dealer reflash?
There are currently two updates. I'm not sure if the second one covers the first, or both need to be done. Look up the two TSB #'s and bring them to your dealer. And make sure you insist that your car hesitates above 5K rpm's and your idle bounces up and down and sometime stalls.
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There are currently two updates. I'm not sure if the second one covers the first, or both need to be done. Look up the two TSB #'s and bring them to your dealer. And make sure you insist that your car hesitates above 5K rpm's and your idle bounces up and down and sometime stalls.
tell them you need the latest technical service done for you evo with regards to flashing the ECU.
The second reflash has everything in the first, so you only need the latest one.
The second reflash has everything in the first, so you only need the latest one.
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I had it done today also... better mpg on the road for sure, not so much when you are enjoying the car driving quickly.
I can't tell if it lost power, gained a couple or not up top (it's about the same), but part throttle response is crisper and it sounds a little better in rev by being less than pig-rich on the fuel mixture. If I had to guess, I'd say it performs just a bit better in hot summer air too. Kind of a moot point since I'm planning to get a reflash for more performance pretty soon, but it would be a great tune to switch back to for long trips or if the performance tune caused problems.
I can't tell if it lost power, gained a couple or not up top (it's about the same), but part throttle response is crisper and it sounds a little better in rev by being less than pig-rich on the fuel mixture. If I had to guess, I'd say it performs just a bit better in hot summer air too. Kind of a moot point since I'm planning to get a reflash for more performance pretty soon, but it would be a great tune to switch back to for long trips or if the performance tune caused problems.
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Don't confuse it with a recall.
With a recall the manufacturer, by law, needs to contact the customer about the issue, because it's usually safety related. TSB's are designed to help service technicians, if they see a problem and if there's a bunch of the same problems around the country. Kind of like on the forums, we see a problem, post about it and eventually we get some sort of information about how to fix it. That's kind of how it works with the dealer service network. Technicians see a bunch of vehicles coming in for the same problem, that information is provided to the manufacturer who in turn get's a resolution and cascades it back to the dealership network. Hence a Technical Service Bulletin.
With a recall the manufacturer, by law, needs to contact the customer about the issue, because it's usually safety related. TSB's are designed to help service technicians, if they see a problem and if there's a bunch of the same problems around the country. Kind of like on the forums, we see a problem, post about it and eventually we get some sort of information about how to fix it. That's kind of how it works with the dealer service network. Technicians see a bunch of vehicles coming in for the same problem, that information is provided to the manufacturer who in turn get's a resolution and cascades it back to the dealership network. Hence a Technical Service Bulletin.
^^ They are terribly mistaken. The TSB # is 08-13-011. Call them up again with that and see what happens. I didn't even have to give my dealership the number they knew what I was talking about.