What I didn't do to my Rover 75 MGZT today

marinabrian · 8th November 2015, 18:48

I played with an X5 E53 today

The man who this car belongs to a member on here Les (Shodan70) had an issue with his IKE (that's IPK to you and I)

He had had a BMW "specialist" look at repairing the missing pixels on the trip computer display (sound familiar), which had resulted in the total loss of his display.

So, not wishing to open up his second hand IKE, given that it cost about as much as I normally pay for a complete car, I set about it using the BMW scanner 1.4, normally used by us mere mortals for enabling message centre digital speedo.

Well all went swimmingly, I was able to sort out the ZCS coding mismatch by copying the EWS coding data from the EWS to the IKE, similarly I was able to replace the foreign VIN with the correct one

All I am left to do is figure out how to write the correct mileage to the eeprom, sadly like 75/ZT models, this appears to be in a secure area

Still it's not all bad, at least he doesn't need to purchase a new IKE, as they are..........now everyone sitting down......£890+coding

It certainly made a change from frabbling with Rover electronics for a change.

Incidentally, it was possible to change the SA data of the ZCS coding to reflect different factory options, of which there were many.

The conclusion, it's not quite a T4, but for £15 it was quite entertaining for me at least

Brian

humphshumphs · 8th November 2015, 18:52

Sounds fun (well it would if I fully understood it)

trikey · 8th November 2015, 18:56

I didnt play with any zcs coding today

marinabrian · 8th November 2015, 19:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by trikey

I didnt play with any zcs coding today

Just as well, you kit car vandal you

Brian

LotusLC · 8th November 2015, 19:08

Ya lost me Brian with this kind of alphabet, i'm out of here

FLYING BANANA · 8th November 2015, 19:20

I didn't clean my Banana today.

klarzy · 8th November 2015, 19:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by FLYING BANANA

I didn't clean my Banana today.

ooooo stinky Bob...

FLYING BANANA · 8th November 2015, 19:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by klarzy-dials.com

ooooo stinky Bob...

Black Banana's are harder to hit.

Bolin · 8th November 2015, 19:29

Ok, so does that mean if I get a £15 BMW scanner I can do my own ZCS codes at home?

(subject to working it all out correctly and not bricking the car!

)

That would be really useful for me but a beginner's guide to ZCS coding would be necessary

(Another thought - for remote boot release a second string needs changing in addition to the SA string, so presumably this wouldn't help with that particular task?)

klarzy · 8th November 2015, 19:47

all I want to know is which code to change to open the boot with a long press of the door open button..

8th November 2015, 18:48	#1
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,150 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	What I didn't do to my Rover 75 MGZT today I played with an X5 E53 today The man who this car belongs to a member on here Les (Shodan70) had an issue with his IKE (that's IPK to you and I) He had had a BMW "specialist" look at repairing the missing pixels on the trip computer display (sound familiar), which had resulted in the total loss of his display. So, not wishing to open up his second hand IKE, given that it cost about as much as I normally pay for a complete car, I set about it using the BMW scanner 1.4, normally used by us mere mortals for enabling message centre digital speedo. Well all went swimmingly, I was able to sort out the ZCS coding mismatch by copying the EWS coding data from the EWS to the IKE, similarly I was able to replace the foreign VIN with the correct one All I am left to do is figure out how to write the correct mileage to the eeprom, sadly like 75/ZT models, this appears to be in a secure area Still it's not all bad, at least he doesn't need to purchase a new IKE, as they are..........now everyone sitting down......£890+coding It certainly made a change from frabbling with Rover electronics for a change. Incidentally, it was possible to change the SA data of the ZCS coding to reflect different factory options, of which there were many. The conclusion, it's not quite a T4, but for £15 it was quite entertaining for me at least Brian

8th November 2015, 18:52	#2
humphshumphs I really should get out more....... No longer a Rover Owner Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: As far east as you can go in the UK and not get wet feet. Posts: 2,271 Thanks: 404 Thanked 309 Times in 246 Posts	Sounds fun (well it would if I fully understood it) __________________ Richard. No longer a 75 owner as my tourer made it to the moon, and died on it's way back. But 1/4 million miles ain't bad.

8th November 2015, 18:56	#3
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,567 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	I didnt play with any zcs coding today __________________ Lest we forget..

8th November 2015, 19:08	#5
LotusLC This is my second home MG ZT CDTi Auto / ZT-T Trophy Blue Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: York Posts: 3,980 Thanks: 3,329 Thanked 1,644 Times in 1,238 Posts	Ya lost me Brian with this kind of alphabet, i'm out of here __________________ Lotus Carlton - Number 852 (My old car) https://i.imgur.com/Cwa3376m.jpg

8th November 2015, 19:20	#6
FLYING BANANA Moderator/Club Shop MG ZT 1.8t+. No.3 of 4 in Sunspot Yellow & Ford Fiesta in Black. Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Rattler Farm Posts: 22,012 Thanks: 9,270 Thanked 15,645 Times in 6,806 Posts	I didn't clean my Banana today. __________________ 232600 and still on the original factory fitted clutch.

8th November 2015, 19:29	#9
Bolin This is my second home Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE 4dr manual Wedgewood Blue 2 04-05/06/2001 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N.E. Hampshire Posts: 4,609 Thanks: 289 Thanked 308 Times in 243 Posts	Ok, so does that mean if I get a £15 BMW scanner I can do my own ZCS codes at home? (subject to working it all out correctly and not bricking the car!) That would be really useful for me but a beginner's guide to ZCS coding would be necessary (Another thought - for remote boot release a second string needs changing in addition to the SA string, so presumably this wouldn't help with that particular task?) __________________ "...the new Rover 75, which is a fabulous car......I think it looks fabulous....It's like sitting in a Rolls Royce......For me, this is the star of the show.....it looks so good" - J. Clarkson, motoring journalist on the launch of the Rover 75 in 1998.

8th November 2015, 19:47	#10
klarzy This is my second home none but not gone Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: March, Cambs Posts: 16,437 Thanks: 894 Thanked 4,247 Times in 3,025 Posts	all I want to know is which code to change to open the boot with a long press of the door open button.. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]….All praise Bananaswan….

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