Motiv Flex Fuel Installation Guide
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Not sure how it works on the e90 as the DME box is in a different place. We ran the lines in and out of the DME box on the Z4 just like the factory does through the rubber umbilical tubes. The grounds for the DME box go to a post on the firewall. We ran our ground through the umbilical tube to that location. if that's not a happy ground a lot of stuff is not going to be happy.
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Just tried this and no change.
I might try and solder a 18ga wire to both places that jumper cables connect and wire that into the FF.
Just alligator clipped it to the jumper cable power rod. Same results.
When’s the last time you guys replaced your negative ground terminal cable? I’m going to replace mine today with a new oem one and see if it makes any difference.
Never. I don't consider that a maintenance item
Although I could see it going bad over time, especially in hard weather. I would think if it was corroding enough, I would have other issues, and not just the FF system.The only thing in my system that has not changed is the sensor. Anyone have a link to an authentic Continental sensor? The Amazon ones have a high probability to be counterfeits.
Never. I don't consider that a maintenance item
The only thing in my system that has not changed is the sensor. Anyone have a link to an authentic Continental sensor? The Amazon ones have a high probability to be counterfeits.
The ethnol content sensor p/n is 13577379 You can order one on rockauto. I wouldn't trust amazon or eBay really either lots of counterfeits.
I have some good news fellas, yesterday I replaced the wire harness going to the the flex fuel module and also replaced the negative ground terminal cable on the car tool. Couple days ago I replaced only the motive flex fuel module box only, but it still didn't fix the voltage/ethanol content spiking issue on wide open throttle. I did not change my ground location at all either. I strongly believe that changing the flex fuel module, installing a new wire harness and checking over your work very carefully following directions step by step, making sure the correct colored wires are going where they need to be according to the pictures posted earlier on this thread.
I reached out to Motiv and they agreed to send a new FF module and harness to me to try out. Unfortunately the new hardware never made it onto the car. We got rear-ended 2 days before the hardware arrived and the car is likely totaled. 
Good luck to you guys trying to get this figured out.
Good luck to you guys trying to get this figured out.
That sucks!I reached out to Motiv and they agreed to send a new FF module and harness to me to try out. Unfortunately the new hardware never made it onto the car. We got rear-ended 2 days before the hardware arrived and the car is likely totaled.
I replaced the Continental FF sensor just to rule that out and no change.
I ordered the motiv flex module with short line kit recently. After installing it today I have the exact same problem as @NoGuru.....
-I have green in 16 small black connector
-orange in 25 large black connector
-Yellow in 10 piggy backed into oem yellow.
-Red wire to the orange 12v source on green connector
Grounded multiple different sources.
My car has the same codes and idles exactly the same as in the video link below.
After removing the green (16) and orange (25) the codes stay away and car runs normally......
E A voltage is 4.5v
Car has 0% ethanol in tank which is correct.
I have purchased flex fuel pack, ethanol map pack and flashes stage 2+ 98 OTS map.
Any help?
-I have green in 16 small black connector
-orange in 25 large black connector
-Yellow in 10 piggy backed into oem yellow.
-Red wire to the orange 12v source on green connector
Grounded multiple different sources.
My car has the same codes and idles exactly the same as in the video link below.
After removing the green (16) and orange (25) the codes stay away and car runs normally......
E A voltage is 4.5v
Car has 0% ethanol in tank which is correct.
I have purchased flex fuel pack, ethanol map pack and flashes stage 2+ 98 OTS map.
Any help?
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My FlexFuel issue was never resolved but the issue with the surging idle was a bad throttle body. Replaced it and the surging stopped.
Did you select the flex fuel option in the flash options? Unless something has changed your last flashed file should say "FF" at the end of it.
Yes i did try that also, ( the picture of the codes was when i attempted to try flashing to stock and back to stage2+)
When the green and orange wires are disconected from the DME the car works as normal.
when i disconnect the green and orange wires from the motiv box this "surging"stops and the car behaves normal
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