Engine rebuilt, how to reset the accessport

[Wtfmaynelol]

This question probably belongs in the noob section... anyway, I purchased my sti a few months ago. The previous owner traded it in, the dealership had a local performance shop (forced air tech, awesome shop) rebuild the engine. The previous owner sold the accessport with the vehicle but I've been told it won't work since the engine has been rebuilt. can I plug it in and check? I don't want to screw anything up.. What are my options? Do I need a new one?

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[hutch959]

as long as the ecu wasnt changed it should be still married to it.
plug it and let us know what the first screen you see is.

[Wtfmaynelol]

Hey thanks, having some issues figuring that out but will let you know when I manage that much

[hutch959]

i meant... plug the ap into the obd port using the ap/obd cable and tell us what the screen says after it boots up.

[Wtfmaynelol]

Been a busy week at work so I just am now getting to this..

First it says accessport, then shows a picture of an sti hatch, same color as mine a well, reminds me to check pc for updates then the screen changes to a menu, first up its monitor...

[Cobb Tuning]

As long as the ECU is still the same ECU the AccessPORT was installed on, it doesn't matter that the engine was rebuilt.

If you want to be 100% sure, you will need to go a little further to verify the AccessPORT programming is still on that ECU. With the engine off and the key in the 'On' position, go to the Tune -> Change Map option on the AccessPORT. At that point the AccessPORT will look for its data on your ECU.

If you get to the next screen where it asks you Realtime or Reflash, you are golden and you can cancel out and no harm will be done since we haven't started doing anything yet.

If it comes up with an incorrect vehicle error, then that AP's data is not on your ECU.

Chris
COBB Tuning

[Wtfmaynelol]

Awesome, thanks a lot. I'll try that out on my lunch break, if I get that error what are my options? I'm going to be tuned to run e85 next week and want my accessport ready

[Wtfmaynelol]

It says its not installed in this vehicle, how do I go about installing it? Also I played around in monitor and tried to view my data log, I can't imagine that could be harmful, figured I'd ask anyway

[Cobb Tuning]

Originally Posted by Wtfmaynelol

It says its not installed in this vehicle, how do I go about installing it? Also I played around in monitor and tried to view my data log, I can't imagine that could be harmful, figured I'd ask anyway

Go the AccessPORT's "About" menu and see what the installed state shows.

Bill

[Wtfmaynelol]

It shows that its installed, so I don't get what the issue is. The previous owner left the box and cords and it was only installed on this vehicle

[Cobb Tuning]

Originally Posted by Wtfmaynelol

It shows that its installed, so I don't get what the issue is. The previous owner left the box and cords and it was only installed on this vehicle

Can you post the exact message you are getting and the exact function you are attempting to run when it occurs?

Bill

[Wtfmaynelol]

Originally Posted by Cobb Tuning

Can you post the exact message you are getting and the exact function you are attempting to run when it occurs?

Bill

An example would be when trying to load a map (just to see if I could) it says its not installed on this vehicle.. I'd be happy to try anything else or give you any other info just let me know what you need, thanks so much for the help

[Cobb Tuning]

Originally Posted by Wtfmaynelol

An example would be when trying to load a map (just to see if I could) it says its not installed on this vehicle.. I'd be happy to try anything else or give you any other info just let me know what you need, thanks so much for the help

Try to see if you can get a memory snapshot (found under troubleshooting menu on AccessPORT). Once it is saved, you can use the AccessPORT Manager software to transfer the snapshot file from the AccessPORT to your computer. When you've completed this, PM us along with the serial number that is on the back of the AccessPORT. I'll send you an email address that you can send the snapshot to.

Bill