Lexia help in Hampshire

Atma · Unread post by **Atma** » 18 Sep 2011, 10:03

Does anyone have a Lexia in and around Hampshire....?
Problem I have is the C5 2.2 hdi 02 is running now slow, using too much fuel.
I had an error showing abs not working, at this time I realised that the fuel was 28mpg and this is after careful driving and is less much less than it should have been. More concern with the fuel consumption I checked the vacuum hose's and cleaned out the intercooler and pipe, this was ok, after this it now shows pollution fault and runs slower with no omphh.
I shoulds say that this car had a new BSI that I fitted and after the dealer installed the software it has always shown economy mode, this has not affected anything other than radio, interior lights etc., when ignition off, apart from being annoying and having the bsi reinstalled a total of x3 times I now live with that.
Now I must have disturbed something to add to the problems but I do not have a way of knowing what the codes are....Any help, suggestions, will bring good fortune.......

Unread post by **myglaren** » 18 Sep 2011, 10:22

The nearest Lexia owner to you would seem to be MikeT in Christchurch.

Lexia map here.

Atma · Unread post by **Atma** » 18 Sep 2011, 17:45

myglaren wrote:The nearest Lexia owner to you would seem to be MikeT in Christchurch.

Lexia map here.

Thank you, very civilised...
Would you know if a cable interface was aquired and software could a laptop be used to hookup and diagnose codes etc? This as a cheaper option to a Lexia.

Unread post by **myglaren** » 18 Sep 2011, 17:52

Atma wrote:
myglaren wrote:The nearest Lexia owner to you would seem to be MikeT in Christchurch.

Lexia map here.
Thank you, very civilised...
Would you know if a cable interface was aquired and software could a laptop be used to hookup and diagnose codes etc? This as a cheaper option to a Lexia.

Yes - this is what the majority of Lexias on the forum are. To the best of my recollection there are only two original Lexias on the forum and one is currently non-functional.

If you read through some of the threads there are references to Chinese Lexias that are the software and interface cables - you provide the laptop.
XP is a requirement AFAIK - or a VM running XP.

Prices are in the region of £100~140.

Atma · Unread post by **Atma** » 18 Sep 2011, 19:57

myglaren wrote:
Atma wrote:
myglaren wrote:The nearest Lexia owner to you would seem to be MikeT in Christchurch.

Lexia map here.
Thank you, very civilised...
Would you know if a cable interface was aquired and software could a laptop be used to hookup and diagnose codes etc? This as a cheaper option to a Lexia.
Yes - this is what the majority of Lexias on the forum are. To the best of my recollection there are only two original Lexias on the forum and one is currently non-functional.

If you read through some of the threads there are references to Chinese Lexias that are the software and interface cables - you provide the laptop.
XP is a requirement AFAIK - or a VM running XP.

Prices are in the region of £100~140.

Thanks once again, is the discription of the galeto <not sure of spelling> cable to hookup for defraping the ecu etc., using a laptop and that cable, different than the lexia system. I have seen on some posts that it can cost under £30 to do that, if one does it all themselves. How does this differ from that?

Unread post by **Paul-R** » 18 Sep 2011, 23:37

Don't have one or ever used one but I'm pretty sure that the Galeto (not sure of the spelling either!) is not useable for the Lexia software. For a start it doesn't have the requisite pins cabled up.

Unread post by **myglaren** » 18 Sep 2011, 23:53

If I am not mistaken the Galeto is solely for remapping/reflashing the engine ECU.

DickieG · Unread post by **DickieG** » 19 Sep 2011, 00:09

Have you sorted out the ABS problem? Such things on a multiplexed car can cause all manner of problems. I have a genuine Lexia and have a little experience of using it on a C5 so if you fancy a trip up the M3 I'm happy to see if we can sort it out but I won't make any promises as C5's are somewhat problematic with sorting out such issues.

wheeler · Unread post by **wheeler** » 19 Sep 2011, 10:17

Atma wrote:I shoulds say that this car had a new BSI that I fitted and after the dealer installed the software it has always shown economy mode, this has not affected anything other than radio, interior lights etc., when ignition off, apart from being annoying and having the bsi reinstalled a total of x3 times I now live with that.

Nothing to do with the running but i'd be pretty certain that if you go into the BSI configuration with Lexia that one of the settings is set a factory mode when it should be set to customer mode. This causes the BSI to go into eco mode straight away when the ignition is turned off.

Atma · Unread post by **Atma** » 20 Sep 2011, 16:21

Paul-R wrote:Don't have one or ever used one but I'm pretty sure that the Galeto (not sure of the spelling either!) is not useable for the Lexia software. For a start it doesn't have the requisite pins cabled up.

Thank you.....

Atma · Unread post by **Atma** » 20 Sep 2011, 16:25

myglaren wrote:If I am not mistaken the Galeto is solely for remapping/reflashing the engine ECU.

I am looking at cheap scanners on Ebay to read codes, some are stand alone
under £10, others are cables to hookup a laptop with software, also inexpensive.
Does any one have an idea of which cheap one may work? If any, and thanks for the feedback.

Atma · Unread post by **Atma** » 20 Sep 2011, 16:40

DickieG wrote:Have you sorted out the ABS problem? Such things on a multiplexed car can cause all manner of problems. I have a genuine Lexia and have a little experience of using it on a C5 so if you fancy a trip up the M3 I'm happy to see if we can sort it out but I won't make any promises as C5's are somewhat problematic with sorting out such issues.

Still the same as I cannot read the codes....I have just ordered a new MAF as it looks like that is one problem, runs slowly with little power until it gets going. I am sure there are other things wrong though. Checked the front wheel sensors, they seem ok. By the way an easy way to check those is under the hood at the back left or right, behind the ball suspension thing, you can see a connector sitting on the back wall. Mine were blue or was it yellow, anyway you can push the connector apart and check there. Mine were 4.7 ohms on both sides (left and right). Now not sure what that means but as they were the same then I took it that was ok....
DickieG, how far up the M3 are you? I am in Winchester.....
I like the information from 'Wheeler' that there is a factory setting and a customer setting for the ecomode problem.....That is certainly worth a look at.

Atma · Unread post by **Atma** » 20 Sep 2011, 16:41

wheeler wrote:
Atma wrote:I shoulds say that this car had a new BSI that I fitted and after the dealer installed the software it has always shown economy mode, this has not affected anything other than radio, interior lights etc., when ignition off, apart from being annoying and having the bsi reinstalled a total of x3 times I now live with that.
Nothing to do with the running but i'd be pretty certain that if you go into the BSI configuration with Lexia that one of the settings is set a factory mode when it should be set to customer mode. This causes the BSI to go into eco mode straight away when the ignition is turned off.

Very interesting........Thanks

DickieG · Unread post by **DickieG** » 20 Sep 2011, 18:59

Atma wrote:DickieG, how far up the M3 are you? I am in Winchester...

I'm midway between Slough and Uxbridge, a couple of miles from M4 J5 and M40 J1.

Atma · Unread post by **Atma** » 27 Sep 2011, 20:26

After having taken a trip to Dickie R (Richard) in Slough, he fixed the problem of the BSI showing econmode all the time. This was a suggestion from Wheeler who said there is a choice between dealer and customer, in the Lexia. So reset, now radio, and many other bits work...Many thanks to all for that. Seems this is not something the Dealer in Winchester had any idea about. The bit about running slow and anti pollution fault showing, that was sorted by a new maf.......

Another problem was the fuel cap was showing as open on the dash display, the problem with that was that on the fuel cap itself there are magnets, when the cap is removed this triggers a sensor at the bottom of the fuel filler. The magnets must have come out of the holder on the fuel cap, so not a big deal...

Now I still have a brake problem, the Lexia showed the problem as being from the pump or somewhere in that area. The problem comes on randomly at a few miles or after 40miles. No actual problem just shows the error. Also there is an ESP warning on constantly, with a service light.....
Has anyone taken one of these apart, that is the pump or whatever it is called. This is too big a ticket item to just replace, money wise.

Thank you to all the help

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