MHD Always fails to write to ECU

Cryptikz · 01-24-2021, 04:23 PM

I've had MHD for a couple weeks now on my 2013 335i xDrive n55 and have had some failed writes before, but always recovered them after charging my battery the whole night. I went to flash to a new stage once but noticed my charger didn't have a proper connection and wasn't charging my car. After this fail I've tried charging my battery for a couple days, getting a new battery, and a new charger. With trying all of these things and following recommendations like unplugging the fuel pump fuse and putting the seat belts in, I still have errors. I'm thinking about possibly bringing it to a BMW dealer or finding someone who could recode my electronics near by but I've heard this is unnecessary. Not sure what to do anymore I'm hoping to find if anyone has been in this situation before and how they solved it. I've tried flashing to stock and different maps all with the same result.

Here is a video of me going through the steps:

Chapperss · 01-24-2021, 04:30 PM

Hey 8 post new member criticising a 10 year stalwart of the community.

Seems to me you had a shit battery, but that should get in the way of bashing the best aftermarket of the shelf tuner for our cars eh x

Cryptikz · 01-24-2021, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Chapperss

Hey 8 post new member criticising a 10 year stalwart of the community.

Seems to me you had a shit battery, but that should get in the way of bashing the best aftermarket of the shelf tuner for our cars eh x

That's what I thought too, until I got a new battery and charger. I tested the old battery and it held voltage...I'm really at a loss. MHD told me to take that video so that's where I am now.

Chapperss · 01-24-2021, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Cryptikz

That's what I thought too, until I got a new battery and charger. I tested the old battery and it held voltage...I'm really at a loss. MHD told me to take that video so that's where I am now.

Okay skip - I`m going to provisionally apologise for being an asshole.

Someone may have a fix - it may be your phone and not the car also!

Thing is - MHD is the best (maybe only) reliable OTS for 99.9% of us

Cryptikz · 01-24-2021, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Chapperss

Okay skip - I`m going to provisionally apologise for being an asshole.

Someone may have a fix - it may be your phone and not the car also!

Thing is - MHD is the best (maybe only) reliable OTS for 99.9% of us

No way... Tried another phone and it work flashing to stock!! I've used both phone before and still had errors. So weird this was probably my 10th time trying.

Chapperss · 01-24-2021, 06:12 PM

poor quality cable then? Which tbf would explain most of what you've said

Cryptikz · 01-24-2021, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Chapperss

poor quality cable then? Which tbf would explain most of what you've said

I'm using bluetooth OBD! So weird. I'm glad I got it working thanks for your response.

TunafishE93 · 01-25-2021, 03:33 AM

Correction you are using wifi. MHD doesn't support Bluetooth for drop connection reasons.

Cryptikz · 01-25-2021, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TunafishE93

Correction you are using wifi. MHD doesn't support Bluetooth for drop connection reasons.

My bad you're correct. I use carly with bluetooth for other coding

01-24-2021, 04:23 PM	#1
Cryptikz Private 17 Rep 85 Posts Drives: 2016 650i xDrive GC Widebody Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: CT, USA iTrader: (0)	MHD Always fails to write to ECU I've had MHD for a couple weeks now on my 2013 335i xDrive n55 and have had some failed writes before, but always recovered them after charging my battery the whole night. I went to flash to a new stage once but noticed my charger didn't have a proper connection and wasn't charging my car. After this fail I've tried charging my battery for a couple days, getting a new battery, and a new charger. With trying all of these things and following recommendations like unplugging the fuel pump fuse and putting the seat belts in, I still have errors. I'm thinking about possibly bringing it to a BMW dealer or finding someone who could recode my electronics near by but I've heard this is unnecessary. Not sure what to do anymore I'm hoping to find if anyone has been in this situation before and how they solved it. I've tried flashing to stock and different maps all with the same result. Here is a video of me going through the steps:
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Chapperss I only ride park 516 Rep 385 Posts Drives: e93 335i Msport FBO 2+ Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Portsmouth iTrader: (0)	Hey 8 post new member criticising a 10 year stalwart of the community. Seems to me you had a shit battery, but that should get in the way of bashing the best aftermarket of the shelf tuner for our cars eh x
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Chapperss I only ride park 516 Rep 385 Posts Drives: e93 335i Msport FBO 2+ Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Portsmouth iTrader: (0)	poor quality cable then? Which tbf would explain most of what you've said
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TunafishE93 Major 420 Rep 1,152 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: NV iTrader: (0)	Correction you are using wifi. MHD doesn't support Bluetooth for drop connection reasons.
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