After engine repair, Intrument Cluster (trip ODO) resets when key is turned off..?

[Wicks]

So my engine (E46 M3) just had some major surgery (VANOS / timing chain replacement) where the engine had to be pulled.

After the repair, my instrument cluster resets every time I shut off the car. By resetting, I mean the Trip ODO and default settings start back at zero each time I get in the car...?

While running it seems to work fine.

Seems like a memory connection would be disconnected but I couldn't think of how that'd be possible...

Anybody experience anything like this?

[nickers]

maybe something wasnt plugged back in after the swap

[Wicks]

maybe something wasnt plugged back in after the swap

That's definitely possible, but I would think that the cluster memory connection would be tied together in a connector with other wire and other functions.

So therefore other stuff should be flaky as well.....

[n8ball2013]

it was a direct plug and play? no splicing or anything crazuy right? Whats the shop who did the work say or did you do it?

[Wicks]

it was a direct plug and play? no splicing or anything crazuy right? Whats the shop who did the work say or did you do it?

Just top-end mechanical work on my engine by an indy shop here in the Denver metro area.

The repair was WAY over my head.

They yanked the engine to work on it and then threw it back in.

Seems strange to me that only this little thing would be affected. Highly unlikely this would be a single-wire connection that got left disconnected.

I'm about to call the shop now and see if they have any idea.

I just wondered if anybody here had a similar experience with their instrument cluster?

[n8ball2013]

if they pulled the engine they can fix it is my thoughts.

[Wicks]

Found it!

Fuse 43 (5A) in the fuseblock was blown.

Replaced it and now I have memory on the instrument cluster.

Thanks everybody for the suggestions

I figured it was something little like that.