procede v3 install went a little sour

rooster3.0 · 07-04-2008, 11:27 AM

I need some tech support. Vishnu is closed. If some sees this from vishnu, I really need some help. The slider for the large black sub connector broke and I can't get the connector on. Does anyone have the part # for the slider and the housing?

David 12 · 07-04-2008, 11:36 AM

If its just a crack or clean break, try some gorilla glue and clamp the broken area for a couple of hours - for a temporary fix. Worth a try?

rooster3.0 · 07-04-2008, 11:40 AM

Na. It snapped in a few little peices. I must've done this 20 times without a snag. I tried just putting the connector on without it, but the car still won't start.

Alex@AKMotorwerk · 07-04-2008, 11:40 AM

check out this post i made... http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...78&postcount=9
all the part numbers for the connectors and pins. I don't have the part number for the large housing that holds the sub connectors tho. Hope this helps u out.

cwn23 · 07-04-2008, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by rooster3.0

Na. It snapped in a few little peices. I must've done this 20 times without a snag. I tried just putting the connector on without it, but the car still won't start.

Shit sorry to hear about that, but if it was the small ecu connector, I have a spare one!!! The part number on the small ecu connector is 7521522....i hope that helps because maybe the large connector is only a couple of numbers away from that....I was wondering how that happened because I am going to do the install wednesday...I just finished reverting everything back to stock and started the engine without a hitch...

rooster3.0 · 07-04-2008, 12:01 PM

It actually wasn't the slider. It's the housing that the slider goes in to. I tried just sticking it on there and now the whole thing is stuck. For the record, this was my own fault, not anything having to do with Vishnu. Does anyone know how i can get the large connector off without breaking anything? Can I pry it out?

Alex@AKMotorwerk · 07-04-2008, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rooster3.0

It actually wasn't the slider. It's the housing that the slider goes in to. I tried just sticking it on there and now the whole thing is stuck. For the record, this was my own fault, not anything having to do with Vishnu. Does anyone know how i can get the large connector off without breaking anything? Can I pry it out?

i don't know if that housing is sold seperately by BMW or if it's attached to the entire wiring harness

to get the sub connector out, try using some thin needle nose pliers and a small flat head screwdriver to wiggle it out. I mean if it's already broken, just break it into pieces and get it out that way.

How did u end up getting it stuck/broken anyway??

rooster3.0 · 07-04-2008, 12:17 PM

When I was putting the connector back on, the big on just wouldn't seat right. I eventually put a little too much pressure on it and the side of it broke.

rooster3.0 · 07-04-2008, 01:20 PM

Update: I was able to get the connectors out of the socket. Now my question is, Is it possible to re install this without using the slider? Can it just be pressed down in to place?

Mr. 5 · 07-04-2008, 01:33 PM

Take some pics so we can see exactly what broke.
I think I have a solution for you temporarily

rooster3.0 · 07-04-2008, 01:39 PM

I don't have a camera. What broke are the guides that the slider slides in to. The subconnector itself is fine.

cwn23 · 07-04-2008, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by rooster3.0

Update: I was able to get the connectors out of the socket. Now my question is, Is it possible to re install this without using the slider? Can it just be pressed down in to place?

So if i am not mistaken, after plugging the subconnector to the PnP harnass, the connector from the PnP has to go back into the ecu connector...IF there is any resistance whatsover, its means that its the wrong side in?? Am i right on this?

e90AW335i · 07-04-2008, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rooster3.0

I don't have a camera. What broke are the guides that the slider slides in to. The subconnector itself is fine.

We still need a picture to try and figure out a solution...

rooster3.0 · 07-04-2008, 02:47 PM

Ok. Here's the small one that's good

And here's the broken one.

I've tried just pressing it down in there and the car still won't start.

Kbueno · 07-04-2008, 02:52 PM

If I'm not mistaken, the last 1/4 inch of pushing in the connector is done in concert with pushing in the slider. No slider=It won't go in all the way. Not sure what you can do....glueing the slider back together is a no go I take it?

rooster3.0 · 07-04-2008, 02:54 PM

The slider is fine. I have nothing for it to slide in to.

Kbueno · 07-04-2008, 02:57 PM

Got it. I think your gonna have to replace it...don't wanna bend anything on the ECU.

e90AW335i · 07-04-2008, 03:01 PM

Damn it, that is not what I was hoping to see. It looks like you need to replace the entire connector.

Is this your daily driver or do you have another car you could use?

rooster3.0 · 07-04-2008, 03:07 PM

How difficult is it to replace the connector?

Archibald Donnington · 07-04-2008, 03:24 PM

call Enterprise, they'll pick you up.
aaron

rooster3.0 · 07-04-2008, 03:30 PM

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call Enterprise, they'll pick you up.
aaron

So will your sister

uberschnell · 07-04-2008, 05:06 PM

Finding one will be the first challenge. Re-pinning it will be your next. Good luck. I used to re-pin connectors this size when I worked on planes. Trick is to swap one pin at a time.

Also, I bet the resistance you felt was at least one of the pins/contacts not being aligned. I'll bet you either pushed a pin out, or bent one of the pins - Hence car wont start.

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rooster3.0 Major 27 Rep 1,306 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jersey iTrader: (4)	procede v3 install went a little sour I need some tech support. Vishnu is closed. If some sees this from vishnu, I really need some help. The slider for the large black sub connector broke and I can't get the connector on. Does anyone have the part # for the slider and the housing?
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David 12 Major 127 Rep 1,048 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW X5 50i BSM, M Sport Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Omaha iTrader: (0)	If its just a crack or clean break, try some gorilla glue and clamp the broken area for a couple of hours - for a temporary fix. Worth a try?
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07-04-2008, 11:40 AM	#3
rooster3.0 Major 27 Rep 1,306 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jersey iTrader: (4)	Na. It snapped in a few little peices. I must've done this 20 times without a snag. I tried just putting the connector on without it, but the car still won't start.
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Alex@AKMotorwerk 208 Rep 9,339 Posts Drives: 2012 AW F10 535i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hillsborough, NJ iTrader: (7)	check out this post i made... http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...78&postcount=9 all the part numbers for the connectors and pins. I don't have the part number for the large housing that holds the sub connectors tho. Hope this helps u out.
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07-04-2008, 12:01 PM	#6
rooster3.0 Major 27 Rep 1,306 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jersey iTrader: (4)	It actually wasn't the slider. It's the housing that the slider goes in to. I tried just sticking it on there and now the whole thing is stuck. For the record, this was my own fault, not anything having to do with Vishnu. Does anyone know how i can get the large connector off without breaking anything? Can I pry it out?
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07-04-2008, 12:17 PM	#8
rooster3.0 Major 27 Rep 1,306 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jersey iTrader: (4)	When I was putting the connector back on, the big on just wouldn't seat right. I eventually put a little too much pressure on it and the side of it broke.
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07-04-2008, 01:20 PM	#9
rooster3.0 Major 27 Rep 1,306 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jersey iTrader: (4)	Update: I was able to get the connectors out of the socket. Now my question is, Is it possible to re install this without using the slider? Can it just be pressed down in to place?
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07-04-2008, 01:39 PM	#11
rooster3.0 Major 27 Rep 1,306 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jersey iTrader: (4)	I don't have a camera. What broke are the guides that the slider slides in to. The subconnector itself is fine.
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07-04-2008, 02:47 PM	#14
rooster3.0 Major 27 Rep 1,306 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jersey iTrader: (4)	Ok. Here's the small one that's good And here's the broken one. I've tried just pressing it down in there and the car still won't start.
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07-04-2008, 02:52 PM	#15
Kbueno Lieutenant Colonel 99 Rep 1,712 Posts Drives: F82 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: California iTrader: (5)	If I'm not mistaken, the last 1/4 inch of pushing in the connector is done in concert with pushing in the slider. No slider=It won't go in all the way. Not sure what you can do....glueing the slider back together is a no go I take it?
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07-04-2008, 02:54 PM	#16
rooster3.0 Major 27 Rep 1,306 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jersey iTrader: (4)	The slider is fine. I have nothing for it to slide in to.
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07-04-2008, 02:57 PM	#17
Kbueno Lieutenant Colonel 99 Rep 1,712 Posts Drives: F82 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: California iTrader: (5)	Got it. I think your gonna have to replace it...don't wanna bend anything on the ECU.
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07-04-2008, 03:01 PM	#18
e90AW335i Major General 137 Rep 6,608 Posts Drives: e90 335i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ...... iTrader: (4)	Damn it, that is not what I was hoping to see. It looks like you need to replace the entire connector. Is this your daily driver or do you have another car you could use?
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rooster3.0 Major 27 Rep 1,306 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jersey iTrader: (4)	How difficult is it to replace the connector?
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uberschnell Brigadier General 675 Rep 4,080 Posts Drives: Wide Body 1 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (48)	Finding one will be the first challenge. Re-pinning it will be your next. Good luck. I used to re-pin connectors this size when I worked on planes. Trick is to swap one pin at a time. Also, I bet the resistance you felt was at least one of the pins/contacts not being aligned. I'll bet you either pushed a pin out, or bent one of the pins - Hence car wont start.
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