Re: ECU reprogramming

["Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brendan,

Since the majority of people on this list are in the USA, I'm afraid that we 
aren't going to be able to help you.  BMW doesn't sell the E46 318i in the 
USA, so there aren't any USA-based DME programmers who would have spent the 
time and effort to develop code for your car.

Your best bet would be to search the Internet for Europe-based DME tuners.  
I saw plenty of E46 318is during a trip to Germany last year, so you're 
bound to find someone who can tweak them.

One other possibility: if you can confirm that the E46 318i uses the same 
engine and DME as the E36 318i or the Z3 1.9, you can go to several shops, 
including Dinan:

http://www.dinanbmw.com/

You can find some other leads by starting here:

http://www.happytogether.com/bmw/


Good luck!

- -rb

>
>Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 17:47:37 +1100
>From: "Brendan McKeegan" <brendan@domain.elided>
>Subject: ECU reprogramming
>
>Hi there from Down Under!
>
>I own a 318i E46 and I'm interested in improving the performance by
>upgrading the ECU software.  I understand this is a relatively
>straightforward process and doesn't require a chip replacement.
>
>Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the software for re-programming 
>the ECU?  I would appreciate any advice/experience with this process.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Regards
>Brendan McKeegan
>Melbourne
>Australia

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