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autosparky Super Nerd Picogroup Offline blind worker Posts: 2,537 Porirua New Zealand Gender:	Why cars will never be green Feb 23^rd, 2022 at 1:05am or environmentally friendly. This is a Integrated power module on a BMW over $300NZ
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autosparky Super Nerd Picogroup Offline blind worker Posts: 2,537 Porirua New Zealand Gender:	Re: Why cars will never be green Reply #1 - Feb 23^rd, 2022 at 1:06am And when you cut the box open to poke around
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autosparky Super Nerd Picogroup Offline blind worker Posts: 2,537 Porirua New Zealand Gender:	Re: Why cars will never be green Reply #2 - Feb 23^rd, 2022 at 1:10am Profit driven greedy company? So If you blow a fuse, it's a complete "module" and it had to come from Germany
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TrevorSchlientz Autonerdz Administrator Picogroup Offline I'm an Autonerd Posts: 1,403 Grand Rapids Michigan USA Gender:	Re: Why cars will never be green Reply #3 - Feb 23^rd, 2022 at 11:14am Even in my relatively short career I've seen some sketchy stuff, but this is seriously criminal.
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Tom Roberts Autonerdz Administrator Picogroup Offline Autonerdz Founder Posts: 8,598 Olympia Washington USA Gender:	Re: Why cars will never be green Reply #4 - Feb 23^rd, 2022 at 4:49pm Green Vehicles Only
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Logic LSD Guide Picogroup Offline Posts: 4,147 Bentleigh Victoria Australia	Re: Why cars will never be green Reply #5 - Feb 23^rd, 2022 at 9:46pm autosparky wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2022 at 1:05am: or environmentally friendly. This is a Integrated power module on a BMW over $300NZ Got a VIN number? How is Jacinta?
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Re: Why cars will never be green
Reply #6 - Feb 24^th, 2022 at 2:53am

This reminds me of story one of my instructors told us in tech school:

My understanding is that some Jaguar ignition system a while back actually just used a Chevrolet ignition system module inside a Jaguar branded module encasement. So he would just replace the Jaguar ignition module with a Chevy to save his customers money.

If this was indeed true, the more things change the more they stay the same I guess Grin

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Reply #7 - Feb 25^th, 2022 at 12:01am

Logic wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2022 at 9:46pm:

autosparky wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2022 at 1:05am:

or environmentally friendly.

This is a Integrated power module on a BMW over $300NZ

Got a VIN number?

VIN: WBAZV42060L493112

How is Jacinta?

Not the most popular at the moment, what with a protest group camped on the front lawn of parliament

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Sam M. wrote on Feb 24^th, 2022 at 2:53am:

This reminds me of story one of my instructors told us in tech school:

My understanding is that some Jaguar ignition system a while back actually just used a Chevrolet ignition system module inside a Jaguar branded module encasement. So he would just replace the Jaguar ignition module with a Chevy to save his customers money.

If this was indeed true, the more things change the more they stay the same I guess Grin

Yup, I remember those but we're looking at just fuses

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Reply #8 - Feb 25^th, 2022 at 5:24am

autosparky wrote on Feb 25^th, 2022 at 12:01am:

Logic wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2022 at 9:46pm:

autosparky wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2022 at 1:05am:

or environmentally friendly.

This is a Integrated power module on a BMW over $300NZ

Got a VIN number?

VIN: WBAZV42060L493112

How is Jacinta?

Not the most popular at the moment, what with a protest group camped on the front lawn of parliament

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Sam M. wrote on Feb 24^th, 2022 at 2:53am:

This reminds me of story one of my instructors told us in tech school:

My understanding is that some Jaguar ignition system a while back actually just used a Chevrolet ignition system module inside a Jaguar branded module encasement. So he would just replace the Jaguar ignition module with a Chevy to save his customers money.

If this was indeed true, the more things change the more they stay the same I guess Grin

Yup, I remember those but we're looking at just fuses

BMW show in the parts catalog that it is a fuse box and show a diagram of the circuit and replacabe fuss.

Also I do not think this cr has ever been serviced at a dealer

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Steven McGrew Guru Member Picogroup Offline Posts: 355 Spokane, WA Washington USA Gender:	Re: Why cars will never be green Reply #9 - Feb 25^th, 2022 at 12:21pm I think this is the picture from the parts catalog that Logic is talking about (image attached). Can the cover that is just over the fuses be removed? It looks like there are some relays in there are well, that do not look to be replaceable.
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Reply #10 - Feb 26^th, 2022 at 12:44am

Steven McGrew wrote on Feb 25^th, 2022 at 12:21pm:

I think this is the picture from the parts catalog that Logic is talking about (image attached). Can the cover that is just over the fuses be removed? It looks like there are some relays in there are well, that do not look to be replaceable.

I would concentrate on the exhaust back pressure and intake oil deposition and sooting given the apparent service history of this vehicle

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Reply #11 - Mar 1^st, 2022 at 1:19am

Steven McGrew wrote on Feb 25^th, 2022 at 12:21pm:

I think this is the picture from the parts catalog that Logic is talking about (image attached). Can the cover that is just over the fuses be removed? It looks like there are some relays in there are well, that do not look to be replaceable.

yup that's the bugger

special tool required to open this case

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Reply #12 - Mar 1^st, 2022 at 1:22am

Logic wrote on Feb 26^th, 2022 at 12:44am:

Steven McGrew wrote on Feb 25^th, 2022 at 12:21pm:

I think this is the picture from the parts catalog that Logic is talking about (image attached). Can the cover that is just over the fuses be removed? It looks like there are some relays in there are well, that do not look to be replaceable.

I would concentrate on the exhaust back pressure and intake oil deposition and sooting given the apparent service history of this vehicle

I should post this valvetronic problem job

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