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[Doctor Gollum]

And the software allowed you to work on ECU SW versions it didn't support?  Thats pretty crap TBH

It's a learning curve and not helped by latency in the pass through. It didn't give me the same Xentry access as it does on the older S Class, and that should have been a red flag. Also the vehicle list suggests that it won't do much after 2007/8... Suggesting and older version of Xentry to begin with. It's always struggled to communicate with the engine ECZu and I hadn't really considered that this could have been an equipment issue.

The new software is 2025, so should be better and uses a Lan? cable rather than usb along with a DOIP interface rather than a generic VCM pass through.

The cheaper set up got most of what I needed to do on the S Class... Its replacement should be able to cope with everything I can throw at it

[Sir Tigger KC]

I remembered to close all the windows this time! 

That means you have to clean the inside as well

Nope, luckily I had the windows up as I went through the mucky farmyard.   

[Marks DTM Calib]

And the software allowed you to work on ECU SW versions it didn't support?  Thats pretty crap TBH

That is also not compliant to the ISO EOBD standards.

The diag tool should request access to an extended session using the service ID and 0x03,

ECU then responds with positive response (or a negative one if busy e.g engine running etc)

Diag tool under the standard then has to check the ECU ID against the reference list it has, only then can it execute any security access (e.g. PIN entry as per the Omega) and carry out programming or config changes, whilst alwasy sending Tester Present periodicially to stop things going to sleep

[Doctor Gollum]

Had it been a prefacelift car, it would have probably been ok...

I have previously had issues connecting to the engine ECUs and presumed that it was because the engine had been running to maintain voltage...

With two cars available, I figured I could use one as a generator and retry the programming to switch cruise from off to on with the engine off using TPC as a generator.

Scan suggested that the software on the ECU was out of date and the update process seemed to be satisfactory. Until I rescanned the car and basically it had apparently managed to totally screw up the coding on the ECU with no way to manually correct it.

The new kit should resolve this even if I have to manually go through the ECU set up as everything should be tick box in the same way as the S Class was

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Turns out, in all the wiggling to separate the pipes, I broke another rigid plastic coolant hose.  So replaced that as well now, and put some coolant back in it.


As it's taken a little longer than planned, she's been using my car, which is no bad thing, as I will be changing the oil on age rather than mileage soon.....    ....and I replace it at 1yr or 4k, whichever comes first

Someone on Autoshite forum is breaking a 2009 XF 3.0 Diesel. If any parts are of interest give me a shout and I could arrange to buy them.

[TheBoy]

Turns out, in all the wiggling to separate the pipes, I broke another rigid plastic coolant hose.  So replaced that as well now, and put some coolant back in it.


As it's taken a little longer than planned, she's been using my car, which is no bad thing, as I will be changing the oil on age rather than mileage soon.....    ....and I replace it at 1yr or 4k, whichever comes first

Someone on Autoshite forum is breaking a 2009 XF 3.0 Diesel. If any parts are of interest give me a shout and I could arrange to buy them.

Thanks for that.  Turns out my XJ is being surprisingly reliable, other than a rad leak a few months back (and an o-ring failing during that time that needed a complete new pipe!).

Now we've got to the bottom of the coolant loss (and asscoiated oil warning on hot start) on her little 2l, hers is being reliable as well, aside from moaning it needs a new glow plug that I need to think about doing soon before it gets proper cold

[TheBoy]

Well, her engine module is moaning about other shit as well, but that be because somebody hates stop-start technology with such a passion, he's unplugged stuff to disable that shit

[BazaJT]

Had a recall sorted on the Volvo S80