1996 BMW Z3
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1996 BMW Z3
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He was at a spot in Moorpark, over in the Peach Hill area, when he walked back to his Z3 and the key wouldn't turn. Not a dead battery, not a locked steering column. Just nothing. The key went in, and the car sat there.
He had called a dealer already. They wanted the car towed in, said the immobilizer would need to be diagnosed, and put him on a wait for parts. That was going to take days, not hours.
I got the call that afternoon and drove out to meet him. The Z3 was sitting in a lot with the top up and the sun starting to drop. I pulled out the diagnostic equipment, checked communication with the immobilizer unit, and confirmed the transponder in his existing key had failed. The key blade was fine. The chip had given up.
I decoded the lock, cut a new key blade, transferred the correct transponder, and registered it to the vehicle on site. He watched the whole thing from about two feet away, asking good questions, which I don't mind at all on a job like this.
He drove out of Peach Hill that evening. The dealer route would have cost him days and a tow on top of a bill that was way more than what he paid me.
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