Hi fellow NAMers...

Just got a call from my Service Advisor at Princeton MINI. My car has successfully completed it's 10K (first) service. They did the following:

1. Replaced oil and oil filter
2. Replaced "microfilter" (what's this? the air filter?)
3. Replaced the power steering fan diode as per a service bulletin pertaining to my car (May 03 Production Date)
4. Slightly moved the power steering pump reservoir away from the heatshield so its hoses won't rub against it anymore
5. Reprogrammed the car as per service bulletin # 12023. I asked "Does this mean it's been given program version 36?" and he was not sure; couldn't tell from the paperwork, just that it was reprogrammed and updated per Bulletin 12023.
6. Vaccuumed and hand-washed the car.


Can't wait to pick it up this evening and see if I can feel a difference due to the new program... the 04 Cherry Red/White CVT loaner is nice...but it's not MINIBoognish!

Rock On,

-Joe

 

>>5. Reprogrammed the car as per service bulletin # 12023. I asked "Does this mean it's been given program version 36?" and he was not sure; couldn't tell from the paperwork, just that it was reprogrammed and updated per Bulletin 12023.

Here is a copy of the post by Cooper4us of service bulletin 120203.


Here is a copy of BMW/MINI service bulletin SI M 12 02 03



SI M 12 02 03
Engine Electrical November 2003
Service Engineering


SUBJECT
Drivability Complaints - DME Programming

MODEL
Cooper/Cooper CVT up to 10/03

Cooper S up to 10/03


SITUATION
Customers may complain of the following:

Cooper 5-speed/CVT - engine speed dip/fluctuation when coasting down to a stop or when acceleration from a stop with engine fully warmed.

Cooper S – poor pull-away performance when accelerating from a stop in first gear.

CORRECTION
On a customer complaint basis only, reprogram the EMS2000 engine control module using GT1 with the special "CD 36.0 German Version" loaded.

Note:

The English version of DIS CD 36.0 (containing the same DME calibration) is planned for release at the end of December.

PROCEDURE
To load the special "CD 36.0 German Version" into your GT1:

Insert disc into DVD drive.

Select Administration

Activate CD Drive 1

Select DIS Installation

To reprogram the EMS2000 control module:

Connect a battery charger.

Connect GT1 loaded with the special "CD 36.0 German Version".

Select: Coding/Programming.

Select: 5 Programmierung (5 Programming), then the right arrow.

Select: 1 DME Programmierung, then the right arrow.

Select 2 Steuergerat tauschen (2 Exchange Control Unit), then the right arrow.

Display appears Zuerst Grundsteuergerat ermitteln...(First determine and then program basic control unit), then the right arrow.

Select 1 Grundsteuergerat ermitteln (1 Determine basic control unit), then the right arrow. Automatic determination is going to be performed.

DME Ist defektes Steuergerat noch im Fahrzeug verbaut? (DME ESM2000 is the faulty control unit still installed in the car?), select JA (YES).

Zundung einschalten! Automatische Ermittlung starten? (Switch on ignition. Start automatic determination?), select JA (YES).

Display appears with VIN. Stimmen Nummern uberein? (Chassis number ........ Do numbers correspond?) Select JA (YES).

Part numbers of basic control units are displayed, then scroll down till the end

13.At this point vehicle data is stored in the tester for the automatic identification. Scroll to the left.

Select: 2 Grundsteuergerat programmieren (2 Program basic control module), then the right arrow.

Follow instructions for entering the last seven characters of the VIN. Select JA (YES).

Zundung einschalten (Switch on ignition), then right arrow twice.

The next screen displays: Das Steuergerat kann noch XX mal programmiert...(The control module can be programmed X times), then the right arrow.

Follow the command for mileage entry Eingabe korrekt? (Entry correct?). Select: JA (YES)

Automatische Programmierung starten? (DME EMS2000 Start automatic programming?) Select: JA (YES).

After successful programming, message is displayed: Programmierung beedet (Programming completed).

Important : at this point turn ignition off and perform battery reset (disconnect battery cable) for 30 seconds. After that, reconnect battery.

Recode EMS2000 control module. Select 3 Codierung ZCS/FA.

Select Baureihe R50/R53, then the right arrow.

Select 1 Neucodierung (1 Recoding), then the right arrow.

Select 95 MOTRONIC, then the right arrow.

Auswahl korrekt? Select JA (YES).

Motronic Automatische Codierung starten? Select JA (YES).

After coding is completed, turn ignition off for 10 seconds and then start the engine.

Important:

The EMS2K part numbers after programming with CD 36.0 should be as follows:

R50 Cooper 5-speed: programmed number 7539191, basic number 7527610;

R50 Cooper CVT: programmed number 7539187, basic number 7527610;

R53 Cooper S: programmed number 7539189, basic number 7527610.

[ MINI, a division of BMW of North America, LLC
Copyright © 2003 BMW of North America, LLC ]


Note: English version of CD 36 was released early January.
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Hey thanks for that post/explanation, minitothemax. It all makes sense now...

When I picked up my car from the dealer and drove away, I immediately felt a difference with the new program installed. My CVT behaves much better now, much like the '04 CVT they gave me as a loaner. Gone is that "dip" in RPMs when coming to a stop, as well as that hesitation when breaking away at the green lights... it's amazing what new software can do to a car.

Rock On,

-Joe