I have a F'd up car.... speedo does not work and the abs,flat tire, dsc, e brake lights are on....as well as code 1613..... Eric suggests BC1 or BCN as a starting place..... anyone near ATL have the BIM-COM?

 

Sorry to hear this, Spider. I wish I could help, but I don't have bim-com. I do, however, know what the code means, kinda. Copied from my330i.com....

SAE CodeP1613DTC Code18021DescriptionMIL Call-up Circuit Open/Short to B+
The code should be at least very similar on our MINIs. The MIL is the "Maintenance Indicator Light," so perhaps your dash electronics are on the fritz... Anyways, that should maybe help some. Just to cover the bases, but did you do anything to the car within the last few ignition cycles? Good luck, man.

 

P1613, Serial Communication Link ASC. This would mean that either one of the modules on the ASC/DSC bus is kaput, or that the wiring is effed up.

So the code is a bit different than the BIMMER.... But still sucks...

Matt

 

OK....... I have to confess.....what is the first thing you do when you have an electrcical problem......yep....check the fuse.......new fuse....problem solved.......now, why it blew I do not know.... a surge of some kind but so far so good.....

SpiderX = boy genious

 

Haha. Glad it's worked out, man! Congrats on getting it all squared away by yourself!

 

The rest of the story..... i called Eric at Helix for some help and he gave me a lot of good places to look for the trouble...... I drove to RSpeed and pulled out the Bently manual for the second time in two days and while chasing down the wiring diagram I came to a fuse and thought....hmmm...... sure enough..... Eric of course asssumed i had already been there , done that ...when I called him to tell on myself he gave me some good natured kidding... i really appreciated his help and time.... again, so far so good..... Thanks to all who offered suggestions

 

it's back ... blew the fuse this morning... I have a dealer appt at 3:00.... there is a short problem somewhere....

 

Someone swapped engines for me and since then the dsc light and flat tire lights came on too. I checked and swapped sensors but they stayed on. I am thinking there is a wire they didnt connect somewhere under the hood. What things did they tell you to look for as far as wiring. I see a wire running from the back coming into the engine bay that looks like it kinda melted but seems intact. Not sure what it is. Does the wire that connect the button for the tire pressure reset come into the engine bay from under the car?

 

Hi I have the same problem..Can you tell me which is the fuse..?

Thank you

 

 

while he's here from time to time, it's not often...

Matt

 

thank you.. anyone know where was the problem?

Thank you

 

I'm having same issue where the dsc light is on and won't shut off. The a/c is blowing hot to this happened when i drove the car hard. Local dealership will not work on my car. Very confussed?