Pink marking/paint found on ecu slider??? Help

Bmwpersonn · 01-15-2010, 01:44 PM

Hey everyone,

I just got my jb3 in the mail and began unearthing the ecu box. Upon looking at the sliders and subsequently removing the one. I noticed this pink marking/paint substance. I was careful not to smudge or smear it. So is this BMW's security for ECU tampering?

My cars an early 08 fyi

cn555ic · 01-15-2010, 02:03 PM

maybe the previous owner if the car was bought used was a girl installing a tune but not realizing her nails were still wet and brushed against the slider?

Bimmer This · 01-15-2010, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cn555ic

maybe the previous owner if the car was bought used was a girl installing a tune but not realizing her nails were still wet and brushed against the slider?

it's possible!

Bmwpersonn · 01-15-2010, 03:16 PM

bought the car brand new, today was my first time venturing into the ecu

BaMBaM4002 · 01-15-2010, 03:30 PM

im sure if this was normal there'd be much talk about it on this forum...

DJKhan85 · 01-15-2010, 03:32 PM

Nothing like that in my 08 coupe.

PS 2008 Feb build btw.

SteveMD · 01-15-2010, 03:56 PM

Nope, I've been inside an 08 and 09 ECU box and have not seen anything like that.

luca335i · 01-15-2010, 04:11 PM

Why would BMW do that neway. It's our car. If I wanna break open the ECU box it does not imply any tampering. Maybe curiousity.

Bmwpersonn · 01-15-2010, 08:34 PM

Any of the n54 gurus on here? Ive seen threads like this in the past where BMW put paint or something like that on the ecu slider to tell if it has been opened.

TMR · 01-15-2010, 08:57 PM

I had the jackasses at the dealership do the same thing to me. I just played their own game, found what type of tamper proof paint they used and bought it. So i reseal and be done with it. I havent had to reseal and am done with dealerships so it doesnt matter but i was prepared just in case.

TwinTurboXI · 01-16-2010, 01:06 AM

i remember seeing threads about this happening awhile back...

Terrance28 · 01-16-2010, 03:21 AM

Holy resize Batman I can barely tell what i'm looking at.

Spydeputy · 01-16-2010, 05:35 AM

Ask Mike at N54. this is the stuff he wants to hear about.

onefastman · 01-16-2010, 06:30 AM

Wow thats crazy

joec500 · 01-16-2010, 11:08 AM

Happened to me too here in NorCal.... I just found the same orange paint they used on my car and keep some in the trunk no biggie.

335iheLLraiseR · 01-16-2010, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by luca335i

Why would BMW do that neway. It's our car. If I wanna break open the ECU box it does not imply any tampering. Maybe curiousity.

same reason they painted the wastegate screws.

PINeely · 01-16-2010, 12:49 PM

They put a little green swipe of it on my oil filter housing so that I can't play with that. Whatever. I just line it back up when I change the oil. I haven't had a problem with dealerships yet.

ducati955 · 01-16-2010, 12:52 PM

weird, u would think that would be illegal, since its the owners car anyway? no? what if i dont want u marking my car?

Proper Motion LLC · 01-16-2010, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Terrance28

Holy resize Batman I can barely tell what i'm looking at.

Right Click > View Image

MadMan77 · 01-16-2010, 02:25 PM

I don't see how the marking on your slider has anything to do with tamper protection. If it was meant for that it would be marked in the areas that I marked with red circles. That way they can tell if the slider has been moved.

onesuperboi · 01-16-2010, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by PINeely

They put a little green swipe of it on my oil filter housing so that I can't play with that. Whatever. I just line it back up when I change the oil. I haven't had a problem with dealerships yet.

That's meant to be there to help you know the filter is screwed on.

Ilma · 01-17-2010, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by MadMan77

I don't see how the marking on your slider has anything to do with tamper protection. If it was meant for that it would be marked in the areas that I marked with red circles. That way they can tell if the slider has been moved.

+1 The location on the OP's pic makes little sense to me. The grabhandle is painted and that doesn't mate with any adjacent surface to seal to. How can you break a seal that doesn't exist??

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BaMBaM4002 Lieutenant 11 Rep 569 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 6sp -BSM/Coral Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Aliso Viejo, CA iTrader: (9)	im sure if this was normal there'd be much talk about it on this forum...
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DJKhan85 Major 24 Rep 1,190 Posts Drives: 2011 4dr 6mt Golf GTI Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston Massachusetts iTrader: (1)	Nothing like that in my 08 coupe. PS 2008 Feb build btw. __________________ 2011 VW GTI 4dr-6mt-Sunroof-Nav-Xenons OLD: 08 335i AW/CR/Poplar 6mt-ZSP-ZPP-ZCW-iPod-iDrive-PDC-Style 230s w/FK 452-Dinan LSD
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SteveMD Colonel 196 Rep 2,485 Posts Drives: 2016 F10 535i MSport Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Raventown! iTrader: (3)	Nope, I've been inside an 08 and 09 ECU box and have not seen anything like that. __________________ 2006 E90 330i (retired) 2009 E90 335i (retired) 2012 E70 X5 50i M Sport (retired) 2016 F10 535i M Sport
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luca335i Major 57 Rep 1,193 Posts Drives: 335I Sedan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Unknown iTrader: (3)	Why would BMW do that neway. It's our car. If I wanna break open the ECU box it does not imply any tampering. Maybe curiousity. __________________
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Bmwpersonn Registered 1 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: san diego iTrader: (0)	Any of the n54 gurus on here? Ive seen threads like this in the past where BMW put paint or something like that on the ecu slider to tell if it has been opened.
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joec500 Brigadier General 125 Rep 3,004 Posts Drives: it has 4 wheels Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (10)	Happened to me too here in NorCal.... I just found the same orange paint they used on my car and keep some in the trunk no biggie.
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PINeely Lieutenant Colonel 1086 Rep 1,912 Posts Drives: 2013 535i, 2015 Tundra 1794 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jackson, MS iTrader: (2)	They put a little green swipe of it on my oil filter housing so that I can't play with that. Whatever. I just line it back up when I change the oil. I haven't had a problem with dealerships yet.
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MadMan77 ↓↓↓ Ex-Con ↓↓↓ 34 Rep 1,874 Posts Drives: Jet Black '08 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yigo iTrader: (1)	I don't see how the marking on your slider has anything to do with tamper protection. If it was meant for that it would be marked in the areas that I marked with red circles. That way they can tell if the slider has been moved. __________________
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