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      03-16-2013, 03:30 PM   #1
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Question Error lights after spring install

Just install H&R springs to my F31. Drove off and all these error lights pop up to my dashboard. Any ideas what can cause this? I also tried to reset the tire pressure monitor but it only gives me FTM system error!
And what the he.. that check engine light doing in there!
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I'm guessing you probably disconnected a few things without disconnecting the battery first?

You might need to find a mate with a code clearing tool or take the car to your dealer to make the bad lights go away.
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I'm guessing you broke one of the ABS sensor wires on one (or more) of the axles while replacing the springs unless you unplugged one and forgot to plug it back in.
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      03-17-2013, 07:16 AM   #4
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I'm guessing you probably disconnected a few things without disconnecting the battery first?

You might need to find a mate with a code clearing tool or take the car to your dealer to make the bad lights go away.
Maybe you are right! I didnt disconnect the battery. Does F3x have any warning lights reset option like E9x has?
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Maybe you are right! I didnt disconnect the battery. Does F3x have any warning lights reset option like E9x has?
Not in itself. You need the right software and a cable or BT dongle to hookup to your OBDII port (in the drivers side foot-well).
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Ok, have to do that. If i'm understand right, nobody else hasn't had any problem after spring install?
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No problems here and I didn't unhook my battery. Make sure all of the sensors on the shocks/struts are securely and properly replaced
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No problems here and I didn't unhook my battery. Make sure all of the sensors on the shocks/struts are securely and properly replaced
Thats confirm that i had to do something wrong. Do you have xenons? Was your xenon height adjustment right after spring install?

These fault code we find, P15C9 and P15DD.

P15DD - Vehicle speed, wheelspeed sensor right/rear
P15C9 What this is ???
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Thats confirm that i had to do something wrong. Do you have xenons? Was your xenon height adjustment right after spring install?

These fault code we find, P15C9 and P15DD.

P15DD - Vehicle speed, wheelspeed sensor right/rear
P15C9 What this is ???
i think you didnt plug all the abs sensors back...check if all the abs sensors are plugged in correctly lol
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Thats confirm that i had to do something wrong. Do you have xenons? Was your xenon height adjustment right after spring install?

These fault code we find, P15C9 and P15DD.

P15DD - Vehicle speed, wheelspeed sensor right/rear
P15C9 What this is ???
Yes I have Xenons and they seem high now. I need to adjust them but I haven't b/c it doesn't bother me - it only bothers oncoming traffic

I think you should go to every corner, unplug all sensors, blow in them to make sure there's not dust or debri and reconnect. I can't see how it is anything else unless you somehow clipped a line or something but I don't even see how that could've happened.
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i think you didnt plug all the abs sensors back...check if all the abs sensors are plugged in correctly lol
All the sensors are plugged in, i have checked tree times now
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Find out the code and see what sensor is bad, you probably pulled the wires too much and it ripped inside. So they all look find but the wiring is back.
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