Cobb with CPO & Maintenance

cadillacgrills · 08-12-2012, 06:37 PM

Anyone Cobb tuned with cpo and extended maintenance warranty? Are bmw techs able to see if dme has been changed and reverted back to stock? Any experience and advice is appreciated!

b00sted4v · 08-12-2012, 06:42 PM

No they cant tell if you were to return to stock when bring it to the dealer, only way they will know is if you dont untune the car obvs.

cadillacgrills · 08-12-2012, 06:52 PM

Thanks.....can I assume any obvious mods (dci, fmic) may cause an issue with the warranty and maintenance package?

b00sted4v · 08-12-2012, 07:13 PM

that depends on who you get at the dealer. a intake and fmic is not going to cause your waterpump for example to go. But they have to prove your mods are what is causing the problem that you are there to get fixed.

VNeBLOB42 · 08-12-2012, 11:41 PM

I have COBB and DCI, with CPO and Extended Maintenance.

I re-flash back to stock before any dealer visit. I have kept in my DCI before and nothing.

Getting FMIC and will leave that in as well. Dealer told me, OCC, DP's, and CP are no, no's. Must put back to stock or they may flag or give you some hassle. My SA is very cool though.

So yes, always re-flash your car back to stock, even for routine maintenance.

Pay to Play bro...

benzy89 · 08-13-2012, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by cadillacgrills

Thanks.....can I assume any obvious mods (dci, fmic) may cause an issue with the warranty and maintenance package?

I still have my Maintenance Package & my car is full modded (aFe Intake, ER CP, Forge DVs, Akra DPs & the Helix FMIC). They've never said anything to met about the mods, but I also have enough respect for the Service Dept. to uninstall the tune anytime I take the car in for service.

Compared to the piggys, removing the COBB tune takes no effort -- Can just leave the car on in your driveway & walk away once it starts uninstalling the tune.

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 08-13-2012, 11:41 AM

Depends on the dealer. When in doubt, take it out.

BMWsky · 08-13-2012, 11:44 AM

As many have stated, a lot depends on your SA and your attitude toward the SA.

With the Cobb AP, uninstall it before going in for warranty work and you'll be good to go; I've done it many times. As Benzy stated, it's really easy to do relative to the piggies. With that said, I've recently switched to a piggy and found that it takes about the same amount time for me to swap it out as it did for a reflash so that isn't an issue. What can be an issue with the Cobb is that once you uninstall it, all the codes will be wiped and you may or may not be able to reproduce them on the stock map.

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cadillacgrills Private 3 Rep 54 Posts Drives: AW E92 6 MT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NC iTrader: (1)	Cobb with CPO & Maintenance Anyone Cobb tuned with cpo and extended maintenance warranty? Are bmw techs able to see if dme has been changed and reverted back to stock? Any experience and advice is appreciated!
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b00sted4v Private First Class 7 Rep 116 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi Join Date: May 2011 Location: boston,ma iTrader: (2)	No they cant tell if you were to return to stock when bring it to the dealer, only way they will know is if you dont untune the car obvs.
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cadillacgrills Private 3 Rep 54 Posts Drives: AW E92 6 MT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NC iTrader: (1)	Thanks.....can I assume any obvious mods (dci, fmic) may cause an issue with the warranty and maintenance package?
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b00sted4v Private First Class 7 Rep 116 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi Join Date: May 2011 Location: boston,ma iTrader: (2)	that depends on who you get at the dealer. a intake and fmic is not going to cause your waterpump for example to go. But they have to prove your mods are what is causing the problem that you are there to get fixed.
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VNeBLOB42 Lieutenant Colonel 50 Rep 1,677 Posts Drives: 14' GMC Terrain SLT-2 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Folsom, Ca iTrader: (0) Garage List 007 335i E92 [7.66]	I have COBB and DCI, with CPO and Extended Maintenance. I re-flash back to stock before any dealer visit. I have kept in my DCI before and nothing. Getting FMIC and will leave that in as well. Dealer told me, OCC, DP's, and CP are no, no's. Must put back to stock or they may flag or give you some hassle. My SA is very cool though. So yes, always re-flash your car back to stock, even for routine maintenance. Pay to Play bro... __________________ SOLD:: PTF Pro eTune by Dzenno / COBB S1+ E50 Alpina B3 Flash / ETS FMIC / ER CP / CPE DCI
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Jeff@TopGearSolutions 3441 Rep 79,211 Posts Drives: C6 Z06, 09 335i, 10 335xi Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: www.TopGearSolutions.com iTrader: (37)	Depends on the dealer. When in doubt, take it out.
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BMWsky Major 24 Rep 1,244 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Webster NY iTrader: (1)	As many have stated, a lot depends on your SA and your attitude toward the SA. With the Cobb AP, uninstall it before going in for warranty work and you'll be good to go; I've done it many times. As Benzy stated, it's really easy to do relative to the piggies. With that said, I've recently switched to a piggy and found that it takes about the same amount time for me to swap it out as it did for a reflash so that isn't an issue. What can be an issue with the Cobb is that once you uninstall it, all the codes will be wiped and you may or may not be able to reproduce them on the stock map.
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