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  1. mark-w2017

    big problem - non starting 2.4 petrol auto - pls advise

    me too - i bought a used bluetooth module for my BMW E90 from poland, plugged it in - works fine, apart from that the voice control only responds to german language!
  2. mark-w2017

    big problem - non starting 2.4 petrol auto - pls advise

    that's quite a saving, thank you for that, i'll get one.:thumbs up:
  3. mark-w2017

    big problem - non starting 2.4 petrol auto - pls advise

    got it back, it is an 01j927156ht if that means anything?
  4. mark-w2017

    big problem - non starting 2.4 petrol auto - pls advise

    no, unfortunately, the part is with an ECU specialist in derby.
  5. mark-w2017

    big problem - non starting 2.4 petrol auto - pls advise

    news today is that the gearbox control module has been opened before due to a fault in the past? but has been tested and is scrap, the specialist who tested it doesn't have one...
  6. mark-w2017

    big problem - non starting 2.4 petrol auto - pls advise

    no, it's nothing to do with fob/immobiliser. it doesn't click or do anything. a large red brake symbol comes up along with 3 beeps - nothing else. the suspicious item fits in the back of the gearbox and looks a bit like this -
  7. mark-w2017

    big problem - non starting 2.4 petrol auto - pls advise

    well, it's turning out a bit of a nightmare. my mechanic had an audi specialist he knows have a look. they spent half a day going through everything. they unplugged all the various control units round the car and kept trying to get the car to talk to the delphi. when they disconnected the ecu...
  8. mark-w2017

    big problem - non starting 2.4 petrol auto - pls advise

    yes, tried the spare key - no different.
  9. mark-w2017

    big problem - non starting 2.4 petrol auto - pls advise

    it's never happened to this one either, it was fine the day before! brake lights ok, so brake light switch is working, unless there's an auxiliary feed to the ECU that isn't ok... battery is fine, fully of life. there's no click from the starter solenoid, starter motor will work if you short it...
  10. mark-w2017

    big problem - non starting 2.4 petrol auto - pls advise

    ..nobody got any ideas? my mechanic is stuggling, the delphi won't talk to the car so he's going over the car looking for a broken wire or something, any advice welcome..
  11. mark-w2017

    big problem - non starting 2.4 petrol auto - pls advise

    evening friends, today, wife went out to her car, and it didn't turn over, let alone start. all the power comes on, everything works, radio/windows etc, but the brake symbol comes up in red with 3 long beeps. foot on the brake, in park as usual, no difference if you wiggle the lever or try it in...
  12. mark-w2017

    problem with radio reception - what to do now?

    Fixed! put in a new piece to replace the co-ax cable that was severed and the brown one which seems to be asn earth. result - but not for long. radio city played for 10 seconds until i wiggled the cables and it all went dead again. i chopped a foot length out of the other 2 co-ax - a large and...
  13. mark-w2017

    problem with radio reception - what to do now?

    i've got some of these - but how do you get the radio out? pushed them in the slots but still can't work out how to get the unit out...
  14. mark-w2017

    problem with radio reception - what to do now?

    done this [replied in the ICE section], but there's still a fault - unless, i suppose, i replace the co-ax completely.
  15. mark-w2017

    B6 cabriolet FM/aerial problem

    well there IS a problem there - the black carpet tape wound round there was a giveaway! a co-ax cable and a brown cable were severed. unfortunately rejoining these did not restore radio reception - unless there's a fault elsewhere in the co-ax?
  16. mark-w2017

    B6 cabriolet FM/aerial problem

    i posted a question in the specific forum but didn't get much response, so hopefully some of you guys in the area may help? basically, the car [2004 2.4 auto] has the OE radio/single CD player. CD plays fine, no radio reception - FM or AM. after looking round the forums, i found the aerial cable...
  17. mark-w2017

    problem with radio reception - what to do now?

    bump - any ideas about the module? there's one on e bay for 44 quid but i don't want to replace something that's potentially ok..
  18. mark-w2017

    problem with radio reception - what to do now?

    cheers guys. i'll take the removal tools back and get the right ones now i know.:friendly wink: @ s3tby - nothing plugged into 12v outlets. it has one of those parrot hands free thingies fitted but that's hard wired. any ideas if i can prove if the module is kaput or not??