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Old 07-14-2010, 02:28 PM   #1
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Default Weird electrical gremlin (what else is new)

I am working on my second Ti resurrection project. Te first (a 95) now has a 325 engine and runs great. I did the swap myself and I am very familiar with e36 electrics. This new one is a 98 auto (Mtech cali destined to be a manual 328ti) but the problem has me stumped. The cars electrics were cut up in the past and I have done my best at restoring them. I removed a Subwoofer and reconnected the numerous cuts to the radio harness. I also removed the remote start and aftermarket alarm abortion that had been cut into the oem alarm circuit and restored all the wires to the plug (no alarm/keyless is connected).
2 things are happening.
I am getting a CEL with code 6c battery disconnected. I reset with the Peake and it comes right back.
Most of the time when I operate the windows (left or right) the hazard lights come on. If I cycle the hazard switch they go off.
Everything else seems OK (except for a bad trans and leaking PS pump) and the engine runs fine.

I found a thread with the same "window hazards" problem but no resolution.
I also seem to have one mystery brown wire (ground) hanging behind the glovebox that was spliced into the disgusting alarm and star harness I removed.

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks for your patience if you have read this far!
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Old 07-15-2010, 03:02 AM   #2
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is the ground behind the glovebox hooked up to anything? it might have just been added on for the alarm
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Old 07-15-2010, 01:43 PM   #3
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Hey Freak you are right! The wire went into the engine compartment and was not connected to anything ( I did see a screw into the fender so it was most likely a ground).
I trickle charged the battery overnight and will do more testing today. I found 2 posts on other forums that low voltage can throw a battery disconnected code.
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