The Shock absorber Problem

[jun_e92]

Hello everyone,
a year ago, I installed Bilstein B6 EDC Shocks Package-4 pieces. Yesterday I only drove 20 feet and it showed. I think the shock absorber is very hard when driving. When scanning with Carly, there is a problem with the right front shock absorber. The EDC button indicator does not work. Check the link line on the front ok. What's the question? How do I know where the problem is?

[sterile stork]

Originally Posted by jun_e92

Hello everyone,
a year ago, I installed Bilstein B6 EDC Shocks Package-4 pieces. Yesterday I only drove 20 feet and it showed. I think the shock absorber is very hard when driving. When scanning with Carly, there is a problem with the right front shock absorber. The EDC button indicator does not work. Check the link line on the front ok. What's the question? How do I know where the problem is?

Have you checked the right front strut electrical connection? Look as well for any sign of damage along the cabling leading to the strut as it does travel within the wheel well.

[jun_e92]

Check the two wire connections and see no problems,

[amrazM]

is it plugged into the connector on the body.

[jun_e92]

After a year of use, all three suspension options are good, until it happened in my car the day before yesterday, locked in a rigid mode.

[jun_e92]

A Carly scan revealed a problem with the front right shock absorber, which means that the EDC module is not malfunctioning. Is that right?

[4130]

Originally Posted by jun_e92

A Carly scan revealed a problem with the front right shock absorber, which means that the EDC module is not malfunctioning. Is that right?

Based on my experience chasing this issue with OEM shocks and eventually swapping for B6, yes you're correct. Also, Bilstein is supposed to have lifetime warranty.

[kimiraikkonen]

Originally Posted by jun_e92

After a year of use, all three suspension options are good, until it happened in my car the day before yesterday, locked in a rigid mode.

Jun - Assuming your wiring is good, you may have a "short" in the electrical contacts in the shock body itself, hence the error messages you are seeing.

Try disconnecting the EDC connector (top of shock tower) for your front right only. This should make the ECU go into open loop, and you should see a change in the error message. If it's still stuck on the same error message (despite having no connection now at the Front right shock), then the fault may lie with your EDC controller.

P.S. BTW, did your ride height change with the B6 EDC shocks (vs. stock)? Want to get some first hand feedback from those that have done it. Thx.

[jun_e92]

Originally Posted by kimiraikkonen

Jun - Assuming your wiring is good, you may have a "short" in the electrical contacts in the shock body itself, hence the error messages you are seeing.

Try disconnecting the EDC connector (top of shock tower) for your front right only. This should make the ECU go into open loop, and you should see a change in the error message. If it's still stuck on the same error message (despite having no connection now at the Front right shock), then the fault may lie with your EDC controller.

P.S. BTW, did your ride height change with the B6 EDC shocks (vs. stock)? Want to get some first hand feedback from those that have done it. Thx.

Hi. Now, the riding height has not changed, just locked in the "sports" hard mode. Scan Carly again, Carly no longer works! ! The height (relative to the original height) of the B6 EDC installed a year ago was approximately 0.5-0.75 inches high.

[akkando]

Originally Posted by jun_e92

Hi. Now, the riding height has not changed, just locked in the "sports" hard mode. Scan Carly again, Carly no longer works! ! The height (relative to the original height) of the B6 EDC installed a year ago was approximately 0.5-0.75 inches high.

You mean it settled down .5-.75 over a year or it's higher than stock by .5-.75?

[jun_e92]

Originally Posted by akkando

You mean it settled down .5-.75 over a year or it's higher than stock by .5-.75?

Is it 0.5-.75 higher than the stock。

[kimiraikkonen]

Originally Posted by jun_e92

Hi. Now, the riding height has not changed, just locked in the "sports" hard mode. Scan Carly again, Carly no longer works! ! The height (relative to the original height) of the B6 EDC installed a year ago was approximately 0.5-0.75 inches high.

This is from the M5 Board, but some related discussion:

https://www.m5board.com/threads/edc-...ebuild.125045/

See this relevant comment:

The dampers are just the recipient for signals.
As Reg said, if the solenoid valves circuits for one or both pairs on each leg fail, limited operation will result
with default to harder damping control planes.

So assuming your electrical connections are good on the Front right shock, then perhaps you have an electrical short in the shock body, hence the default to Sport.

[jun_e92]

Use BMW software to scan the code and get 5FE7 EDC. Check that there is no problem with all link lines. Check the results with a general instrument: Shock-Ohms1.2 at the left rear, Shock-Ohms at the right rear: 3.7, Shock-Ohms at the left front: 3.9, and 3.8 at the front right-Ohms.
Inspection result: The electrical contacts of the left rear shock absorber may be short-circuited.

[jun_e92]

After more than two months of waiting, I finally received the Bilstein B6 shock absorber with a lifetime warranty on Friday, which was processed by the seller ECS Tuning. Lock into sport mode and drive a stiff car for more than two months. Today, I replaced it with a new shock absorber and solved the shock absorber problem in the trial run!

[jvictormp]

Shit! I'd be very upset if that happened to me in Brazil, having to send it back to seller would be a nightmare.

Glad you're in USA.