Battery died while reflashing my 05' 2.5 Legacy GT-NEED HELP

Posted:
Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:52 pm
by Zeus
So how screwed am I? In the middle of the flash, the battery died. I couldn't figure out why the flash stopped in the middle of the opperation until I tried to roll the windows up.
Can I just replace the car battery and reflash from scratch?
I'd attached the log file... but it won't let me. Says "the extention array is not allowed".

Posted:
Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:09 am
by Zeus
Found this in another thread that was unanswered, yet this is like my error message less the part about if you turn the car off the ECU may become unusable:


Posted:
Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:34 pm
by Zeus
Wow... 26 views and not even a suggestion of who to talk to
Tried to flash again today... no dice. It can't even read the ECU now. Is there a way to fix this?

Posted:
Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:04 pm
by radsdau
There are a few companies who can repair this sort of fault... check post from LOK11 here
http://forums.openecu.org/viewtopic.php?t=2678

Posted:
Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:07 pm
by Zeus
Thanks for the link... it's looking like getting a used ECU might be the quickest fix though. I've found them for less than $200. I was just hoping someone with the know how would be willing to walk me through a fix I could do for $$$ in exchange. It's sounding like you have to have different hardware to do that though


Posted:
Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:19 am
by Zeus
Can't say enough about about the Tactrix service... sent the ECU Express both ways and had it back in my hands, good as new in three working days. These guys are worth their weight in gold!!!!!!!