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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 11:01 AM
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Can immobilizer be removed?

I bought a stock ecu for my '03, & had it flashed. My dumbass was unaware about the immobilizer code, & of course car didnt turn on. Is there a way of eliminating immobilizer, or fooling ecu to work? Dealership is far away, & they say it'll take half a day to sync it, &whatever they need to do. I tried searching btw, ill try again. Thanks guys
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 11:03 AM
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Don't expect to get too much help on this since that will basically make how to defeat the immobilizer public knowledge making it even easier for thieves to steal our cars.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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Ohh shucks.. didnt think about that. I'll just have to wait then... thks anyways
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 04:38 PM
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hmmm I believe you can ground out the immobilizer wire, you will have to trace it down but all you have to do is ground it to the frame..
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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Its easy! Just get ecu flash and a tactrix cable.
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 04:59 PM
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you can edit the immobilizer code in ecuflash but you have to have the tactrix cable in order to do that
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 05:10 PM
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Yes, why don't you find the person who flashed it, and figure out what your stock ROM read... you did make a backup copy of it didn't you................................?
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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Yes, why don't you find the person who flashed it, and figure out what your stock ROM read... you did make a backup copy of it didn't you................................?
I think the OP meant he purchased another stock ECU to flash.
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Happy Hazard
I think the OP meant he purchased another stock ECU to flash.
well couldnt he hook that ecu up to the tactrix cable and find it out on ecuflash?
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 07:51 PM
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All you have to have is a MUTIII scan tool and both ECMs and ALL the keys thats going to be used. It would take abotu 1-2 hrs. I have no expeirence with ECUFLASH but alot with OEM scantools.
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