They are remotely programming. You need TeamViewer, a laptop with good internet, and a ENet cable. Takes about 10-15 mins so a good battery charge is also recommended.
it’s not completely unlikely that it could have failed at the same time. It’s not completely a impossible scenario. Can also see on BimmerCode if it had a code for the valve it won’t show up as a check engine fault.
honestly the valve is ass anyways many people reporting spring issues, clogging, and the connector melting. In normal mode the cars warm up isn’t that bad without the valve. Now starting in sport mode it’s pretty loud. That valves overrode open in sport mode anyways and always open.
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you could try using BimmerLink and set the valve to always open or reprogram it to auto within the app and see if that changes anything. Honestly the valve gets deleted if you go aftermarket exhaust anyways unless the exhaust has valve module locations.
Unless the trans is built there is no need for a stage 3 you won’t touch safely anything above 600 wtq on that trans. Recommend building it or stay within the limits of the transmission which is stage 2. There are tuners that are strictly just xHP or you can find an actual tuner who also tunes...
Will not work with ENET BimmerLink/Bimmercode will. You will need a xHP adapter or you can use a Thor adapter you can buy from visconti website which works.
If it was the post with the 6 photos you added few pages back that is what I am currently running but if you adjusted anything from that I’d love to try. I’m on your other post currently and like it a lot. Seems very stable over factory
Does anyone have the recommended settings for STG 2 for D sport and M sport. With the up shift / downshift farts. Nothing too crazy on the build Catless, exhaust, intake. Soon Flex fuel and Ecutek.