peter's canadian imola ZHP project

[Rovert]

I had to buy a key for me car as it only came with one when I bought it. $200 is cheaper than a locksmith trying to get into a BMW should I somehow lock the keys in the car which I have with my ZHP prior. LOL.

The dealer programs the key so make sure you bring all working keys as you need all transmitters to program with the rolling code.

Doing it yourself is very easy and you don't need any special computer. I just did it to my dad's 540i as I was fiddling with the batteries and it forgot the programming from no battery power for too long.

Get into car with your keys, close doors, put first key into ignition and turn one click, take it out. Hold unlock on that key and press lock three times and let go of unlock key. Doors will lock and unlock to confirm. Hold unlock on the second key and click lock three times. The central lock will lock and unlock to confirm. Repeat for any other keys. That's it.

[slater]

well, yesterday was my day to get the ZHP ready for our big trip coming up on thursday. i was planning on a cooling system overhaul and also OFHG, vanos seals and valve cover gasket.

i didn't get to the oil-related stuff - i got a late start, and a broken t-stat bolt (i was very surprised) hung me up for a while, but thanks to God (prayer works!), the bolt fragment eventually came out and i was able to find some nice hex-head replacement bolts (they all had to match, naturally ) from my giant German Car Fastener Vault.

i also installed some nifty Audi A6 spring-loaded grocery bag hangers for the trunk, and am almost done with the 3.5mm input for the factory stereo.

i love working on this car - it's so easy!! after many years of working on Audis, this thing is very freshing - simple and well-thought out. i'm a convert.

after we get back from our trip, the car goes back under the knife for all of the gaskets and o-rings, and a rear-end overhaul.

peter

[slater]

I had to buy a key for me car as it only came with one when I bought it. $200 is cheaper than a locksmith trying to get into a BMW should I somehow lock the keys in the car which I have with my ZHP prior. LOL.

The dealer programs the key so make sure you bring all working keys as you need all transmitters to program with the rolling code.

Doing it yourself is very easy and you don't need any special computer. I just did it to my dad's 540i as I was fiddling with the batteries and it forgot the programming from no battery power for too long.

Get into car with your keys, close doors, put first key into ignition and turn one click, take it out. Hold unlock on that key and press lock three times and let go of unlock key. Doors will lock and unlock to confirm. Hold unlock on the second key and click lock three times. The central lock will lock and unlock to confirm. Repeat for any other keys. That's it.

thanks trevor - that sounds really easy!

peter

[slater]

well, back from a 3400km trip to PEI and back. had a fantastic time. stopped in quebec city for a night on the way back - what a beautiful city. we are definitely going back for a long weekend. will post some pics from the trip when i get time.

i overhauled the cooling system before the trip, but did not get to the OFHG or VANOS rebuild - will do that soon. car behaved well, although i started developing a bit of a weird hesitation under load (always uphill... odd?), and the CEL came on on the way home, but then went out again. i am assuming it's a misfire code (haven't scanned yet), so it's either a plug (got a fresh set ready to go in), or a coil pack. i am hoping it is not the MAF.

peter

[NoVAphotog]

Love hearing about our cars going on long trips, just as I love hearing and seeing them in the snow too! Looking forward to pics!

[az3579]

Love hearing about our cars going on long trips, just as I love hearing and seeing them in the snow too! Looking forward to pics!

Perhaps you might make a hot mess in your pants then when you hear about my upcoming long trips in the snow...

Peter,
That hesitation could be anything. Did you get the codes read? It will store a fault code even if the SES light goes off again.

[ELCID86]

Glad you had a safe fun adventure. Hope you get the hesitation figured out. I have a bit of one I'm investigating too. No lights though.


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[NoVAphotog]

Perhaps you might make a hot mess in your pants then when you hear about my upcoming long trips in the snow...

Peter,
That hesitation could be anything. Did you get the codes read? It will store a fault code even if the SES light goes off again.

Probably. But I hope to make my own as well...ordering the LM-32s for the winter wheels soon!

[slater]

Peter,
That hesitation could be anything. Did you get the codes read? It will store a fault code even if the SES light goes off again.

i scanned the car last night and got these codes:

2793/84 - O2-sensor before KAT Bank 1: lines
2794/84 - O2-sensor before KAT Bank 2: lines
28DD/84 - Air mass system

based on my research, what looks like a good place to start would be getting the 'SIB 12 08 05' DME flash done. my DME firmware appears to be 7.537.242, and that SIB version is 7.561.520, and lots of folks have commented that it makes a big difference.

that said, i am also going to replace the plugs, fuel filter, CCV and VANOS seals as i already have the parts here.

Glad you had a safe fun adventure. Hope you get the hesitation figured out. I have a bit of one I'm investigating too. No lights though.

thanks, shawn. did you scan yours yet? with your high mileage it might be the same thing as my supposed DME issue (firmware can't deal with older O2 sensors as well as it should, from what i understand).

Love hearing about our cars going on long trips, just as I love hearing and seeing them in the snow too! Looking forward to pics!

i hope to post some this week - so much going on right now. i'm excited to see this thing in action in the snow too, with this polar vortex business we're dealing with again this winter i'm sure it won't be long.

peter

[az3579]

i scanned the car last night and got these codes:

2793/84 - O2-sensor before KAT Bank 1: lines
2794/84 - O2-sensor before KAT Bank 2: lines
28DD/84 - Air mass system

I had MAF issues a few months back. Mine was showing lean banks 1+2 as well as Air Mass System.
One thing you could do to try to diagnose a bad MAF would be to unplug it. You'll get a SES light, but do some accelerations full throttle. You'll find that it runs like a bat out of hell. You'll get terrible gas mileage, but at least you'll be able to rule other things out. Do this if you experience the hesitation again.

If the hesitation is present, unplug the MAF. If the problem goes away, your MAF is bad. In my case, I didn't have severe performance issues, but a new MAF resolved my lean codes. A bad bad can cause a variety of other codes to come up as well, just like my lean codes.