ECU coding with SDS?
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ECU coding with SDS?
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Straight to the point, I want to get a backup used ECU from eBay with matching part numbers. I’m aware that the ECU has to be coded with my VIN? How do I do this? If anyone is familiar with this, advice would be thankfully appreciated! Thanks in advance!
Straight to the point, I want to get a backup used ECU from eBay with matching part numbers. I’m aware that the ECU has to be coded with my VIN? How do I do this? If anyone is familiar with this, advice would be thankfully appreciated! Thanks in advance!
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You should find someone that can reprogram the ECU. I have this done in my car and the ECU and ignition switch as the keys had to be sent to the guy that made the reprogramming to make them "talk".
Unfortunately Star Diagnosis can't do that, it is a little more complicated.
Unfortunately Star Diagnosis can't do that, it is a little more complicated.
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You should find someone that can reprogram the ECU. I have this done in my car and the ECU and ignition switch as the keys had to be sent to the guy that made the reprogramming to make them "talk".
Unfortunately Star Diagnosis can't do that, it is a little more complicated.
Unfortunately Star Diagnosis can't do that, it is a little more complicated.
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Here in Brazil and as I know also in Germany, they refuse to do that using the ECU from another car, they only accept if you buy a new one with them. They claim that could be the part from a stolen car.
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Oh I don’t even know why I didn’t think of them. I’ll check with them tomorrow and hopefully either one of them do. Thanks for this!
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It's not that the dealer refuses to program a used control module....... They can't. Once you install an engine module into a car it will lock itself to that VIN key data. Special equipment and software is needed to virginize the module and then install into another vehicle.
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It's not that the dealer refuses to program a used control module....... They can't. Once you install an engine module into a car it will lock itself to that VIN key data. Special equipment and software is needed to virginize the module and then install into another vehicle.
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Yes, there are some on this board that have a backup ECU so it can be done. It was a conversation on the 212 E63 section for someone trying to hide the tune from the stock ECU. From what I read, there are other locations that store the information so MB can still see if a tune was ever run on the car.
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Yes, there are some on this board that have a backup ECU so it can be done. It was a conversation on the 212 E63 section for someone trying to hide the tune from the stock ECU. From what I read, there are other locations that store the information so MB can still see if a tune was ever run on the car.
