

    9 minutes ago, Casper said:

    Ive had quotes from towergate in the past at time they were slightly more expensive than think but would say there cover was better . Can you not use another rep from uk global then Ashley is not directly dealing with his previous customers did you find premier ok to deal with . 

    Wasn’t given the option when I called up but I’ll give global a bell tomorrow. 
    Premier were decent as a broker, they always did manage to get me a good price even on a personal policy on one of my high value cars, whilst they ask other insurers I’m just looking around and see if anyone can beat the current quote 

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  18. Posted

    Just now, Row said:

    Ashley at uk global as mentioned above has just worked hard for me and got me 3.6k with no no claims due to a recent incident, I can highly recommend trying him, if you do try him mention my name (Rowland) please.

    Ashley was my first choice after premier but because he’s the one who got me my policy last year and he’s only moved to UK global in the last 6 months I can’t use him (as he can’t speak to his previous clients for 12 months). He is very good at what he does though 

    im trying to find a way I can use him though

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  20. Posted

    1 hour ago, Casper said:

    Ive used Think insurance never had problems I've always  got an ok service but some here say they haven't  @Ashley@UKGlobal or @John Cook - Aston Lark Are both helpful too  ive spoke to both with insurance related question and will use them for business insurances in the near future 

    Just waiting on a quote from Aston Lark and I can’t use Ashley as I was one of his customers at Premier but I definitely do recommend him 

     

    is there anyone else you guys would recommend 

    just got off the phone with towergate so waiting on a quote with them too 

    think insurance have quoted me 3k+ than my current insurance is so that’s a no no :blink:

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  21. Posted

    Hi there guys 

    I'm due a renewal on 20th of this month my current insurer has just quoted me £1k more which is way too much for me on monthly payments

    who would you guys recommend as a good broker, I'm currently with Premier Insurance in Winsford

     

    thanks lads 

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  24. Posted

    3 minutes ago, Tony F said:

    insurance companies are right on the ball these days. all i can add to this discussion for you, is to be very careful if you have an accident. the insurance company will want proof that you are properly employed on the books ie tax and ni,  by your fathers business!! they normally would have asked him to supply your tax reference number etc by now.

    Just has a look over the policy and he’s put down the wage roll £0 so I don’t think it’ll be an issue