Slemens MS41

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uaLe: !une 2010
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Index:


lnLroducLlon

1. 1he rev llmlLer

2. ln[ecLlon aL arL 1hroLLle (maln fuel map)

3. ln[ecLlon aL Wlde Cpen 1hroLLle (fuel enrlchmenL durlng acceleraLlon)

4. Spark advance aL arL 1hroLLle

3. Spark advance aL Wlde Cpen 1hroLLle

6. Lambda map

7. 1unlng Lhe englne

8. rogrammlng Lhe new parameLers ln Lhe LCu.

Concluslon










Introduct|on:

1he Slemens MS41 LCu's are used ln:
Serles 3 (L36) 2.0l, Serles 3 (L36) 2.3l, Serles 3 (L36) 2.8l,
Serles 3 (L39) 2.0l, Serles 3 (L39) 2.3l,
Serles 7 (L38) 2.8l,
Z3 8oadsLer 2.0 and Z3 8oadsLer 2.8.

1he eprom lnslde Lhe LCu ls 28l200 wlLh 236k8 memory. 1he conLenL of Lhe eprom can be
exLracLed ln Lwo ways. 1he flrsL one ls wlLh uslng Lhe kW2000+ or CalleLLo 1230/1260 and Lhe
second one ls by desolderlng Lhe eprom from Lhe LCu and readlng lL wlLh an eprom
programmer. 1he flrsL Lwo Lools wlll do parLlal exLracLlon and Lhey wlll glve 24k8 flle. 1he Lhlrd
Lool wlll glve a compleLe 236k8 flle. Wlnols ls used Lo change Lhe maps. no maLLer Lhe slze of
Lhe flle, when Lhe flle ls lmporLed ln Lhe program, lL wlll be auLomaLlcly recognlzed. MS41 LCu's
have only one sofLware bank.























1. 1he rev ||m|ter:

1he rev llmlLer ln Slemens MS41 ls very easy Lo flnd. 1he rev llmlLer ls locaLed ln fronL of Lhe
maps. Cpen Lhe flle ln 1exL mode, choose roperLles, and seL Lhe values ln Lhe followlng order:
Columns: 12
values: 8blL
number lormaL: Pexadeclmal (8ase 16).

Search for Lhe values 80 C8 or L3 C8. 1he rev llmlL ls seL aL 6312 or 6324 rpm. uependlng on Lhe
slze of Lhe flle Lhe rev llmlLer ls locaLed ln 001C9 for 24k8 flle and ln 141C9 for 236k8 flle. SelecL
and open Lhe map.






loctots & offsets.







When you lnpuL correcL facLors and offseLs you wlll geL a slngle value ln Lhe hex dump.




1exL vlew of 8ev LlmlLer

1he calculaLlon meLhod for Lhe rev llmlLer ls as follows:

32096 * 0.73 / 6 = 6312 rpm

32193 * 0.73 / 6 = 6324 rpm















2. In[ect|on at art 1hrott|e (ma|n fue| map)

1hls map shows Lhe ln[ecLlon Llme ln mllllseconds dependlng on Lhe 8M and Lhe englne load.
ln oLher words, Lhe map shows how long Lhe ln[ecLors sLay open Lo dellver Lhe needed fuel Lo
Lhe englne aL a glven 8M and load. Maln fuel map ls a 12x16 map. ln 24k8 flle Lhe map ls
locaLed aL 009l8. ln 236k8 flle Lhe map ls locaLed aL 149l8.





3u vlew of maln fuel map.
loctots & offsets.











3. In[ect|on at W|de Cpen 1hrott|e (fue| enr|chment dur|ng acce|erat|on)

1hls map shows Lhe ln[ecLlon Llme ln mllllseconds dependlng on Lhe 8M and load when
acceleraLor pedal ls ln WC1 poslLlon. 1he map shows how long Lhe ln[ecLors sLay open Lo
dellver Lhe needed fuel Lo Lhe englne aL a glven 8M and WC1 pedal poslLlon. 1he ln[ecLlon aL
WC1 ls a 1x16 map. ln 24k8 flle Lhe map ls locaLed aL 00u4L. ln 236k8 flle Lhe map ls locaLed aL
14u4L.



3u vlew of WC1 fuel map.
loctots & offsets.












4. Spark advance at art 1hrott|e

1he map shows Lhe spark advance dependlng on Lhe 8M and Lhe englne load aL parL LhroLLle.
1hls map also conLrols Lhe spark aL closed LhroLLle. Spark aL parL LhroLLle ls a 12x16 map. ln
24k8 flle Lhe map ls locaLed aL 00u62. ln 236k8 flle Lhe map ls locaLed aL 14u62.




3u vlew of spark advance aL parL LhroLLle map.
loctots & offsets.
noLe: ln map properLles of Lhls map you can use preclslon of 2, buL lL ls easler Lo work wlLh
preclslon 0.












S. Spark advance at W|de Cpen 1hrott|e

1he map shows Lhe spark advance dependlng on Lhe 8M and Lhe englne load when
acceleraLor pedal ls ln WC1 poslLlon. Spark aL WC1 ls a 12x16 map. ln 24k8 flle Lhe map ls
locaLed aL 00L26. ln 236k8 flle Lhe map ls locaLed aL 14L26.




3u vlew of spark advance aL WC1 map.
loctots & offsets.
noLe: ln map properLles of Lhls map you can use preclslon of 2, buL lL ls easler Lo work wlLh
preclslon 0.












6. Lambda map

1he Lambda map ln closed loop ls conLrolllng Lhe alr Lo fuel raLlo of Lhe englne. Lambda
correcLlon ls used ln parL LhroLLle slLuaLlons, when maxlmum englne power ls noL needed and
fuel consumpLlon ls lmporLanL. Lambda 1 (\ =1 14.7/1) glves us Lhe sLolchlomeLrlc raLlo. 8aLlos
less Lhan 1 represenL excess fuel - rlch mlxLure. 8aLlos greaLer Lhan 1 represenL deflclency of
fuel - lean mlxLure. ln 24k8 flle Lhe map ls locaLed aL 011C8. ln 236k8 flle Lhe map ls locaLed aL
131C8.




3u vlew of 2.0L lambda map.

3u vlew of 2.8L lambda map.
loctots & offsets.












7. 1un|ng the eng|ne

When you wanL more power ouL of Lhe sLock car lL ls enough Lo change Lhe lgnlLlon an ln[ecLlon
parL LhroLLle and WC1 maps. Also you can change Lhe lambda map buL Lhe only proper way Lo
do LhaL ls by measurlng Lhe Al8 wlLh wlde band lambda sensor.

a. 1he rev llmlLer: lf we wanL Lo seL Lhe rev llmlLer aL hlgher rpm we need Lo lnverL Lhe
calculaLlon for Lhe sLock llmlLer. So lf we wanL Lhe rev llmlLer Lo be aL 7000 rpm, we wlll do Lhe
nexL calculaLlon:
7000 * 6 / 0.73 = 36000
1exL-vlew of Lhe orlglnal 8ev LlmlLer

1exL-vlew of Lhe mod 8ev LlmlLer


b. ln[ecLlon aL arL 1hroLLle (maln fuel map): lf you Lune a sLock englne, Lhe maln fuel map can
sLay Lhe way lL ls.

c. ln[ecLlon aL Wlde Cpen 1hroLLle (fuel enrlchmenL durlng acceleraLlon): ln Lhls map we can
add beLween 1 and 3 mlllseconds of ln[ecLlon duraLaLlon. Pow much we add depends on LhaL
how rlch mlxLure we wanL. When we Lune Lhls map we can use only whole values llke 14, 13,
17. values llke 14.30, 13.73 or 17.30 are noL accepLed by Lhe program.
1exL-vlew of Lhe orlglnal map

1exL-vlew of Lhe Luned map


d. Spark advance aL arL 1hroLLle: 1hls map also conLrols Lhe spark aL closed LhroLLle, so you
can keep Lhe orlglnal values for 300 and 900 rpm, or you can ralse Lhem by 3 degrees lf
premlum pump fuel ls used. lrom 1300 rpm and up l suggesL addlng noL more Lhan 7 degrees
spark advance when premlum pump fuel ls used. lf you use hlgher ocLane fuel llke LC whlch ls
110 ocLane you can advance even more. lf you Lune wlLh values hlgher Lhan 7 degrees wlLh
pump fuel, you wlll need knock-deLecLlon equlpmenL. lf you ralse Lhe rev llmlLer more Lhan 300
rpm, ln Lhe lasL cell of Lhe map, aL 100 load and 6300 rpm you can add 8 or 9 degrees advance
for premlum fuel.


noLe: 1he maps below are for LC converLed englne so you can see LhaL Lhe values are hlgher
Lhan 7 degrees advance.
1exL-vlew of Lhe orlglnal map

1exL-vlew of Lhe Luned map




e. Spark advance aL Wlde Cpen 1hroLLle: 1unlng Lhls map ls llke Lunlng Lhe spark aL parL LhroLLle
map.
1exL-vlew of Lhe orlglnal map

1exL-vlew of Lhe Luned map




f. Lambda map: 1hls map can sLay Lhe way lL ls. lf you are noL a professlonal don'L Louch Lhls
map. lf you llke Lo Lune Lhe map you musL use wlde band lambda sensor Lo achleve Lhe proper
alr Lo fuel raLlo and knock-deLecLlon equlpmenL Lo monlLor knocklng. AL Lhe example below we
can see a Lype of eco Lunlng, where ln Lhe low rev range Lhe lambda ls seL close Lo 1(Lo save
fuel), buL ln Lhe hlgher rev range lambda ls seL below 1, Lo achleve more power. When Lhls map
ls Luned you wlll have Lo reLune Lhe spark advance maps.


1exL-vlew of Lhe orlglnal map

1exL-vlew of Lhe Luned map






8. rogramm|ng the new parameters |n the LCU.

rogrammlng Lhe new parameLers wlLh eprom programmer ls sLralghL forward [ob. 8uL
someLlmes when flashlng Lhe 8MW Slemens MS41 vla Lhe 20 pln 8MW round connecLor wrlLlng
can cause some head ache. 1he reason for LhaL ls when we flash Lhe new parameLers, Lhe Lool
rewrlLes Lhe memory Ck, buL when we recheck, Lhe memory ls noL rewrlLLen. 1he soluLlon for
Lhls can be found ln Lhe plcLures below.






















Cn car 20 pln 8MW round connecLor











lns 26 and 49 of Lhe LCu are connecLed Lo pln 14 of Lhe 20 pln round connecLor whlch ls +12v
baLLery power.
ln 88 of Lhe LCu ls connecLed Lo plns 17 and 20 of Lhe 20 pln round connecLor whlch ls k Llne.
ln 28 of Lhe LCu ls connecLed Lo pln 19 of Lhe 20 pln round connecLor whlch ls ground.
ln 60 of Lhe LCu ls connecLed Lo pln 18 of Lhe 20 pln round connecLor whlch ls rogrammlng
llne.



1o rewrlLe Lhe program, pln 18 musL have consLanL +12v. SomeLlmes pln 18 ln Lhe flasher ls
noL connecLed Lo noLhlng and Lhls ls why we cannoL flash Lhe LCu. 1he soluLlon ls Lo brldge pln
14 and pln 18 ln Lhe flasher.




|n S|gna| Descr|pt|on
1
Lnglne roLaLlon
speed
1u
2 C8u-ll dlagnosLlc
7
Cll servlce and
lnspecLlon reseL

11
LxLernal sLarLer Lurn
on

14 8aLLery power +12v
13 lSC 9141-2 L Llne
8xu- ulagnosLlc
uaLa llnk
16 lgnlLlon +12v
17 lSC 9141-2 k Llne
1xu - ulagnosLlc
daLa llnk
18 CS rogrammlng llne
19 Cnu
20 lSC 9141-2 k Llne
1xu - ulagnosLlc
daLa llnk
Conc|us|on:

All lnformaLlon and values glven ln Lhls documenL may be used aL own rlsk. l do noL sLand ln for
any problems. l hope you en[oy lL.