Rear boot submerged in water electronics are down... HELP!
05-30-2013, 01:47 AM
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Rear boot submerged in water electronics are down... HELP!
I've got a 2007 E60 LCI and have a big problem. Was transporting a large bottle (like 20L or so) of water in the boot and while driving it so happened that half of the water escaped and got trapped where the spare wheel/PDC control modules, etc are stored. Evidently I started getting all sorts of errors while driving, PDC failure, SOS failure, etc.
I unplugged all the electronics and removed all the water from the boot. In there was unfortunately my aftermarket JBL MS-8, some other 2 channel amp, the PDC control module, MULF 2 High SVS, etc. After it dried I started to plug some back in to test them.
The PDC control module was stuffed and wasn't working but I managed to fix it by soaking it in methylated spirits and that works as per normal now which is great. I've completely lost all sound and I believe the MS-8 is also fried. I still get the SOS failure warning when I turn on the car and just now I have discovered that the iDrive system no longer turns on and the screen is blank (On a side note I am running the CIC system)
I'm pretty stressed out at the moment and have no idea what to do. Can anybody help?
I unplugged all the electronics and removed all the water from the boot. In there was unfortunately my aftermarket JBL MS-8, some other 2 channel amp, the PDC control module, MULF 2 High SVS, etc. After it dried I started to plug some back in to test them.
The PDC control module was stuffed and wasn't working but I managed to fix it by soaking it in methylated spirits and that works as per normal now which is great. I've completely lost all sound and I believe the MS-8 is also fried. I still get the SOS failure warning when I turn on the car and just now I have discovered that the iDrive system no longer turns on and the screen is blank (On a side note I am running the CIC system)
I'm pretty stressed out at the moment and have no idea what to do. Can anybody help?
05-30-2013, 04:40 AM
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He's fortunate - BMW stopped with the high-current MPM in a water-prone area nonsense in 09/2005, and integrated it into the Body Gateway Module (KGM). This module also holds the functions of the Safety & Gateway Module (SGM), and the pesky door modules. Less shit to go wrong.
In this case, it sounds like there is still a failed device on the MOST bus. You can try to take the MULF out of the equation by replacing it, or run a bypass by removing the 2 fibre optic in/out lines and using a coupler to connect them. Read THIS THREAD HERE to get an idea as to what I mean. Of course you'll lose the MULF functions (BT) until you get a new one.
In this case, it sounds like there is still a failed device on the MOST bus. You can try to take the MULF out of the equation by replacing it, or run a bypass by removing the 2 fibre optic in/out lines and using a coupler to connect them. Read THIS THREAD HERE to get an idea as to what I mean. Of course you'll lose the MULF functions (BT) until you get a new one.
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