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Hansii · Jun 4th, 2007, 05:53 PM

I got my bluefin in the mail today, but when I tried to plug it in nothing happens. After countless attempts I tried it in another car and it worked just fine. I then tried to dissassemble the obd port, but only ended up braking a lot of my dashboard, so now I have pieces of plastic dangling between the pedals. The only thing that can be wrong is a blown fuse, but the completely useless fuse system in the mini is too much for me to bear right now. Does anyone know which fuse belongs to the obd port?

Hansii · Jun 5th, 2007, 03:38 PM

I talked to my dealer, and they said that there is no fuse for the obd port, so the only thing I can think of now is a broken wire between the ecu and the obd port. Any other suggestions?

James · Jun 5th, 2007, 03:43 PM

Maybe one of the pins inside the port is snapped or bent off as they are quite fragile

Hansii · Jun 5th, 2007, 05:55 PM

Now I have tried eveyrthing, I have taken almost the entire drivers side dashboard apart, and I have modified the connector to ensure perfect connection. I also found the pinout for the obd port and there is voltage where it is supposed to be. It is totally bizare, when I plug it in to another car it starts up instantly. I think I will have to send the car in to the dealer

James · Jun 5th, 2007, 06:13 PM

Btw when you tried it on another car did you install it because if you install it on a car it locks to that car

Hansii · Jun 5th, 2007, 06:17 PM

I only connected it and checked that it started up, the car I tested it on is a SAAB 9-5 so it shouldn't be able to tune it anyway

James · Jun 5th, 2007, 06:59 PM

So when you plug it into your mini it doesn't do anything, not even power on?

Hansii · Jun 5th, 2007, 08:17 PM

Exactly, nothing happens. When I plugged it in to the SAAB it beeped and started up instantly, it's really strange since I checked and there is 12V on the correct pins in my Mini

alex_666 · Jun 5th, 2007, 08:29 PM

you tried giving lohen a call?

Hansii · Jun 5th, 2007, 08:38 PM

I bought it from Minisports, but maybe Lohen knows more. I will drop by the dealer and test if their diagnostics tools work with my mini, and I have also emailed Superchips technical support so hopefully they will have some tips.

Hansii · Jun 6th, 2007, 09:59 PM

The dealer didn't have time before tommorow, but I talked to Superchpis and they said that the car is the problem, not the chip. So I hope the dealer can help me find out what's wrong

Hansii · Jun 7th, 2007, 09:30 PM

I finally found the problem!

It turns out that the fuse for the watch (the one in the roof) is the same as the fuse for the diagnostic port. My watch has only had backlight since I bought the car, I firgured there was something wrong with the watch itself, but it turns out that it was the fuse.

So if anyone encounters this problem or has a watch with only backlight and no numbers showing, then check the fuse in the upper lefthand corner of the interior fusebox.

After the bluefin the car has totally transformed, I actually think the change in power below 4000 rpm is as big as the change over 4k. The car is much better to drive, and the throttle respone is alot better.

MrLee2006 · Jun 8th, 2007, 09:05 AM

Glad you got it sorted! One thing i want to know is will the bluefin unit store my current ecu? My One already seems quite nippy and I have a feeling a previous owner has already had it remapped, but i can't say for sure as it's the only mini i have ever driven! I don't want to get bluefin and wipe out my current map altogether. If I put a new map on can i revert back to my old one and get all the same performance as before? Ta

Jun 4th, 2007, 05:53 PM	#1
Hansii MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Local Time: 07:28 PM Posts: 39 Offline	Bluefin problems! I got my bluefin in the mail today, but when I tried to plug it in nothing happens. After countless attempts I tried it in another car and it worked just fine. I then tried to dissassemble the obd port, but only ended up braking a lot of my dashboard, so now I have pieces of plastic dangling between the pedals. The only thing that can be wrong is a blown fuse, but the completely useless fuse system in the mini is too much for me to bear right now. Does anyone know which fuse belongs to the obd port?

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Jun 5th, 2007, 03:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hansii MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Local Time: 07:28 PM Posts: 39 Offline	I talked to my dealer, and they said that there is no fuse for the obd port, so the only thing I can think of now is a broken wire between the ecu and the obd port. Any other suggestions?

Jun 5th, 2007, 03:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
James MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Essex Local Time: 06:28 PM Posts: 1,001 Offline	Maybe one of the pins inside the port is snapped or bent off as they are quite fragile

Jun 5th, 2007, 05:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hansii MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Local Time: 07:28 PM Posts: 39 Offline	Now I have tried eveyrthing, I have taken almost the entire drivers side dashboard apart, and I have modified the connector to ensure perfect connection. I also found the pinout for the obd port and there is voltage where it is supposed to be. It is totally bizare, when I plug it in to another car it starts up instantly. I think I will have to send the car in to the dealer

Jun 5th, 2007, 06:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
James MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Essex Local Time: 06:28 PM Posts: 1,001 Offline	Btw when you tried it on another car did you install it because if you install it on a car it locks to that car

Jun 5th, 2007, 06:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
Hansii MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Local Time: 07:28 PM Posts: 39 Offline	I only connected it and checked that it started up, the car I tested it on is a SAAB 9-5 so it shouldn't be able to tune it anyway

Jun 5th, 2007, 06:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
James MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Essex Local Time: 06:28 PM Posts: 1,001 Offline	So when you plug it into your mini it doesn't do anything, not even power on?

Jun 5th, 2007, 08:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
Hansii MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Local Time: 07:28 PM Posts: 39 Offline	Exactly, nothing happens. When I plugged it in to the SAAB it beeped and started up instantly, it's really strange since I checked and there is 12V on the correct pins in my Mini

Jun 5th, 2007, 08:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
alex_666 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Local Time: 05:28 PM Posts: 35 Offline	you tried giving lohen a call?

Jun 5th, 2007, 08:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hansii MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Local Time: 07:28 PM Posts: 39 Offline	I bought it from Minisports, but maybe Lohen knows more. I will drop by the dealer and test if their diagnostics tools work with my mini, and I have also emailed Superchips technical support so hopefully they will have some tips.

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Jun 6th, 2007, 09:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
Hansii MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Local Time: 07:28 PM Posts: 39 Offline	The dealer didn't have time before tommorow, but I talked to Superchpis and they said that the car is the problem, not the chip. So I hope the dealer can help me find out what's wrong

Jun 7th, 2007, 09:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
Hansii MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Local Time: 07:28 PM Posts: 39 Offline	I finally found the problem! It turns out that the fuse for the watch (the one in the roof) is the same as the fuse for the diagnostic port. My watch has only had backlight since I bought the car, I firgured there was something wrong with the watch itself, but it turns out that it was the fuse. So if anyone encounters this problem or has a watch with only backlight and no numbers showing, then check the fuse in the upper lefthand corner of the interior fusebox. After the bluefin the car has totally transformed, I actually think the change in power below 4000 rpm is as big as the change over 4k. The car is much better to drive, and the throttle respone is alot better.

Jun 8th, 2007, 09:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
MrLee2006 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Local Time: 06:28 PM Posts: 110 Offline	Glad you got it sorted! One thing i want to know is will the bluefin unit store my current ecu? My One already seems quite nippy and I have a feeling a previous owner has already had it remapped, but i can't say for sure as it's the only mini i have ever driven! I don't want to get bluefin and wipe out my current map altogether. If I put a new map on can i revert back to my old one and get all the same performance as before? Ta