[335iFFM]

Seems like we have new problems. If you go up into higher power levels you'll reach The Torque/Load Limits. Hopefully Dzenno can fix this. The car suddenly stops @ 230km/h and you won't be able to use the gas Pedal. It just rolls out until 80km/h is reached.

COBB? Any advice?
Luckil I've made a log while the error occured:
http://datazap.me/u/335iffm/cobb-loa...mit-error-36ca

PureTurbos, Vargas
Seems like the car is not tuneable with a COBB AP @ the Moment.

[jayzF30]

I would rephrase that and say that your car currently has an issue going past 230km/hr which is something most likely none of us here in North America will ever even attempt on public roads.

[335iFFM]

Originally Posted by jazze90

I would rephrase that and say that your car currently has an issue going past 230km/hr which is something most likely none of us here in North America will ever even attempt on public roads.

Again, it's not only my car and the fact that you can't go past 75mph doesn't help to fix the problem. It's still (and always) there

Nevertheless Dzenno fixed it. While fixing the problem with the DCT the problem regarding the load targets occured. Now it's fixed ;-).
The logs still don't look as good as they do on N54s (regarding DCT shifts), though.

[BMW_Belgier]

Could somebody wake up COBB?

[schnell325]

Originally Posted by Johnny Boost

My car is a 2011 as well and I had no problems flashing. Btw, I did not use a battery charger. Also to answer your question, the AP will tell you your DME code and you can use that to look up if your DME is compatible. I have the 98f0B DME version.

Mission accomplished!!!! My wife loves it.....now if only it would stop stalling from the fucking Vanos bolt issue.

[Jsoboti]

Does Cobb have a CEL auto clearing function? ...catless DP on N55 problems. Im running a JB4 but been having some real problems with it, thinking about switching

[schnell325]

Originally Posted by Jsoboti

Does Cobb have a CEL auto clearing function? ...catless DP on N55 problems. Im running a JB4 but been having some real problems with it, thinking about switching

Yes it can read and clear codes.

[Jsoboti]

Originally Posted by schnell325

Yes it can read and clear codes.

But does it have auto clear so the codes don't show up in the first place. If not I would have to clear the 02 sensor code every 40 miles

[335iFFM]

Originally Posted by Jsoboti

But does it have auto clear so the codes don't show up in the first place. If not I would have to clear the 02 sensor code every 40 miles

All Stg2 and Stg2+ Maps have it

[BMDUB1]

Originally Posted by 335iFFM

Hey guys.
I felt like I should write a short review about my experience with the COBB AP on my N55. As I'm using the V3 I'll only review this particular unit. The software flashed to the ECU by APv2 and APv3 aren't any different. Therefore anything regarding software issues applies to both.


PROs:
- Easy-to-use
- Many Maps
- ProTune available (recommended)
- Code-Reading included
- Good Display
- Fast device

CONs:
- Huge problems with AFR post shift (too rich) on DCTs [partially fixed by Dzenno@PTF]
- 2C57 - Error Codes! [fixed by Dzenno@PTF]
- Oil temp shows always the wrong values (told COBB about 4 month ago)
- OTS Maps are just crap. Unusable. Sorry to say that
- Bad support

NEUTRAL:
- No control over VANOS-System
- No control over ValveTronic-System
- No control over VMAX. which makes me sick.
-> Neutral because not advertised. Still annoying, though.


More into Detail:
Huge problems with AFR post shift (too rich) on DCTs
What do AFR problems post shift mean you might think. It's quite easy. The ECU enrichens the fuel mixture while we shift - we run too rich [EDITED: SPOOL-MODE WAS NOT THE ISSUE]. Therefore we loose power for more than 2 (TWO!!) seconds. So we shift, boost is building and for a total of 2 seconds there's just a huge drop in power. If we shift every 6 seconds we only have 4 seconds of full power (if we assume that full power is gained instantly after the 2 seconds). I was told that the issue is related to COBB and they have to fix it. Seems like they are working on it. Let's hope they fix it this year. There's no sense in upgrading the turbo if we aren't able to get full power with an ProTune. Same issue applies to all OTS Maps btw. Here's a screenshot. White line shows AFR, red line is RPM. Big thanks to PTF for their help btw.

LINK TO LOG: http://datazap.me/u/335iffm/cobb-n55...15&zoom=10-483

For comparison here is an N54 Log. Same car, same tranny, same setup, also protuned - just N54 instead of N55:

LINK TO LOG: http://datazap.me/u/stanko89/log-3-4...9&zoom=188-379

EDIT:
Seems like Dzenno found a partial fix for this. The drop is still there but it doesn't occur as long and as much as before. We still need more research on this though.

LINK TO LOG: http://datazap.me/u/335iffm/cobb-n55...-15&zoom=4-496

2C57 - Error Codes:
Caused by a huge difference between the requested load and the actual load Users of the COBB AP get an 2C57 Error Code and the ECU will put itself into ERROR-MODE. As seen in the first screenshot in fifth gear the PSI start to rise for a short time and then drop completely. Then you'll see an 2C57 Error-Code on your APs Display. After you shift into next gear the requested and the actual load are nearly perfectly aligned. The ECU fixed it by itself but we won't be able to get full power after this. It just won't recover.

The reason why many non-German people won't ever get this code is that you most probably won't shift into 6th gear @ 5.600rpm because that's more than 200kph which is not allowed in your country. That's something COBB also has to fix. It occurs in OTS Maps as well as in ProTuned-Maps

LINK TO LOG: http://datazap.me/u/335iffm/cobb-n55...-15&zoom=6-459


LINK TO LOG: http://datazap.me/u/335iffm/cobb-n55...-15&zoom=6-459


Oil temp shows always the wrong values:
That's something many people told COBB month ago. They've just stated they'll fix it "sometime in a next release". NICE!. Still nothing. Seems like only 98F0B-Users are affected, though.

This short writeup contains a few things I thought you people should know. I've switched from JB4 to COBB for peace of mind. JB4 was without issues but I just don't like Piggybacks. Now that I've switched to the AP I've gotten a huge shitload of issues. Seems like that was a bad decision. I currently cannot recommend the COBB AP. I hope they'll fix it soon. And no, I won't sell my AP. It's a nice device the software just has to be fixed.


COBB! MOVE!


Best,
Manuel

Weird... I had issues galore with the jb4 and none with my Cobb?

I love my Cobb, Jb4 was always throwing codes and getting limp modes?

Good luck!

[335iFFM]

Originally Posted by BMDUB1

Weird... I had issues galore with the jb4 and none with my Cobb?

I love my Cobb, Jb4 was always throwing codes and getting limp modes?

Good luck!

Thank you
Could you post up Logs of your car? Which setup are you running?

[JETmn]

Originally Posted by BMDUB1

Weird... I had issues galore with the jb4 and none with my Cobb?

I love my Cobb, Jb4 was always throwing codes and getting limp modes?

Good luck!

First person I have ever heard of with limp mode issues on a N55 JB4. Never had one from mine running a few different maps and configurations.

[BMDUB1]

Originally Posted by JETmn

First person I have ever heard of with limp mode issues on a N55 JB4. Never had one from mine running a few different maps and configurations.

Ha! Go to n54tech and see all the issues with that tune ;-)

[335iFFM]

Originally Posted by BMDUB1

Ha! Go to n54tech and see all the issues with that tune ;-)

Could you post up a log of your COBB OTS Map? Which mods/Maps are you running?

[BMDUB1]

Originally Posted by 335iFFM

Could you post up a log of your COBB OTS Map? Which mods/Maps are you running?

OTS stage 2+

http://datazap.me/u/bmdub1/dsc?log=0&data=1-2-3-4-5-12-13-14

[335iFFM]

Originally Posted by BMDUB1

OTS stage 2+

http://datazap.me/u/bmdub1/dsc?log=0&data=1-2-3-4-5-12-13-14

Logs look quite good just looking at one gear. Which tranny do have? Which ROM Version are you using?

[BMDUB1]

Originally Posted by 335iFFM

Logs look quite good just looking at one gear. Which tranny do have? Which ROM Version are you using?

Its a steptronic. In manual, 3rd gear pull, 98DOB ROM, its a FBO

[JETmn]

Originally Posted by BMDUB1

Ha! Go to n54tech and see all the issues with that tune ;-)

Been on there over a year...

[335iFFM]

Originally Posted by BMDUB1

Its a steptronic. In manual, 3rd gear pull, 98DOB ROM, its a FBO

Mine is also FBO. As far as I can see mostly DCTs are affected. Look at my OTS Logs. Logs of my DCT N55 friends look the same btw.:
http://datazap.me/u/335iffm/cobb-n55...ge2-aggressive

ROM is 98F0B

Dzenno fixed it with my PTF. It's only in OTS. So it's definitely related to Software

[BMDUB1]

Originally Posted by 335iFFM

Mine is also FBO. As far as I can see mostly DCTs are affected. Look at my OTS Logs. Logs of my DCT N55 friends look the same btw.:
http://datazap.me/u/335iffm/cobb-n55...ge2-aggressive

ROM is 98F0B

Dzenno fixed it with my PTF. It's only in OTS. So it's definitely related to Software

Strange? It looks like the tranny was slipping or something? Here's another of mine where I made a shift into 4th, this is also the 2+ aggressive OTS, almost hit 20psi..

http://datazap.me/u/bmdub1/3rd-gear-pull-93octane?log=0&data=1-3-4-5-12-13-14

[loesch]

Originally Posted by BMDUB1

Strange? It looks like the tranny was slipping or something? Here's another of mine where I made a shift into 4th, this is also the 2+ aggressive OTS, almost hit 20psi..

http://datazap.me/u/bmdub1/3rd-gear-pull-93octane?log=0&data=1-3-4-5-12-13-14

Have you had that on a dyno? Looks really strong.

[BMDUB1]

Originally Posted by loesch

Have you had that on a dyno? Looks really strong.

Yep its been on a Dyno jet, I don't post numbers, mostly because they all differ and really don't mean much. They are really good tho.

I usually don't comment much on the forums but I liked this thread because I run the same tune, and you know how some members can be...lol