+battery cable to fuse box recall fix. BMW 3 series, M3 

Thank you!

your welcome! Thank you!

Al Zedder you know what, I’d save the hassle and take care of it yourself. The clock reset alone is a tell. I’d also be curious what they did to “fix it” I doubt they did anything at all actually...

@@eminenceo3 you could be right, they may have unplugged the main wire from the fuse panel, seen there is no corrosion and plugged it back in (half ass) and now I have a problem I did not have before. I booked the car in for this coming Tuesday so I just want to see what they will say. Going to ECS Tuning right now to source the correct cable like you did. Thanks.

@@eminenceo3 I have an 08 M3 Convertible. I believe this is the correct part number 61129269907

I’m having a hard time recalling. I think I just took off the glove box door and the inner panel in the back. You really just need to access the fuse box underneath. If you can’t take the door off you may be ok… sorry I don’t think this is that helpful…

If you have those same symptoms I'd change the cable. Thats probably going to be the problem. A good way to check is to take out the panel in the back of your glove box (or find access to the bundle of wires coming out of the fuesbox (behind glove box in the E90/92/93) and when your car has the symptom of no power, you want to reach in try and wiggle that bundle of wires around. If that causes the power to come back. I'm confident that this is your issue. Keep us posted!

Yep that's what your experiencing. I had the same thing happen... It would randomly loose power, and the alarm would go crazy.... I couldnt jump it because that wasnt the issue... and randomly it would resume operations. It kept getting worse... so it got to a point where every time I'd leave work I'd have to grab the terminal and shake it.

Thanks for the reply. I’ve always had the door open when it happens. I’ve never tried manually opening the door with the key to see if the alarm goes off. Unless it’s powered from something other than the fuse box I’m not sure how it would get power to make any noise...am I missing something?

Also, doesn’t show in your video; how are you accessing the harness and that connection? I can hardly even see it let alone touch it.

@@E59FF The alarm has its own connection somewhere I think. so you cant turn it off by cutting the battery. maybe its own battery etc.

@@E59FF you have to drop the fuse box. Also.. if your needing to wiggle the wire before you do the fix. (parkinglot fix) then you want to take out the glove box panels so you can reach the loom...

I’m not sure how your car is set up, but I bet you could run it through the interior if you wanted to. I’d get it through ecs tuning. Just make sure the connector is right for your fuse box. Seems like it should be the same for all models but you never know. Good luck!

Dailylawstyle Dailylawstyle the connector from what I could find, only comes with the cable. You could splice just the end of the canoe to the old one but it seems like your opening more chance for something going wrong. Best of luck!

that sounds like the same thing. Also I'd try and unlock the car and nothing would happen... or the alarm would start going off.

malcon pierce I’ve got the same problem with my e92 320i 2009, I took my car to BMW for the recall, they did the recall but the problem came back, sometimes when I lock or unlock my car the alarm goes off and I can’t do anything to stop it, I open the door with the metal key and I insert the keyfob into the car but it doesn’t take it ( doesn’t lock in place) , I have to wait until the car works again, sometimes it’s 5/10 minutes and sometimes it’s 24hours before I get the power back, it’s a real pain in the ass because I don’t know when it will cut off... I even tried to charge the car with the + from underneath the hood but that didn’t have any effect. Do you think this solution will help with my problem ?

That’s exactly your problem. The good news is you can fix it and save a lot of money. If your ever in a situation where you don’t have power, open the glove box (you may have to remove the panel inside the glove box but I think it comes out with a few twist connectors) and reach back to the right side of the fuse box and grab the large wire loom and just shake it! Haha you just need to shape the fuse box so the contact re-engages with the positive terminal wire. 👍

malcon pierce I will give it a try, thank you for the response :) hopefully it will be this problem! :S

I garintee this is your problem. 👍

I haven’t had it happen while driving. It’s safe to say that if this happened while driving that would be less than ideal. I haven’t heard about it happening to folks on the road though, so that’s good.

SaNGRia thanks! I just ordered the replacement from ECS tuning and tackled it in the garage. My guess is that the dealership would make it a bigger deal than it is and probably not put the car back together properly. That’s just my 2 cents...

@@eminenceo3 Well Dealer people knows me cuz I never drop my car off to them other than recalls and my car in mint condition inside and out. So I wrote a letter to Technician with a little bit money in it and dropped the vehicle for the recall , They gave me a loaner VW Jetta? and they called me in 3 hours saying that car is ready. Because I was gonna do the PDC retrofit, I have looked at their work while I was removing the Fusebox, they did pretty good, but not like yours cuz u used the hole cable, they cut my existing cable and extended with their new cable. I have just done the Front/Rear PDC retrofit. And everything in good working condition. Thank you again for the great video!

Sorin Cojocaru ECS tuning

Ecs tuning has them.

@@eminenceo3 what is ecs tuning? thats not europe

@@grgadgo1307 your killing me. GOOGLE ecstuning! heres a link. www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-bmw-parts/positive-battery-cable/61129269907/

Thats not this issue. IF it were the battery terminal you would have zero electrical power. This seems like something else.

The fuse can get so hot that it practically melts to the fuse box. Seems like thats what you have going on. I'm surprised the new one has that issue. I guessing its used box that was taken out. I don't have a good solution for you. I guess if you have the second box out of the car your could see if you can gut away the old wire. You just want to be carful not to damage the fin that the wire connects to.

I should add that while running getting a steady 13.8 volts no power loss at all. No dash lights. And my comm box / stereo module thing in trunk is missing all connectors are fine wrapped up cleanly

If it’s draining power that may be a different issue. This is a poor connection to the battery because of a worn out connection to the fuse box. So the car acts like it has zero power then randomly regains power. A way to check this is next time your car loses power, open your glovebox and grab the wires to the rights and shake them until power returns... I know it sounds dumb but if it’s the faulty connection, you can wiggle it back to gain contact... in the glovebox you’ll need to remove the inner liner to be able to access the fuse box... I hope that helps!

I'm not sure, I'd call the dealer.

The dealership screwed me over I did all they recommended & still car didnt start

@@onyx332886 worth a shot. If you get a dead car its probably the issue. If you have any electrical (not counting the alarm) its probably a good thing to take a look at. I"d reachout to ECS tuning and see what they suggest.

Joseph Carta you gotta pull the fuse box... it's a pain

take out the fuse box

Okay. What after I take it out? Is the old connection glued in or something?

@@ally_vc the old connection can sometimes fuse to the fusebox. In the worst case situation, you'll need to purchase a new fuse box case. The connection should just slide and clip over the + terminal.

malcon pierce Thanks. That's exactly what happened. I found a way to separate the clip. I had to open the fuse box and fight it out, only because the owner won't be able to get one anytime soon.

omar k you either have the new style “Plug-In” Style power feed to the Fuse Box(JB) or you have the old style which uses a more convential way. The fuse box has a threaded stud and the positive wire has a thru bolt flat connector, and the ring style connector slides around the stud and then, tightens down with a nut. Similar to a boat/marine battery with a bolt/wing nut style wire connections.. pre- 09/2007 has the old style 09/2007 + newer- new style prone to failure. This is the style shown in this video

Anthony G thanks for the in depth reply , appreciated my friend ! i phoned bmw and because the car in its past history was owned by a foreign embassy in london it was always taken to the dealership , they told me the car had been in to them in the past on a recall , the particular part was replaced ! so i asked the guy y d fuk ami still experiencing loss of electricity or total loss of power , only after opening the glove box and taking back cover off and put my arm in and push the fuse firmly did it all start working again . i asked the guy was the recall done for the fuse box connector for a like for like part or was it the new upgraded part , he said i can't tell you i havnt got that information on my computer , he said either pay for a diagnostic and book it in or get it done privately , i said il get diagnostic but if it's the part that is at fault again then i would like to be reimbursed with the money i paid fir diagnostic and the proper upgraded part fitted free of charge ! he just kept saying the car had been recalled and the connector was dealt with ! basterds!! i couldn't give a fuk about the battery cable , i just like to know if i can buy a kit or a new upgraded connector myself or where to purchase it from , the car is a 2008 325d coupe semi auto !sorry for long reply !

I don’t but it’s on the ECS tubing website

Same here . Got the recall notification for my 08 M3 E93 . Thank for sharing and explaining.

I would be contacting BMW or north America 1-800-831-1117

Wath happen can you explain

There's a good chance it is.