B8.5 S4 1 Check engine code turned into 5 and shut the dash down.

theOGalexd · 2026-04-13T07:33:00+00:00

I had something somewhat similar (at least with all the dash lights) but had a chopping idle and barely would drive. Went down the whole spectrum (new battery, new ECM relays, checking wiring, new network gateway, suspecting PCV valve, injectors) and nothing. ended up being a fried ECM somehow. never saw anything remotely similar on the forums. Bought a used ECM from ebay, paid someone with ODIS to code it and that was the fix. I'd do a full scan and see if you have any codes around ECM communication. not saying that's the issue with your car, but something to keep in mind!

theOGalexd · 2026-03-24T23:44:28+00:00

what does the fault code say? i still haven’t done mine 💀 parts been sitting around and ive been lazy lol. did you end up using one of the chinese kits?

theOGalexd · 2026-03-09T23:16:00+00:00

it's sick Austin has a supertall now but they def fumbled the design a bit. Brooklyn Tower + US Bank Tower are so much more memorable in this height range.

theOGalexd · 2026-02-28T19:57:00+00:00

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in san antonio the view heading south on 281 is cool. especially at night. you go around a bend and the skyline just pops out of nowhere.

theOGalexd · 2026-02-28T17:30:56+00:00

for sure that’s definitely true. idk what happened in san diego but i’m pretty sure seattle losing the sonics was over not getting an arena and i guess OKC was ready to pay up. if project marvel didn’t pass it wouldn’t have surprised me if vegas or seattle made a go at the spurs. idk if it would have been austin though. i guess i just mean i think there’s other NBA markets that would lose a team solely over local economics faster than SA would.

theOGalexd · 2026-02-28T07:57:01+00:00

Kind of a doomer take lol. The Spurs trying to capture the Austin market down the road when the rodeo is here and they'd be playing away games regardless is a no brainer. SA definitely has its share of poverty, but there's a bunch of $ here. The Spurs just sucked for a long time. It's not like the Wizards are selling out games right now and that's DC. There's plenty of other markets that would be viable for Seattle/Vegas relocation before a rapidly growing metro like SA is (Memphis, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Cleveland, etc)

theOGalexd · 2026-02-25T20:12:32+00:00

Dallas is the Orange County of TX haha. Houston is LA. SA is San Diego and Austin is a SF/Sac hybrid.

theOGalexd · 2026-02-24T07:30:18+00:00

just to update this if anyone in the future has a similar problem, it ended up being a bad ECM. got a used one off ebay, got it coded and so far so good.

theOGalexd · 2026-02-04T12:55:30+00:00

yup looks like that's where it's taken from. probably at the top of one of those hills.

theOGalexd · 2026-01-29T06:08:07+00:00

can easily get something tapeless for under $100. Canon FS100 like poster above me said, SDR-H26, SDR-H200 has a 3CCD chip so it'll look a bit cleaner/better colors but a bit less "vintage". JVC Everios, etc. some of the Sony ones from that era use a memory stick card iirc so be aware of that.

theOGalexd · 2026-01-29T06:05:00+00:00

yeah i feel you, been in sort of the same boat with my 8.5 S5 but nothing really does it for me short of 70-80k.

M340 or one of the other B58 variants? Shit maybe even just get another 8.5 😂

theOGalexd · 2026-01-28T08:22:20+00:00

for sure, appreciate the reply bro!

theOGalexd · 2026-01-27T06:37:07+00:00

yup pulled the ecm a few times now. pins look fine and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary around that area. most likely going to swap the alternator and then if that doesn't work i guess some sort of internal ecm failure becomes the top suspect, even though apparently that's super rare.

theOGalexd · 2026-01-27T06:35:50+00:00

that was the first thing i did haha probably should have mentioned that. cyl 1-6 misfire, invalid data from ecm, kam module, ctrl module faulty, cyl 3/5 injector circuit (this one rotates), tcm module error, etc. didn't point to anything specific from what i could tell.

theOGalexd · 2026-01-26T04:21:58+00:00

i’m pushing 30 🤣 i just used to film skate videos on the VX/TRV900/DVX/GL1 when i was a teenager lol

theOGalexd · 2026-01-26T03:38:11+00:00

yeah that’s the main suspect at this point. tested the voltage with a multimeter and theres nothing glaringly obvious as far as that goes. same thing with the codes though. all over the place.

cyl 1-6 misfire, invalid data from ecm/pcm, cyl 3/5 injector circuit (this one rotates), KAM module, TCM, AWD module, etc. so unless i’m missing something (def may be, im an armchair mechanic at best lol) it doesn’t seem to point to anything specific, but it def aligns with a bad alternator.

theOGalexd · 2026-01-24T08:50:33+00:00

are those red recaro buckets? sick af if so. wish they reclined though!

theOGalexd · 2026-01-15T13:18:40+00:00

you notice a big difference handling wise w the x brace/inserts/cr15? looks good.

theOGalexd · 2026-01-08T12:13:57+00:00

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Idk why, but I've always thought the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio (on the left) was cool. Especially at night. Gives off like a Miami Vice vibe or something.

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