BMW S1000R Lakes rideout Shap and Hartside pass 252 miles 7hrs riding / 9.5 hrs elapsed

pictures in reverse order from last to first 

The route (my phone updated and had signal issues so not as detailed as it should be but the stop offs are accurate)

working that dual compound rear tyre

Fuel stop 

Top of hartside pass 

bottom about to head up the pass!

Devils Bridge

Group starting fuel station in Preston

Golf GTI Edition 35 : 10 yr anniversary 55,000 miles

 after its recent reliability blip, back to normal service.

Car reached 10 years old

Treated with Gyeon products, heres a recent after bath picture

Golf GTI Edition 35 : N276 / N80 / N75 fault codes together suddenly / effective limp mode : root cause was broken loom wire under the main engine bay fuse box

 

no recent changes
car running great
54k miles

just went out to the car after work on Thurs, it started but misfired, i turned it off then it was ok and i drove home...
then went to use it again an hr later and it barely started, and i get EPC/EML lights on, and its barely driveable , just bogs down

VCDS scan shows me at least 4 things that now appear to have no power
(which implies an upstream relay, fuse or cable issue , hopefuly not the ECU!)

4 Faults Found:
008852 - Fuel Pressure Regulator Valve (N276)
               P2294 - 004 - Open Circuit
             Freeze Frame:
                    Fault Status: 01100100
                    Fault Priority: 2
                    Fault Frequency: 1
                    Reset counter: 255
                    Mileage: 88207 km
                    Time Indication: 0
                    Date: 2050.14.20
                    Time: 21:43:24

             Freeze Frame:
                    RPM: 756 /min
                    Load: 20.0 %
                    Speed: 0.0 km/h
                    Temperature: 66.0°C
                    Temperature: 41.0°C
                    Absolute Pres.: 1010.0 mbar
                    Voltage: 14.224 V

001112 - Evap System Purge Control Valve (N80)
               P0458 - 002 - Short to Ground
             Freeze Frame:
                    Fault Status: 01100010
                    Fault Priority: 2
                    Fault Frequency: 1
                    Reset counter: 255
                    Mileage: 88207 km
                    Time Indication: 0
                    Date: 2050.14.20
                    Time: 21:43:25

             Freeze Frame:
                    RPM: 765 /min
                    Load: 20.0 %
                    Speed: 0.0 km/h
                    Temperature: 66.0°C
                    Temperature: 41.0°C
                    Absolute Pres.: 1010.0 mbar
                    Voltage: 14.097 V

000052 - Turbocharger Bypass Valve Control Circuit
               P0034 - 002 - Low
             Freeze Frame:
                    Fault Status: 01100010
                    Fault Priority: 2
                    Fault Frequency: 1
                    Reset counter: 255
                    Mileage: 88207 km
                    Time Indication: 0
                    Date: 2050.14.20
                    Time: 21:43:25

             Freeze Frame:
                    RPM: 765 /min
                    Load: 20.0 %
                    Speed: 0.0 km/h
                    Temperature: 66.0°C
                    Temperature: 41.0°C
                    Absolute Pres.: 1010.0 mbar
                    Voltage: 14.097 V

000581 - Solenoid Valve  for Boost Pressure Control (N75)
               P0245 - 002 - Short to Ground
             Freeze Frame:
                    Fault Status: 01100010
                    Fault Priority: 2
                    Fault Frequency: 1
                    Reset counter: 255
                    Mileage: 88207 km
                    Time Indication: 0
                    Date: 2050.14.20
                    Time: 21:43:25

             Freeze Frame:
                    RPM: 765 /min
                    Load: 20.0 %
                    Speed: 0.0 km/h
                    Temperature: 66.0°C
                    Temperature: 41.0°C
                    Absolute Pres.: 1010.0 mbar
                    Voltage: 14.097 V

Battery voltage is good (see above)

which at this point looks like a fuse/relay ive missed , ecu or broken wire

At this point I took the car to my local trusted garage for them to triage from here


symptoms were reduced voltage (3V) against the circuits indicated as faulty on the fusebox

garage tried loom checks, fusebox replacement, an ecu swap
and it made no difference, so they went back through the continuity loom check and they then found a short under the fusebox as it bends and passes through metal

(anyone got a picture of the loom routing under the fusebox by any chance?)

at that point they also worked out the relay had been taken out by the problem too.

So in all whats changed on the path to resolution

• new relay
• a few new fusebars (precaution)
• new fusebox engine bay
• repair loom short
• 4 hrs labour

final bill was just short of £700, of which 50% is parts and 50% labour.     

Garage have been brill in progressing this work, I left it with them indicating they had as much time as needed to resolve and no rush
that way they could work on it as and when around other jobs (they did way more than the 4hrs they charged for)


moral of the story , its usually something simple (but it can take a lot of time to get to just where!)


Most of this is repeated at https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,132793.0.html to share the knowledge

326 miles in a day around Wales on the S1000r gen2

The biggest single day trip Ive personally ever done on a motorbike ever.
A superb rideout with Rubber Side Down facebook group (which I only joined 12hrs earlier).

326 miles in total

started 730 am arrived home 12 hrs later!
at least 8.5 hrs in the seat

Had so much fun and riding I failed to take many pictures.
Bike was faultless.
scrubbed the rear tyre in nicely and finally noticed its a dual compound design
These bar risers (came on the bike) , are simply superb and I had no neck pain
( https://www.sportouring.co.uk/shop/mvmotorrad/mvbarrisers/mv-handlebar-adapter-bmw-s1000r-901443/ )

up to 10414 miles now (bike came with 9253) , 

so 1161 miles so far into ownership since 01/11/2021

a quarter of that mileage just on this day trip!

(tyres new at that stage too)

tyre now showing the obvious dual compound line
Pirelli Diablo IV

Golf GTI Edition 35 service 2022 : Oil / Filter and Cabin Filter

Last service blog is 2020 to 2021 blog service entry

from

Feb 2021 49546

to

Feb 2022 53285

3739 miles between services (even less than 2020-21)

this time I went for 

• Bosch oil filter x 1
• Bosch cabin/pollen filter x 1
• Oil sump drain plug with seal x 1
• Millers Oils Trident Professional 5w40 engine oil x 5 litres (4.6L capacity listed by Millers for this vehicle)

given the low mileage, no need for cam follower yet (replaced at 34k and I dont run a stg2 pump kit so low risk)

lots of service kits available 

Fergusons of Stirling : CDLG service kit

cost £47.90

Easy job now, jack up car, remove undertray (8 screws), drain oil, replace filter (remember to replace the lip seal).

reset indicator using VCDS which I have

 Mileage should now increase as lockdown is over.
Yearly service is done, car finally gets a properwash as its dry and sunny.

Car will be 10 years old and approx 55,000 miles  at the end on May 2022

(for comparison my Edition 30 was 110,000 miles at 10 years old!)

how to fit dashcam (nextbase 322GW) to Mk2 VW Tiguan RHD

 

by far the best guide ive seen specific for this vehicle (and Australia match UK in being RHD)

https://www.autoinstruct.com.au/manufacturer/volkswagen/mk2-tiguan/mk2-tiguan-dash-cam-install/

nextbase 322GW camera kit which was a 50th birthday gift

sandisk 128GB high endurance sd card £19 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07NY23WBG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

nextbase fitting kit from amazon £19

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07QHTPPYJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I put off fitting but it really was simple (30 mins)

just dont switch the ignition on if you have the airbag deactivation switch unclipped !

some additional pictures below which may help with the clip (the guide above wasnt clear on this)

heres the first top clip pulled out a little (but still attached to the car)

heres after ive used a screwdriver to push the clip up and out of the plastic

heres what the clip looks like removed from the car

the location i piggybacked into a switched live feed

location on windscreen , cant really be seen from drivers seat (RHD)