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      01-23-2018, 04:37 PM   #1
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I need an Alpina Flash again

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My transfer case went boom...100 miles out of my extended warranty.

BMW gave me a little discount, but reflashed my Alpina out.

I reached out to who did mine and they never got back to me.

it was alex at alpine something...did a lot of coding for people back a couple years ago.


any thoughts on who I should use now? YEAH YEAH I know I could do it but I don't want to.


Thanks!
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      01-23-2018, 06:05 PM   #2
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Why not use this as an opportunity to try the XHP or whatever it's called?

Isn't that just an phone app? Probably cost you the same as having a 3rd party to the Alpina.

If you do go Alpina again, try the older version of the flash (there's a thread on it around here). Keep the D shift points a bit higher, which is a complaint most people have about the standard flash.

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http://e84.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1161740
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      01-23-2018, 07:03 PM   #3
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The hard part is getting the software setup correctly and having a cable that works. Do you still have both? If so, just follow the tutorials. Pretty straightforward.
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      01-23-2018, 09:49 PM   #4
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Hey-
My transfer case went boom...100 miles out of my extended warranty.

BMW gave me a little discount, but reflashed my Alpina out.

I reached out to who did mine and they never got back to me.

it was alex at alpine something...did a lot of coding for people back a couple years ago.


any thoughts on who I should use now? YEAH YEAH I know I could do it but I don't want to.


Thanks!
Man that sucks big time. How many miles did you have on the car?
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      01-24-2018, 11:45 PM   #5
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Sorry to hear that. What year is your X1?
Mileage, xfer case oil change?
Type of driving when it happened?
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      01-25-2018, 09:24 AM   #6
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2013
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xfer case oil was never changed. all others were changed at 40k ie tranny and diffs
normal driving.

Im not a big fan of 3rd party tunes. especially on my transmission.
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      01-25-2018, 09:41 AM   #7
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xfer case oil was never changed. all others were changed at 40k ie tranny and diffs
normal driving.

Im not a big fan of 3rd party tunes. especially on my transmission.
X1Denver, this is horrifying. Really sorry to hear you had to go through that. I essentially drive your same car in the same climate (Boulder, CO) with around the same miles (75k). I just had my transfer case serviced Monday after hearing various horror stories. Funny how BMW will not do anything to the Xcase unless you make the request.
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      01-25-2018, 10:42 AM   #8
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Thanks. When I had the other fluids changed they quoted me 450$ to service the xfer case..which I said no because the dude said it was a life long fluid..hahha But I know better now and I know that the xfer case on all xdrives is pretty crap. I would have changed the fluid myself but I dont have room in my garage to do that type of maintenance......

It was making a whine for about 1k miles before I could get it in....I was pretty pissed off. Especially since I bought a F25 for the wife that week...

Any ways... BACK to my OP

who can do my flash???? I did have the more aggressive older one.

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      01-25-2018, 11:11 AM   #9
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I believe I did mine (remotely) with bimmerscoding.com. The guy who helped me out was Steve. Apparently he was one of the first to implement custom Alpina trany coding. He was excellent.
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      01-25-2018, 12:44 PM   #10
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I had Top gear solutions do my flash before XHP was released. To each their own but I would not flash Alpina since XHP has been released. You are paying less but you are getting a worse transmission tune.
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xfer case oil was never changed. all others were changed at 40k ie tranny and diffs
normal driving.

Im not a big fan of 3rd party tunes. especially on my transmission.
Thanks for sharing. Really sorry to hear this. The genealogy of the e-chassis xDrive transfer case goes something like this
ATC300L --> ATC350L --> ATC35L. Need to check realoem.com to determine when they switch. I can't remember what are the differences just that the 35L seems to have more 'fins'. I'll dig up the tech docs tonight.

Not sure if this is formalized, but I remember reading significant wheel/tire circumference difference could stress the xfer case overtime.
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      01-25-2018, 01:48 PM   #12
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I don't have acces to that android stuff.... just apple.

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I have the stock 19"s staggered.
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      01-25-2018, 02:06 PM   #13
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Thanks everyone for the info! Ill contact one of the above.
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      01-25-2018, 02:42 PM   #14
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I don't have acces to that android stuff.... just apple.

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I have the stock 19"s staggered.
They have dealers that can flash it for you but it looks like there aren't any in your area. MHD has referenced a cheap Best Buy tablet for their flashes. It should also work for XHP.

https://www.xhpflashtool.com/#flashpoints
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Turbod, what version of the tune are you using?
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Thanks. When I had the other fluids changed they quoted me 450$ to service the xfer case..which I said no because the dude said it was a life long fluid..hahha But I know better now and I know that the xfer case on all xdrives is pretty crap. I would have changed the fluid myself but I dont have room in my garage to do that type of maintenance......

It was making a whine for about 1k miles before I could get it in....I was pretty pissed off. Especially since I bought a F25 for the wife that week...

Any ways... BACK to my OP

who can do my flash???? I did have the more aggressive older one.
any possibility that the flash contributed to the failure?
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      01-29-2018, 12:23 PM   #17
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anything's possible....but xfer cases have been known to grenade on many bmws stock new and used
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      02-22-2018, 02:59 PM   #18
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Is the 'boom' literal or did it just stop functioning properly?
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      03-19-2018, 10:29 PM   #19
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Is the 'boom' literal or did it just stop functioning properly?
Bumping this thread, becasue I have the same question.
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It didn't BOOOM but it started to whine and got worse over a weeks time. Thought it was road noise first day but nope....
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It didn't BOOOM but it started to whine and got worse over a weeks time. Thought it was road noise first day but nope....
Wow. That's rough. It's kind of bullshi* this hasn't been addressed by bmw. 40k mile transfer case failures... wtf.


Maybe I should dump my 35i before it becomes a problem.
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      03-21-2018, 11:14 AM   #22
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This is literally the longest I've ever owned a car. I just love the e84 with a tune and drop. New x1s are awful, haven't tried an x2 yet. I think I'm going to go with a M240IX soon. Just hate to pay too much. I would do an M2 but for a daily in Colorado I need AWD sometimes.
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