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04-07-2007, 08:38 PM | #1 |
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'02 Can't Reflash
well, I have had my tactrix cable now for about 3 months and I haven't had any problems, but the other night I reflashed a friends car, and then immediately I tried to reflash my car and wasn't able too. I used ecuflash and it wasn't able to connect to the ecu. (screenshot of error below)
I have tried reinstalling ecuflash 1.3, 1.29a, and 1.28. I also uninstalled all of the drivers and then reinstalled them manually each time I reinstalled ecuflash. I have checked to make sure the flash block is installed and the green connectors are connected. I also checked the cable itself for any visible problems and didn't see anything. I did try to log and that works fine. last time I reflashed my car was about 6 weeks ago, but I have reflashed 2 other cars within that time frame without any other problems. That was about 2 weeks ago Now: I still haven't figured out why I can't flash to my car, but last night I tried it on an '06 and it reflashed fine. I immediately tried it again on my car with no luck. I double checked all the connectors again and everything still looks fine. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks Chris
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04-07-2007, 08:58 PM | #2 |
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1. Does it enter test mode when the green connectors are connected? Radiator fan\fuel pump cycling?
2. What was the last rom you flashed? 3. Have you tried just doing a read instead of a flash? |
04-07-2007, 09:05 PM | #3 | |
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2. the last rom I successfully flashed was the stage II XPT rom. Recently I have been trying to flash an updated version of the same stage II rom, but I have tried different roms too. 3. I have tried to read, test write, and write. Chris |
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04-07-2007, 10:04 PM | #4 |
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strange. The fact that it will flash other cars just fine means the issue is with your car and not the tactrix cable/driver installation. I would try a hard reset (disconnect battery).
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04-07-2007, 10:07 PM | #5 |
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Thats one thing I haven't tried ... I'll give it a shot and see what happens
Thanks Chris |
04-07-2007, 10:14 PM | #6 |
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did anyone ever figure this problem out? i am having this issue right now with my car?
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04-07-2007, 11:22 PM | #7 |
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you checked your battery voltage lately?
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04-08-2007, 01:17 AM | #8 |
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Ok, just got back from disconnecting the battery and it's still doing the same thing.
The battery is only about 6 months old so I don't think that is a problem, but no, I haven't checked the voltage. Any other ideas? Chris |
04-08-2007, 08:32 AM | #9 |
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Check the jumper block.Maybe the wire pushed out.I thought you had to be quick and get the program started before the fans started to cycle?Also check you OBDII connections.Maybe a pin got bent or the connector is pushed back.
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04-08-2007, 10:11 AM | #10 |
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just checked the wire connections into the jumper, the white connector, and both green connectors .. they all looked good.
checked the cable for bent pins, they are all straight. Also checked the female side for any debris or blockage and didn't see anything there either. When I start the process I will hit "ok" on the dialog box at the same time as I turn the key, but I have also waited to hit "ok" a 1/4 - 1/2 second after I turn the key and either way it's still the same result. Chris |
04-08-2007, 11:23 AM | #11 |
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Just went out and tried ecuexplorer to see if the results were any different... here are some screen shots
This is the error I get when I try to read the ECU What do you think? Chris |
04-08-2007, 11:50 AM | #12 |
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Not sure. Perhaps there was a problem during the last flash. Did you get the message that the flash was successful the last time you were able to flash? Did you do anything related to wiring in your car?
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04-08-2007, 12:03 PM | #13 |
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Yeah, everything was successful .... I had done it previously maybe 10 times and the last time I did it, it was the same as all the rest. At that point I was pretty satisfied how the car was running and left it alone for awhile. Then I got a new revision of the map and tried to flash it and thats where I am now.
The only thing I did with the wiring was I put a switch in for the green connectors, and the switch works as far as putting it in to the test mode. Since this problem though, I have taken the switch off and connected the green connectors the normal way with the same result. I did notice today though after looking through the wiring that there is a black connector that isn't connected to anything and I couldn't find anything to connect it too. I figured it was just an extra connector that had been taped somewhere I hadn't noticed it before. Chris |
04-08-2007, 12:37 PM | #14 |
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The flash block and the green test mode connectors are all you need to worry about for flashing for your car. At this point, I would try swapping ecus from another 02-03 wrx and see if you can flash. If you still can't, then it is not the ecu. If you still can, then it is the ecu.
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04-08-2007, 12:48 PM | #15 |
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ok ... thats gonna have to wait. Here in Clovis, New Mexico, WRX's are few and far between, but I will be moving to Massachusetts in a couple of months .. hopefully I can find somebody up there with one.
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04-10-2007, 02:21 AM | #16 |
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I have the same problem and have noticed that if you use the reflash and cable on any particular vehicle the OpenECU software and the Tactrix CABLE will lock itself to first ECU flashed. Don't lose or damage those cables people.
I found this out was by purchasing a brand new ECU just in case something went terribly wrong I would have a back up ECU from Subaru. First thing I did was test the extra ECU to see if it worked. It worked just like the original. So I proceeded to reflash my original ECU, which worked and then swapped in the extra ECU. When I tried to reflash that extra ECU I could not, so I put the original ECU back in, guess what happened, it flashed perfectly fine. I wish someone would have told me about this before I purchased this cable. Now what happens if this cable gets damaged or lost, I can not reflash my car ever again? What happens if you can not replace your ECU like on the newer drive by wire model vehicles with immobilizers? Could you be stuck with a crappy map that will blow up your engine? Help, maybe I am missing something please clarify... |
04-10-2007, 02:38 AM | #17 | |
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04-10-2007, 02:50 AM | #18 |
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try pming treefrogsaz hes a tuning guru here in az and uses open ecu and engineuity if im not mistaken, if he dosnt know how he should know someone who does
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04-10-2007, 04:48 AM | #19 |
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have you tried another laptop? I'm wondering if it's a driver issue
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04-10-2007, 07:27 AM | #20 |
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The cable & lappy that did mine has done many many others as well .. its not locked to anything either.
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04-10-2007, 11:47 AM | #21 |
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I doubt it is a driver issue considering he's flashed 4 other cars no problem with the same laptop and tactrix cable.
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04-10-2007, 02:41 PM | #22 |
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This thread sounds eerily familiar:
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1231955 So are the XPT images behaving like ECUTek and the other vendors? Justin |
04-10-2007, 04:16 PM | #23 | ||
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04-14-2007, 04:42 AM | #24 |
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well i was getting the same error, going crazy trying to figure it out, then realized i simply wasnt doing the process in the right order. connect the green connectors, go into ecuflash, click reflash until the dialog box comes up with ok and cancel, THEN turn on the ignition. the car should NOT go into test mode. the cooling fans and fuel pump should stay silent. you then click OK immediately after you switch on the ignition. if the fans go on, you either didnt get the reflash dialog before you switched the ignition, or you waited too long to click OK. i felt like such a moron after i figured this out. :-P hope it helps.
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04-14-2007, 08:31 AM | #25 |
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thanks, I'll try it again to make sure I do it in the right order.
Chris |
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