Yes, I had the burnoff smell a few times, too, immediately after the update.

No, this was burned diesel exhaust smell. Not strong, but before this time, I could never small diesel exhaust. Wonder if the two have to do with DPF function or DEF dosing that the new flash adjusted?

Yep, still have the 3rd gear hold during warmup. But at 35, it goes to 4th. It used to do so very angry and resentfully but now just a bit annoyed. And once it goes, it'll shift pretty normally, even slowing back under 35, though when it finally downshifts again, it'll hold 3rd until hitting 35 again. So in my vehicle, at least, it did fix that scenario. At least to a 95% solution; it still lets you know it's not happy about the shift, but now it just tells you rather than showing you.

 

I'm getting the update on Monday. Interesting regarding the DPF burnoff smell. I've smelled it very faintly here and there but, not like the BMW diesels I've owned. There would be times I'd walk into the garage and it smell like a McDonalds in there from the burnoff.

Now that I'm thinking about it I have never been prompted to fill my DEF with the current software and I've only topped it off once in about 30K miles. That was probably 15-20K ago. It seems like my X535d would only go 6-8K between filling the DEF. It will be interesting to see if DEF usage changes with the update.

 

Do you change your own oil, or do you have the dealer do it?

I've been curious about DEF usage on mine too - but I have the dealer do the 5k oil changes. They always add DEF then. I've tried telling them in the past "Don't add DEF, I want to track it myself" and in the end, they forget I asked and top it off anyways.

 

I do it myself.

 

I have a 14’ diesel and there seems to be like a fan like noise when I drive. The noise stops when’s I slow down to park. The car seems to drive fine (little bit more peppy). Has anyone else noticed this type of noise?

 

My sister's '14 CD sounds like a freagin' Dyson hover craft in the summer if the A/C is turned on. The fan is extraordinarily loud but gets slightly less loud when approaching a full stop. Never understood this. Dealer says "it's normal".

 

Sometimes my made the dyson hover craft sound with the AC on. However, I don’t have the AC on it is still making some kind of similiar noise but not quite as loud.

 

I got the most recent update done last Friday, and wow, they did a good job with it... Seems to be much improved in nearly all driving situations, and most noticeably it's smooooooth and quiet... Very happy with the update, and it's probably really close to what it was before the original "fix".

 

Got my two flashes done and DPF replacement done yesterday. Car drives nice. I do feel it upshifts earlier when the motor is warm now.

 

Over the last two weeks I had the “fix” to repair the “fix” done on our ‘14 and ‘15 and both seem to run smoother and the transmission shifts more precise . Both run like new and the ‘14 has 104XXX miles on it and the ‘15 has over 70k both bought new and still under warranty. In fact they replaced the battery on the ‘15 last week under warranty. Been a good owning experience with Porsche stepping up and doubling our warranties and then sending us checks. Plan to keep them both for the foreseeable future ... comfortable, nimble, great mileage and power and tows well

 

Got mine done yesterday and I concur with previous posts. Runs much better, especially when warming up. No more stumbling. Question for this of you that have had your CD prior to the recall. Does this new flash differ much from pre-fixed cars?

 

It's been long enough since the original fix so it's difficult to say for sure, but I'd say it's really really close. I'm super happy with it.

 

I’ve had both of mine since new and this latest fix brings them back very close to original performance

 

Also I noticed the cold engine shift point for 3rd gear is 2,600 RPM and not 3K like before. It also shifts up quicker than before which attributes to better mpg everyone else is noticing.

 

Dropped off the ‘14 CD on Friday 3/6 for the diesel campaigns, my overdue 80k (I’m at 86k miles now) mile service, and to look at the coolant leak issue. Coolant leak done, was $$. 80k mile service done and $$ but a lot done including brake flush and diesel filter.

But the diesel campaigns. Oh my.

As others have said, I believe the car is 90% plus back to pre-fix behavior. No cold start rattle. Cold upshifts don’t hang forever and feel more natural. Still later than when new. But the lag is almost completely gone. And behavior off the line is completely transformed. I remember back to when it was new when the car had so much torque off the line that you had to be ginger with the throttle. I forgot what that was like. It’s now back.

While underway, the car tips in smoother with no lugging and rattle. The car still has some diesel lag but no longer is there throttle / ECU hesitation. The car downshifts quickly when needed. I couldn’t help myself on the way home from the dealer but punch it in traffic on the highway. The CD we bought is back!

Driving home from the dealer, I was giddy. I had my wife drive it to dinner and she was ecstatic. It’s her daily and she loves the car but has been sad about the post-fix behavior. She is psyched to have her car back.

Kids had Spring Break last week and now will be home all next week. We got the hell out of Houston and headed to the Hill Country for some pie and wildflowers. Drove a 200 mile loop and used barely over a quarter tank! Notice the DTE is still almost 500 miles. This was a mix of hill country back roads and plus MPH highways.

Overall, I’m very, very happy with this campaign. Our EGR cooler was checked and found to not need replacement. Get yours done now if you have a “fixed” diesel.