Hoping for some advice.
2 years ago car was hijacked. Recently found after it was purchased off of Gumtree and an attempt to register it raised suspicions as the chassis and engine number were tampered with and the registration, number plate and license were not for a 1 series. Car returned as there was no insurance on it as it was not being used as owner died. Car had 50k KM's on the clock and tracker at the time of theft and in perfect condition. Not so much anymore.
I have gotten it back to mechanical goodness (BMW Quote over R100K, cost under R20k doing it myself) as the front suspension/subframe were totalled. Everything under the front and attached to wheels is now brand new.
How ever the speedo doesn't work. The Rev Counter/Fuel Gauge etc sometimes works dependant on bumps and corners etc. This also ties in with the seat belt ping and aircon usage which all only works when the rev counter is working. When it stops literally slam brakes or turn sharp or look for a speed bump and it might come back on and everything "seems" to work (Except the speedo, hooter, windscreen wipers front and back and the buttons on the steering wheel.)
I started looking at the electricals and found it was missing 32 fuses, yes you read that correctly 32 but everything seemed to work except my ODB reader (X431) cannot read it and cheapo hand helds only read the VIN. I went through all the fuses replacing everything and making sure they were all working etc. and now even less works. The Indicators stopped working, high beams and things like that.
I have checked the battery and alternator seems to be working fine (Done 300+KM's since returned getting all its paperwork sorted as it was found out of town) and earth connections in the boot and engine bay. Pulled the PDC out to check for water ingress and its dry as a bone. Everything in the box under the bonnet is connected and dry as is everything around the fuse box.
Last speedo reading says 77k KM's on the clock so hopefully not much more actual and still worth sorting out. Engine and gearbox and rear of car are mechanically perfect and since the front is now sorted its only the electrical issue but cash has been abused by the front suspension repairs and service kit and too many horror stories about being ripped a new one getting the electronics tested and sorted out so hoping to get as much done myself.
Any advice or suggestions on where to start looking?
2 years ago car was hijacked. Recently found after it was purchased off of Gumtree and an attempt to register it raised suspicions as the chassis and engine number were tampered with and the registration, number plate and license were not for a 1 series. Car returned as there was no insurance on it as it was not being used as owner died. Car had 50k KM's on the clock and tracker at the time of theft and in perfect condition. Not so much anymore.
I have gotten it back to mechanical goodness (BMW Quote over R100K, cost under R20k doing it myself) as the front suspension/subframe were totalled. Everything under the front and attached to wheels is now brand new.
How ever the speedo doesn't work. The Rev Counter/Fuel Gauge etc sometimes works dependant on bumps and corners etc. This also ties in with the seat belt ping and aircon usage which all only works when the rev counter is working. When it stops literally slam brakes or turn sharp or look for a speed bump and it might come back on and everything "seems" to work (Except the speedo, hooter, windscreen wipers front and back and the buttons on the steering wheel.)
I started looking at the electricals and found it was missing 32 fuses, yes you read that correctly 32 but everything seemed to work except my ODB reader (X431) cannot read it and cheapo hand helds only read the VIN. I went through all the fuses replacing everything and making sure they were all working etc. and now even less works. The Indicators stopped working, high beams and things like that.
I have checked the battery and alternator seems to be working fine (Done 300+KM's since returned getting all its paperwork sorted as it was found out of town) and earth connections in the boot and engine bay. Pulled the PDC out to check for water ingress and its dry as a bone. Everything in the box under the bonnet is connected and dry as is everything around the fuse box.
Last speedo reading says 77k KM's on the clock so hopefully not much more actual and still worth sorting out. Engine and gearbox and rear of car are mechanically perfect and since the front is now sorted its only the electrical issue but cash has been abused by the front suspension repairs and service kit and too many horror stories about being ripped a new one getting the electronics tested and sorted out so hoping to get as much done myself.
Any advice or suggestions on where to start looking?
