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« on: December 11, 2010, 08:27:27 PM »
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Ok So heres the story.I have a Mbox tune but my car has a abox ecu.Anyone know or can confirm if I can can reflash my abox ecu with a mbox tune????Just Curious if anyone has done this or can either confirm or deny wether this is possible.
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« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2010, 04:27:50 PM »
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All 2.7T ECUs from 2000 to 2002 are identical.
The 1999 2.7T ECU is different, and in 2003 some 2.7T ECUs added an immobilizer.
It is 100% safe to flash your ABox ECU with MBox software.
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« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2010, 05:43:53 PM »
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My car has a late 1999 production date. says 2000 on the title.Im guessing its safe to flash??
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« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2010, 06:38:40 PM »
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If it works with the 800BB memory layout it is safe.
Attempting to flash a 1999 C Box Euro S4 ECU will just fail because it reports flash programming is not supported.
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« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2010, 10:41:01 AM »
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Make sure you re-code your instrument cluster if you switch from A to M, otherwise it won't start.
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« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2010, 10:55:46 AM »
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Attempting to flash a 1999 C Box Euro S4 ECU will just fail because it reports flash programming is not supported.
Do you mean this is this because of current limitations in the flashing tool? C-Box is different (uses 512kB flash instead of 1MB, probably different addressing and secacc), but supports flashing via the K-Line in principle. |
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« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2010, 12:51:41 PM »
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The C-Box only supports flashing via the older KWP1281 protocol. The NefMoto flashing software only supports the newer KWP2000 protocol.
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« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2010, 02:22:59 PM »
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The C-Box only supports flashing via the older KWP1281 protocol. The NefMoto flashing software only supports the newer KWP2000 protocol.
Is the euro 1999 C-box this one: http://www.nefariousmotorsports.com/forum/index.php?topic=7.msg7#msg7 ? I'm just wondering if I look into the right image, because in my simulation this image can be flashed via KWP2000. |
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« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2010, 03:02:49 PM »
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I have not tested it myself personally. Rick said he attempted to flash his C box and was unable to.
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« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2010, 09:57:46 PM »
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So your saying as long as each ecu has a 800BB chip in it it should work no problem???Any difference between 800BB and BT??
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« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2010, 03:16:51 PM »
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Should work. If you try to flash the ECU with the wrong memory layout it will fail, but it should fail before changing anything in the ECU.
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« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2010, 04:52:12 PM »
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ok thanks
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« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2010, 09:41:23 PM »
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does anyone have instructions on recording the instrument cluster? also - is it necessary to have the Hitachi MAF? i reflashed my ecu with a stock A-box for my early 2000 car, and I'm looking into tuning matters for a pending stage 3 swap... any help would be greatly appreciated....  |
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« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2010, 09:47:23 PM »
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Yes, you need the hitachi MAF which means changing the connector too. M box coding is 1025 on channel 60 (instruments/adaptation) with the vagcom. For the MAF swap this is the info you are looking for: http://s4wiki.com/wiki/MAFLook at the bosch vs hitachi section. |
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« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2010, 08:52:22 PM »
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Jason - Very insightful. Thanks alot... I found this link dealing with the explicit recoding from the same site: http://s4wiki.com/wiki/Cluster_recode(It's exactly what you'd expect, but all information for all years is here, which is helpful for other -box's) While I'm on the subject of changing to a different box than stock, is there a most preferred box to have? I've seen M-box thrown around all the time - so I'm guessing this is the preferred.... |
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