Topic: DIY Repairs & Mods

Rear Ventilation

Article by: Johan Applies to: all e32 and e34 models. Problem: There is no air coming from the rear ventilation ducts. Background info: The rear air ducts will only blow fresh air or air conditioned air. So there will be no heat coming from this duct. There are two wires […]

Cold Air in Center Vents

Article by: Johan Applies to: all e32 and e34 models. Problem: Only cold air comes from the center vents. There have been discussions on various message boards that this is supposed to be normal. Granted it’s not supposed to blow out hot air, like the demister and foot well vents, […]

Soft Close Trunk Retrofit

Article by: Johan Article applies to: all E32 models Retrofit Description: As promised some pictures and comments about the soft close retrofit I did last weekend: The parts required for this retrofit are: the soft close lock, the control unit and the wiring loom: It’s a pretty simple install. The […]

DIYPNP Megasquirt Proto Areas

Proto Areas The DIYPNP has one proto area on the main board, and some versions have additional proto space on the adapter board. The holes in these proto areas are interconnected to make building circuits easier; connected holes are indicated by white dots in between the holes.  These proto areas […]

DIYPNP Megasquirt Extra Inputs/Outputs

Extra Inputs and Outputs There’s a lot you can control with the DIYPNP beyond fuel and ignition. Exactly what you can control will depend on the code loaded. This chart shows which points on the DIYPNP can be used for what function for current, beta, and alpha code variants. The […]

DIYPNP Megasquirt Ignition Control

Ignition Control Ignition control is one of the more involved parts of the DIYPNP installation to set up, and may take a bit of trial and error if you do not have an application guide to cover what mods you need. This page will explain the ignition control, both the […]